Practice
The six on-board exercises
No operator uses all six. Check the operator pages for the combination yours is known to run, then work through the ones that apply. Every exercise has a free demo; the full-length version is part of full access.
Demos are free and need no account. Full-length runs with saved results are £19.99, once.
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Rules & Procedures
Learn a short set of unfamiliar rules, then apply them accurately under time pressure.
- Free demo
- 6 items · 5 min
- Full run
- 24 items · 20 min
- Seen at
- TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, LNER, GWR, South Western Railway, Southern, Greater Anglia, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, West Midlands Trains, ScotRail, Transport for Wales, Grand Central
02
Ticket Checking
Decide, fast, whether a ticket is valid for the passenger in front of you.
- Free demo
- 8 items · 5 min
- Full run
- 40 items · 10 min
- Seen at
- TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, GWR, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern, Greater Anglia, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, West Midlands Trains, Transport for Wales
03
Fares & Numeracy
Excess fares, change, percentages and timetable arithmetic — in your head, at pace.
- Free demo
- 5 items · 4 min
- Full run
- 20 items · 8 min
- Seen at
- Northern, Avanti West Coast, GWR, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Greater Anglia, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Merseyrail
04
Situational Judgement
On-train situations with no perfect answer — judge what you would actually do.
- Free demo
- 5 items · 6 min
- Full run
- 20 items · 25 min
- Seen at
- Northern, Avanti West Coast, LNER, GWR, Southern, Greater Anglia, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains, Merseyrail, ScotRail
05
Customer Service & Verbal Reasoning
Read a passenger-facing passage or scenario and answer precisely what it supports.
- Free demo
- 6 items · 8 min
- Full run
- 26 items · 30 min
- Seen at
- Northern, TransPennine Express, Southeastern, Southern, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains, Merseyrail, ScotRail, Transport for Wales, Grand Central
06
PA Announcements
Turn a messy operational situation into a clear announcement, in about thirty seconds.
- Free demo
- 3 items · 10 min
- Full run
- 12 items · 35 min
- Seen at
- LNER, East Midlands Railway, Grand Central
Compiled from publicly posted applicant accounts and operator job adverts, September 2026. Processes change without notice — your invitation letter is the only authority on what you will sit.