Interactive practice · UK trainee train driver assessment
Group Bourdon practice: a timed concentration trainer
Train attention, the ability RSSB's standard names for the Group Bourdon. Find and mark every group of exactly four dots, sheet after sheet, against the clock. Level 1 is free; there are ten levels in all.
Concentration trainer
Ten levels of timed attention practice, with missed and wrong marks counted
- 10 levels, from 48 to 126 groups a sheet and up to six sheets a run
- A clock on every sheet, 40 to 50 seconds
- Missed and wrong marks counted apart, by sheet and by row
- Accuracy and groups per minute, plus your change from an earlier run of the same level stored in this browser
- Unlimited retakes with freshly generated sheets for every run
₹1,199 one payment, no subscription
Independent practice for the attention part of the UK train driver assessment. Not the official test and not a copy of it.
How the trainer works
- Each sheet is a grid of boxes, each holding a group of dots.
- Tap every box that holds exactly four dots. Tap again to take a mark back.
- Work along each row from left to right, then on to the next row, as you would read.
- Each sheet has its own clock. When it runs out, the next sheet starts. Press Done if you finish a sheet early.
- Unless you press Done, each sheet is scored up to your last mark: boxes after it count as not reached, not as errors. Pressing Done scores the whole sheet.
What the result tells you
- Accuracy: the share of the boxes you reached that you got right: no missed four, no wrong mark
- Groups per minute: how many boxes you reached, per minute of time used
- Score: correct marks minus wrong marks, never below zero
- Cleared: our own target, not an official standard: at least 95% accuracy and at least 60% of the boxes reached, over a full run of the level
The result also shows your missed and wrong marks by sheet and by row, your accuracy in the first and second half of the run, and, when this browser holds an earlier run of the same level, the change from that run. Your runs are kept in this browser.
Independent practice
Independent practice by ProSyllabus, not produced or checked by RSSB, an assessment centre or a train company. This trainer is not the Group Bourdon and not a copy of it. Train companies send the approved practice materials at least a week before the assessment; work through those too.
What the official sources say about the Group Bourdon, the attempt rules and the assessment day: our guide to the Group Bourdon test. Every guide for this exam: the UK Trainee Train Driver Assessment exam page.
Before you buy
Is this the real Group Bourdon?
No. It is independent practice of the same ability, attention. RSSB's standard names the Group Bourdon as a paper attention test; this trainer is not that test and not a copy of it. Use the approved practice materials the train company sends you before your assessment to familiarise yourself with what to expect.
What do I get for the payment?
Levels 2 to 10 of the trainer, on this device and any device you sign in on: 56 to 126 groups a sheet (level 1 has 48), three to six sheets a run, groups of six dots that can appear from level 3, and less regular groups from level 6. Every run gives your accuracy, groups per minute, and missed and wrong marks by sheet and by row; when this browser holds an earlier run of the same level, it also shows the change from that run.
Will it tell me whether I would pass?
No. RSSB says RIS-3751-TOM issue four does not set pass marks: RSSB has recommended them, and each train company decides which it uses. "Cleared" is our own target for moving up a level.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Tap the boxes on a phone or tablet, or click them on a computer.
Do I need an account?
No. Level 1 is free with no sign-in. You can pay as a guest; signing in once afterwards keeps the trainer on your account.