Foreigner as a bus driver

MaciG

Hello!

I would like to know, if there are any materials on the internet which help the foreigners to become a bus driver in Dublin? (Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann,etc)
Currently I live in Hungary but soon I am going to move into Ireland and I really want to work as a bus driver. I have already found lots of information about how I can convert my driving license to irish one and how I can get cpc card, but I have not found anything about how I should learn the specific vocabulary related the job. Fox examples, the components of the bus and another specific word about being a bus driver in Ireland.

Could someone suggest me something?
Thank you in advance!

Victor

I'm not sure if many companies would be willing to hire a driver for public services who is a new immigrant. Not because they are an immigrant (Dublin Bus certainly has quite a few drivers who are immigrants) but they lack the experience of driving on the left and would have limited geographical knowledge.

MaciG

Thank you Viktor. So you would say, that I should try to find a smaller company in order to acquire some experience about driving left and than change to DublinBus.

Could you tell me some other companies in Dublin who applies bus drivers?

Pov06

Dualway
Matthews
Citylink (this would go from city to city)

poggyone

MaciG wrote: »

Hello!

I would like to know, if there are any materials on the internet which help the foreigners to become a bus driver in Dublin? (Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann,etc)
Currently I live in Hungary but soon I am going to move into Ireland and I really want to work as a bus driver. I have already found lots of information about how I can convert my driving license to irish one and how I can get cpc card, but I have not found anything about how I should learn the specific vocabulary related the job. Fox examples, the components of the bus and another specific word about being a bus driver in Ireland.

Could someone suggest me something?
Thank you in advance!

If you have a bus driving licence and CPC,Apply to dublin bus, if you are accepted they will teach you all the dublin bus specific knowledge you need.
I am a dublin bus driver, don't mind what other posters here tell you, that are not dublin bus drivers.

"the experience of driving on the left and would have limited geographical knowledge." Don't mind this, you will be shown the routes, and the driving on the left is a adjustment you will make in a few hours.

Good luck in getting the job.

Victor

poggyone wrote: »

"the experience of driving on the left and would have limited geographical knowledge." Don't mind this, you will be shown the routes

The problem there is the locations that aren't on the map, but that bus drivers will be expected to know, especially like Kelly's Corner, Leonard's Corner, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_street_corners and the propensity to name stops after businesses or landmarks that are long gone or to create Dublinbusisms, e.g. Phibsboro or that there are four different Liffey Streets.

On this map: http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,588882,739883,0,10 show me:
Before Bridge
opposite PLP A5
15 metres from PLP
30 Metres west of PLP35
At 14 meters south of PLP109
at apoint 15 metres west of plp10
at PLP34 outbound
At PLP54
Crumlin Hospital
South Park, New Road
James Hospital
Station, Maynooth Road
Station, Custom Hse Quay
Station, Carnlough Road
Clontarf Dart Stn.
Parkway Station
Phoenix Pk Gate
Rail Station, Main Street Bray
Railpark, Maynooth
Railway Station, Cherry Orchard Ave
South Circular Road
Boiler House
Bridge, Valleymount Rd
Williamstown Post Office
Hart's Corner
Phibsboro Shopping Centre
North Richmond Street
Killiney Shopping Centre
Marlboro Road
Stillorgan N11 (Subway)
Monastery Corner
Palmerstown
George's Street
Malahide Rd. (N32)
Benson Street
Amiens Street Station
Collinstown Road
Bangor Circle
Gala Cinema
Jury's Ballsbridge
National Museum
St. Margaret's Road
Airport Runway
An Post
Arrivals Terminal
Sandyford I.E.
Bank Of Ireland, Dublin Road Balbriggan
Carr Miles
Church, Malahide Road
Mount Argos Park
Near N2 Finglas
New Road
Ninth Lock Road, New Nangor Road
Old Airport Road
Old Finglas Road
Omni
Opposite Dublin Airport, Dublin Airport
Royal Dublin Society
Roundabout, Malahide Road
Rush Station
Sean O'Casey, Summerhill
Shelter near stop 347 (CX)
Shopping Centre, Stillorgan Road
Shopping Centre, Stillorgan
Shopping Centre, Stillorgan Vlg
Terminal Exit, Dublin Airport
The Point Depot
The Square Shopping Centre
Town Centre, Rathmines Road
Train Station, Summerhill Rd
Perrystown

poggyone

Victor wrote: »

The problem there is the locations that aren't on the map, but that bus drivers will be expected to know,

Who told you that?
Drivers are not expected to know the names of every location they drive by.
This aint the london taxi knowledge.

All new drivers will be only driving 3-4 routes in a depot, they will be given route training and then off they go, they will then pick up knowledge of street names as they drive the bus.

Drivers are only expected to get from A to B safely, its not a taxi service, if the driver knows the route area they will of course help out passengers who are looking for somewhere, just don't expect the driver to know where you are looking for.
Google maps on your phone is your best friend when you are looking for somewhere.

n97 mini

I have noticed that questions like "Could you announce when the next stop is the Four Courts" doesn't work with foreign drivers. The automated announcement system says "Inns Quay". Who knew it was called that!

MaciG

Hello poggyone!
Thank you for your encouragements, it made me so happy
Fortunately my visual memory is very good, so I can remember the paces easily where I was and how can exactly get that actual places.

cdebru

Poggyone is correct if your driving is good that's what they are really interested in, and whether you arrived in Ireland that morning or 2 years ago is irrelevant, you must have a decent command of English, but you don't need to know the city or its landmarks, you will never be asked that at any stage of recruitment, sure DB has Dublin born drivers that the first time they set foot in Tallaght was when they were sent out there by Dublin bus.

Truckermal

MaciG wrote: »

Hello poggyone!
Thank you for your encouragements, it made me so happy
Fortunately my visual memory is very good, so I can remember the paces easily where I was and how can exactly get that actual places.

Plenty of truck driving jobs here too give me a PM if you are stuck best of luck.

MaciG

Thank you Truckermal!

My main aim is to be a bus driver, but I have a driving license for lorry and truck so if I need help I will send you a mail.

Truckermal

MaciG wrote: »

Thank you Truckermal!

My main aim is to be a bus driver, but I have a driving license for lorry and truck so if I need help I will send you a mail.

No problem it might be easier to get truck driving job first as truck drivers are in strong demand here. Any questions and send me mail bring a few beautiful hungarian women with you..:D

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

working dublin bus a few months now.

haven't a clue of south dublin but thats where i go anyway, haven't a bog where most places are unless theres a bus stop right at it !

no needed to know them and you do pick it up along the way.