Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

Plumbthedepths

Did the 3 online tests. First 2 not bad the last was just a wall of letters. Bit of a nightmare tbh, didn't get to finish any of the 3 but came close.

TK Lemon

Does anyone see a scope for 24/7 rail routes operating in future?

dar100

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Did the 3 online tests. First 2 not bad the last was just a wall of letters. Bit of a nightmare tbh, didn't get to finish any of the 3 but came close.

Dont think anyone will finish them, its more about doing them.correctly, with some speed

IanVW

dar100 wrote: »

Dont think anyone will finish them, its more about doing them.correctly, with some speed

Wonder how long before results are emailed for these

Del.Monte

TK Lemon wrote: »

Does anyone see a scope for 24/7 rail routes operating in future?

No. Where's the population to justify the need for such a service.

Plumbthedepths

IanVW wrote:

Wonder how long before results are emailed for these

The email I received to do the online tests mentioned a timeframe of a couple of weeks before OPC responds after the test is submitted.

L1011

Del.Monte wrote: »

No. Where's the population to justify the need for such a service.

Entire DART network and Maynooth commuter

Sono

Anyone know the salary while you’re training? I know it’s a lengthy training program and just want to be sure I want to go further with application as I’m not sure I could live on a lower wage for such a long time if I was successful. Thanks folks

dar100

Sono wrote: »

Anyone know the salary while you’re training? I know it’s a lengthy training program and just want to be sure I want to go further with application as I’m not sure I could live on a lower wage for such a long time if I was successful. Thanks folks

Circa 41 grand. Was looking at it earlier online

dar100

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

The email I received to do the online tests mentioned a timeframe of a couple of weeks before OPC responds after the test is submitted.

If its like Pass they will respond to everyone at same time

Sono

dar100 wrote: »

Circa 41 grand. Was looking at it earlier online

Thanks for that, training 8 months or so is that right?

dar100

I have 39 weeks in my head fir some reason?

Del.Monte

L1011 wrote: »

Entire DART network and Maynooth commuter

Just how much money do you want CIE to lose? I suppose they can save something by closing down all the inter-city routes completely.

kingshankly

TallGlass wrote: »

Just at a guess I imagine it's something like the Garda/FF work, 4 days 4 evenings 4 nights etc... with 2/4 days off in between the shift set? Rotating with weekends off maybe one in 4 or something along them lines. With 12hr shifts or 8hr shifts.

nothing like that whatsoever

kingshankly

Sono wrote: »

Thanks for that, training 8 months or so is that right?

Training will be 14/15 months

L1011

Del.Monte wrote: »

Just how much money do you want CIE to lose? I suppose they can save something by closing down all the inter-city routes completely.

They would have to be PSO supported, like everywhere else with them

You want them to hire platform staff to satisfy some Victorian ideal of a railway, which wouldn't be PSO supported

Sono

kingshankly wrote: »

Training will be 14/15 months

Christ! that’s some training.

Jamie2k9

Sono wrote: »

Christ! that’s some training.

Believe around half of that is actually driving so not that bad.

dar100

2 of the questions on one of the tests havent got correct answers as an option. Minor mistakes, but major f up for a large competition like this. however, ive had to answer both wrong in the hope that they realise this and right it

Sono

The 2nd round tests have to be completed on a laptop or PC I’m guessing?

Plumbthedepths

Sono wrote:

The 2nd round tests have to be completed on a laptop or PC I’m guessing?

Yeah and better if you have a mouse.

PirateShampoo

dar100 wrote: »

2 of the questions on one of the tests havent got correct answers as an option. Minor mistakes, but major f up for a large competition like this. however, ive had to answer both wrong in the hope that they realise this and right it

Which questions?

TallGlass

kingshankly wrote: »

nothing like that whatsoever

Care to explain the shifts ?

kingshankly

TallGlass wrote: »

Care to explain the shifts ?

It really every depot is different some gave 1/2 Saturdays 1/3 sundays some have 1/3 Saturdays &1/6 sundays some have no weekend work it’s a 39 hour week over the course of the roster could do 45 one week 33 the next
Some depot might have 1 night job on the whole roster some have no nights

dar100

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Which questions?

Think 30 and 32 on rules test

nelle1

How many applications would you think applied

dar100

nelle1 wrote: »

How many applications would you think applied

I would venture a guess in the 10 's of thousands

Coralcoras

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Yeah and better if you have a mouse.

Even with the mouse I could only get halfway down that wall of letters. I think this counts me out.

Hilly Bill

Coralcoras wrote: »

Even with the mouse I could only get halfway down that wall of letters. I think this counts me out.

It doesn't, its about accuracy rather than quantity.

Coralcoras

Hilly Bill wrote: »

It doesn't, its about accuracy rather than quantity.

Thanks for the dose of positivity!