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    Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

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    • #422
      Plumbthedepths
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      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.


    • #423
      TK Lemon
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      Does anyone see a scope for 24/7 rail routes operating in future?


    • #424
      dar100
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      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


    • #425
      IanVW
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      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


    • #426
      Del.Monte
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      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.

      ****



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    • #427
      Plumbthedepths
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      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.


    • #428
      L1011
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      Del.Monte wrote: »
      No. Where's the population to justify the need for such a service.

      Entire DART network and Maynooth commuter


    • #429
      Sono
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      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


    • #430
      dar100
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      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


    • #431
      dar100
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      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


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    • #432
      Sono
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      dar100 wrote: »
      Circa 41 grand. Was looking at it earlier online

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


    • #433
      dar100
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      I have 39 weeks in my head fir some reason?


    • #434
      Del.Monte
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      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.

      ****



    • #435
      kingshankly
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      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


    • #436
      kingshankly
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      Sono wrote: »
      Thanks for that, training 8 months or so is that right?

      Training will be 14/15 months


    • #437
      L1011
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      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


    • #438
      Sono
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      kingshankly wrote: »
      Training will be 14/15 months

      Christ! that’s some training.


    • #439
      Jamie2k9
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      Sono wrote: »
      Christ! that’s some training.

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


    • #440
      dar100
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      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


    • #441
      Sono
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      The 2nd round tests have to be completed on a laptop or PC I’m guessing?


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    • #442
      Plumbthedepths
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      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.


    • #443
      PirateShampoo
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      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?


    • #444
      TallGlass
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      kingshankly wrote: »
      nothing like that whatsoever

      Care to explain the shifts ?


    • #445
      kingshankly
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      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


    • #446
      dar100
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      PirateShampoo wrote: »
      Which questions?

      Think 30 and 32 on rules test


    • #447
      nelle1
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      How many applications would you think applied


    • #448
      dar100
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      nelle1 wrote: »
      How many applications would you think applied

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


    • #449
      Coralcoras
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      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. :(


    • #450
      Hilly Bill
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      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.


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    • #451
      Coralcoras
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      Hilly Bill wrote: »
      It doesn't, its about accuracy rather than quantity.

      Thanks for the dose of positivity!


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