Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

I too received an email and read it as a rejection, thought it was just me lol. Just a quick question to those that also got the email, I replied as instructed but did not receive a confirmation that they have received the reply email, are any of you ringing tomorrow to ensure your reply was received? or am I overthinking it.

Got invited to the next stage of testing. I applied in the 4th January and completed stage 2 on 13th.

This is completely out of left field for me. I studied law for several years and was in the process of doing the FE1 exams but decided to give up as I never truly wanted to be a solicitor.

My boyfriend phoned me after hearing about this campaign on the radio and he said he thought of me straight away (I’m very comfortable with my own company). Since then I’ve fallen in love with the idea of being a train driver (I’m also a realist and I know it’s a long process). Whatever happens however, the mere process of applying has made me broaden my horizons.

Good luck to you all and thanks to many of you for the very helpful responses.

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Normally I’d think the same but its very early days. With so many applicants I’m not giving up hope yet. The fact the successful few so far got an email after 6pm, maybe they started informing people late and will carry on informing more tomorrow

That’s only a few that are on this site/thread . Think about how many more are out there

I got an invite!!

To the people who have already replied and confirmed they will be attending the test, did you just reply to the invite email or did you compose a new mail and send that?

Ais123 wrote:

I just clicked reply on the email because it is the same address and I figured they'd have my details that way then.

And did you just state the time and date you want or did you thank them for the invite etc....

I know it sounds silly but I don't want to say/do the wrong thing!!!

CiboC wrote: »

I just replied, it's from the same email address as they say to respond to.

As for those who have not heard yet, we could all turn out to be axe murderers on their tests next week so I'd say there is still plenty of hope!

I'm sure they can only cater for a relatively small number of those that applied on each session and there was only a choice of 3 sessions on Thursday and 3 on Friday!

Exactly. They did say it would run over the course of the next few weeks. So they could be holding more sessions each week for several weeks. It’s not over yet lads

veronymus wrote: »

Got invited to the next stage of testing. I applied in the 4th January and completed stage 2 on 13th.

This is completely out of left field for me. I studied law for several years and was in the process of doing the FE1 exams but decided to give up as I never truly wanted to be a solicitor.

My boyfriend phoned me after hearing about this campaign on the radio and he said he thought of me straight away (I’m very comfortable with my own company). Since then I’ve fallen in love with the idea of being a train driver (I’m also a realist and I know it’s a long process). Whatever happens however, the mere process of applying has made me broaden my horizons.

Good luck to you all and thanks to many of you for the very helpful responses.

May I ask what made you fall in love with the idea of being a train driver?

I’m not being negative of facetious I’m genuinely interested.

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Out of curiosity, of you 3 guys who got the invite to the training centre in Inchicofe next week, how long ago did you guys finish stage 2?

I did my online tests on Sunday evening, got an email about 18:00 today, Thursday

veronymus wrote: »

You’re more than welcome to ask.

I guess the more I consider the role, what it involves, the kind of environment etc., the more I believe it would suit me personally. I’m a rules orientated person, a puzzler, problem solver and I’m not scared of change at all. And to add to that, even though I’m not a loner, I’m very happy to work alone.

Prior to this, I guess I had pigeon-holed myself in relation to work. I worked for a long time in admin before my studies and to be honest I was deeply unhappy in an office environment. I guess however that my thinking had become lazy, instead of asking what I could change, I just kept on doing the ‘same old, same old’. Which is why I say that whatever happens, just going through the process has jolted me out of my slumber. If not a train driver, who knows! I also love painting and decorating 😂

Thanks for that

I was looking for an answer to "why do you want to be a train driver ?"

Just heard from someone there that failed stage 2 of the process, they got an email the other day telling them they failed.

So hope is not lost for anyone that hasn't heard anything yet

JellyMelly wrote: »

Did everybody get an email upon completion of the stage 2 tests to confirm having done them?

No, nothing. There is no confirmation email after you do them.

Anyone get a confirmation email in regards to next weeks test time they asked for?

veronymus wrote: »

You’re more than welcome to ask.

I guess the more I consider the role, what it involves, the kind of environment etc., the more I believe it would suit me personally. I’m a rules orientated person, a puzzler, problem solver and I’m not scared of change at all. And to add to that, even though I’m not a loner, I’m very happy to work alone.

Prior to this, I guess I had pigeon-holed myself in relation to work. I worked for a long time in admin before my studies and to be honest I was deeply unhappy in an office environment. I guess however that my thinking had become lazy, instead of asking what I could change, I just kept on doing the ‘same old, same old’. Which is why I say that whatever happens, just going through the process has jolted me out of my slumber. If not a train driver, who knows! I also love painting and decorating 😂

Many thanks for your answer.
I’m curious to understand what you believe the role involves apart from the obvious, what working environment your expecting.

You sound like a real proactive and positive person. As a train driver myself I am very interested to find out what people like yourself far removed from the railway think the job entails apart from the obvious

IanVW wrote: »

Did you all choose Dublin as depot of choice?

I did even though reading here mad me think I should try for another location, as Im not likely to be moving due to family I decided against.
I think the option of preference after your initial choice might have been good, I thought there might be some flexibility or even an interest in by Iarnrod Eireann to have drivers operate from different locations?

keredern wrote: »

I started the two timed tests at 11pm on the Tuesday, 60 minutes before the deadline!!! :eek:

I got the 'congratulations' email too! (at 18.13)

I did mine on the deadline when I got back from work on 15th, when I tried to log back in, it said I had no pending tests or something to that effect, I just wanted to confirm the tests had been submitted, seems they were. No answer yet.

veronymus wrote: »

You’re more than welcome to ask.

I guess the more I consider the role, what it involves, the kind of environment etc., the more I believe it would suit me personally. I’m a rules orientated person, a puzzler, problem solver and I’m not scared of change at all. And to add to that, even though I’m not a loner, I’m very happy to work alone.

Prior to this, I guess I had pigeon-holed myself in relation to work. I worked for a long time in admin before my studies and to be honest I was deeply unhappy in an office environment. I guess however that my thinking had become lazy, instead of asking what I could change, I just kept on doing the ‘same old, same old’. Which is why I say that whatever happens, just going through the process has jolted me out of my slumber. If not a train driver, who knows! I also love painting and decorating ��

I think this is a good answer, I wouldnt say Ive fallen in love with the idea of it, but it interests me greatly, Im from a technical background and Ive always liked technical stuff and transportation, this has involved a fair amount of paperwork or computerised record keeping. I think problem solving can come from many backgrounds. Im not convinced me just being interested and liking trains, planes and automobiles and boats is of any help to me. At the least I think the tests have been an interesting exercise (for practice).

Rootsblower wrote: »

Many thanks for your answer.
I’m curious to understand what you believe the role involves apart from the obvious, what working environment your expecting.

You sound like a real proactive and positive person. As a train driver myself I am very interested to find out what people like yourself far removed from the railway think the job entails apart from the obvious

That would be interesting stuff to know, what it entails, I can imagine it might be a certain amount, maybe even a lot of routine, probably lots of paper filling/filing, safety meetings, technical checks, learning and knowing about the day to day operational aspects of running trains, maybe even some legislation? Is any of that computerised? In technical stuff, I think there is an advantage to filling in in hard copies in a lot of cases.

Id think that routine might appeal to people, if they come from a private business background where you might be on your toes and not know whats coming down the road or from a general office routine.
I can imagine there is some amount of dealing with bureaucracy in terms of dealing with established attitudes that will have to be complied with, so Id hazard a guess there are a few contradictions between what management wants done/says, do themselves and what ends up getting done??
I wouldnt think its all sweetness and nice, but I think it sounds interesting, is there much of social end of things? I knew few people in Dublin bus years ago, and there seemed to be a good deal of sports and social and characters.
So, what is involved? out of curiosity?

Has anybody got an email to say the will not progress any further? Just wondering if I'm still in with a chance? Thanks