Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

yeah inchicore training for 25 @jumpinjohnny85

@kitcats

Great News, Congrats!!

Got a phone call today for dart training mid May too , very happy to hear from them! 2 work references were asked for and then more info to follow via email.

Congratulations to those who got a call too and hopefully for the rest waiting it's good news soon. 8 in the class I was told. 23 weeks of training in Inchicore.

Hi Daz,

That's really unfortunate man. I'm starting on the 7th. I'm from Jan 23 also. I got the call last Wednesday. I'm not entirely sure how many classes they are running or the time frame between classes but I will ask the question for you when we start and I'll get back to you. It's a pity, because I was hoping someone else on here would be starting on the 7th aswell.

I'll get back to you when I can, and hope you're not waiting too much longer.

Johnny

out of curiosity, does anyone have the phone number that they called you off to offer you the place on the course? Would be handy for everyone waiting to save it in our phones so we know for sure that its a phone call to definitely answer

@dazblackhawk

Hi Daz, very unlucky to have missed the chance this time. I was told there would be 3 more classes planned this year which includes the 2 classes starting in May. They did also tell me this was changeable though.

I was chatting to a recruiter from Irish Rail today at the Transport Research Arena. They were saying they are going to be looking to train up and hire people for the new National Traffic Control Centre. More details should be coming out in a few weeks. I believe it’s to be part of the new signal control team, and I enquired about requirements for degrees etc, and it didn’t sound like any specific degrees were required.

I was given a tour of the new control centre a few weeks back in Heuston, and I have to say, it was one of the coolest workplaces I’ve ever seen.

Anyways, just figured I’d share in case people were interested.

When I was offered the job, I happened to be on another call, so missed HRs call. She immediately sent a text saying who she was & asked when would be a good time to call me. She called immediately when I responded to her text.

Depends on location but can be 5/7/10 days on and 2/3/4 days off after depending on how many links on the roster.

Most CSO locations only work one line but some like Heuston and Connolly work a number of routes.

@samcro_savagery

Great news, Congratulations!

Hi all, didn’t get too far with my train driver application last year so this year I decided to stick with what (I think) I know best and applied for the craftworker position instead. Did my interview end of feb and medical 2 weeks ago but haven’t heard anything since. Just wondering if anyone else in the same boat or maybe heard something back. Great forum btw.

Yeah. They’ve no intention to stop hiring drivers. They also want people for other roles in the company, down the line, and want them to have railway experience, rather than just qualifications. So they know they’ll be losing drivers to other departments.

Does anyone know what the driver training looks like in terms of exams? Is it a number of exams at the end of the 23 weeks in Inchicore or at end of the 250 hours of supervised driving with your mentor? Or is a mix of exams at different stages? Any info would be much appreciated, thanks!

Exams weekly in the school and a written exam that lasts for 2 or 3 days at the end of classroom based training. Once doing your 250 hours you will be periodically assessed by your Inspector and then at the end of the 250 hours a final few days driving assessment before your out on your own. Your mentors will be asked how they think you are doing as your racking up the hours driving and even though this carries no official weight, it does. Just pay attention and listen and soak in all the info you’re given. Have a good attitude and a willingness to learn and you’ll be grand. Seen to many people come in over the years with a ‘I know it all’ attitude and not last pissing time in the grade

As far as I know exams at the end of the 23 weeks training in Inchicore and after that you pass out as a trainee driver then driving with another driver.