[Lassar]

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some advice. I went for the metro interview the other day and im happy to say that today I got my letter of acceptance pending medical and references.

References are fine however im a little worried about the medical......

I have been told by my optician that I'm mildly red-green deficient but not colour blind. I have read that colour blindness is an issue but are there tolerances? Am I setting my self up for a large fall?

Someone else has told me that they do the kalaedascope test and not the usual dots one...

Anyone put my mind at rest? I would hate to have gone through the whole process to have my chances dashed at the final hurdle.

[142094]

Can I ask which role it is you went for?

[Lassar]

LRV Driver

[185]

Originally Posted by Lassar

LRV Driver

Before your reply we were debating this is in work... general opinion is maybe ok maybe not if you were goin for PSR/Inspector (you have to use the staff crossing, and be 'aware' of signals) but unlikely if you were going for driver.

However I should mention that anything depends on the decision of the nurse doing the medical and whether or not it beyond a certain benchmark. During my medical I was panicking as the hearing test broke, and they didn't realise until AFTER I'd failed it!?! )

[142094]

Originally Posted by 185

During my medical I was panicking as the hearing test broke, and they didn't realise until AFTER I'd failed it!?! )

I once had a hearing test where someon was doing renovation work next door and the room wasn't soundproofed...

[Lassar]

Originally Posted by 185

Before your reply we were debating this is in work... general opinion is maybe ok maybe not if you were goin for PSR/Inspector (you have to use the staff crossing, and be 'aware' of signals) but unlikely if you were going for driver.

However I should mention that anything depends on the decision of the nurse doing the medical and whether or not it beyond a certain benchmark. During my medical I was panicking as the hearing test broke, and they didn't realise until AFTER I'd failed it!?! )

Unlikely im going to be ok or unlikely I'm going to pass ?

[185]

Back home now... bit wet after that shift

Red/Green colour differentiation is 100% critical to the job and unfortunately some of the best candidates for the job fall at that hurdle. I'm not going to jump the gun though and say you'll fail or pass, I did ask a couple of drivers during my break and general consensus was that it could be a problem, but it depends totally on the decision of the nurse doing the medical and I'd wait and see what she says.

The tests (at Healthwork Medical, St John St off Deansgate) are the Ishihara colour blindness test, and yes as you mention there's also some kaleidoscope thing that tests your differential vision, preriferal vision, blind spot and eyesight etc.

To get a heads up, you might want to search the net to see whether you pass the Ishihara tests. http://www.nisgav.com/ishihara.htm

[Lassar]

Originally Posted by 185

Back home now... bit wet after that shift

Red/Green colour differentiation is 100% critical to the job and unfortunately some of the best candidates for the job fall at that hurdle. I'm not going to jump the gun though and say you'll fail or pass, I did ask a couple of drivers during my break and general consensus was that it could be a problem, but it depends totally on the decision of the nurse doing the medical and I'd wait and see what she says.

The tests (at Healthwork Medical, St John St off Deansgate) are the Ishihara colour blindness test, and yes as you mention there's also some kaleidoscope thing that tests your differential vision, preriferal vision, blind spot and eyesight etc.

To get a heads up, you might want to search the net to see whether you pass the Ishihara tests. http://www.nisgav.com/ishihara.htm

Thanks 185... appreciate the input.. sorry to hear your so wet Had a look at that link struggled with the 1st one but could make out a 2 by the 3rd one I could see a 12...

Fingers crossed for a nice nurse I dont suppose you find out there and then do you ?

[martin2345uk]

Out of interest will this type of thing still be an issue when there are no longer any red/green signals on the Metrolink network?

[185]

I reckon it unfortunately will. Even when the orange TMS signals replace red/greens,

-the staff crossing outside the depot is over a 50mph line and controlled by Red/Green miniature stop lights;
-there are shared (side by side) Network Rail running sections at Cornbrook and Navigation Road-Alty.... understanding their signals aswell as Metrolink's is important, should there be an emergency situation;
- Bardic lamps (hand lamps) are used in the even of an accident, and red is displayed to signal a driver to stop should there be a derailment/accident;
-and finally, the medical standards they recruit under are pegged to ordinary UK train driver standards; due to insurance, I honestly doubt they will change that spec.

Sorry for painting a bleak picture, but as I said, it all depends on the medical and whether or not they pass the candidate.

[Nym]

Hmmm, quite bad that I didn't see any of them then isn't it?

Utterly joyous when they use very strange shaped numbers on these tests that mean even if it was all in shades of grey with similar levels of distinction, I still wouldn't be able to tell what the number was, and yes, I have filtered these to test this by changing it to shades of grey, and I still couldn't tell.

[WatcherZero]

A couple are tough and might take a seconds concentration but they are all readable.

[Nym]

Some of us was never taught how to read or write properly so recognition of shapes within ill defined areas is a rather large challenge. Like I said, it could be in shades of grey and it would be just as hard...

[TheRev]

I'm in the same situation. Lassar, did you get your decision yet?

[Lassar]

Hi TheRev my medical is on hold till the new year as all training courses for 2012 are full . Keep you all posted though.