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I'd say A. B and C are the same anyway, just inverted.
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Right im all sorted for tomorrow 
, did a test run too the centre last saturday so i know how to get there. got my certificates passports etc scanned and printed, clothes sorted, my sleeping pattern sorted hehe :P and a bit more confident with the tests after the revision i been doing. hope all goes well really want this job!
, did a test run too the centre last saturday so i know how to get there. got my certificates passports etc scanned and printed, clothes sorted, my sleeping pattern sorted hehe :P and a bit more confident with the tests after the revision i been doing. hope all goes well really want this job!
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Good luck, hope it goes well. You'll be able to report back to us!
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Just google verbal and numerical reasoning tests, there's loads online. The ones on the link are just the same as any others, I presume that SHL are just whom Network Rail are using for the assessment.
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i'm having trouble doing the practice tests on shl, it says i dont have the correct browser then i download Internet explorer and it still does workHas anyone done the mock test they have?
Just google verbal and numerical reasoning tests, there's loads online. The ones on the link are just the same as any others, I presume that SHL are just whom Network Rail are using for the assessment.
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Got some random questions... what was the group exercise? about how many people were there? Were many people wearing a tie? I can't decide if I should wear one or just an open collar! Cheers.
Rightio, promised to report back to you lot and well here we go.
I went in shoes black trousers, belt, open colar shirt. as did other people, also others wore suits, or ties without the jacket, it was pretty even on the different stuff people wore, so you may decide what you would like to wear. (i saw two people in jeans and trainers and just thought "did you not read the email").
ok, first you start of with a presentation for about an hour, i knew most of the stuff he was saying because i researched a hell of alot lol.
Theres about 100+ people there, you get split into groups and do seperate things, My group probably had the best schedule as our tests were in the morning from 10 untill 12, so if you get a morning test schedule lucky you because by afternoon if you travelled far and woke up early, you start to feel it.
The tests i was really worried about these before:
Technical comp was my first exam, pretty easy read the question, read the paragraph text too find the answer done.
Mechanical comp was my second test, I struggled with this test personally, but i found from asking around from different people that they would find other exams harder, so its different for different people really
Fault finding third test, very easy for me as i revised this and knew how to do it, but if you dont know they explain it briefly and most people understood it but i could see some people with there faces going pale :P.
Numerical reasoning, The final test and the test i was dreading the most!. IT WAS EASY! lol the ones that you find on the internet are much harder the shl one is much harder and even though there using shl this test was so easy.
The only problem is with all these tests is the time given, very short and they say 99% of people never finish the questions so dont worry if you dont, its all about accuracy.
group exercise, very fun! great time you mix with ur group have a competition very good laugh, you get assessed by 4 people but once you start you completely forget they are there, basicly what you have to do is build squares,rectangles and circle segments and put it together but theres a catch which they will explain (to do with the colours).
Then i had a final presentation, answer your questions (we asked loadssss lol).
Then i had admin which is your passports and all that stuff once thats all done a quick colour blindness test then your good to go
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overall very organised day i had a laugh met a great bunch of people was worth the early morning and experience.
oh and the food, not bad
nice sandwichs,wraps,mini baquettes,crisps,chocolate,drinks,snacky foods really. make sure you get in the queue quickly coz its a long wait if your at the back and the foods gone :P
feel free to ask me questions
I went in shoes black trousers, belt, open colar shirt. as did other people, also others wore suits, or ties without the jacket, it was pretty even on the different stuff people wore, so you may decide what you would like to wear. (i saw two people in jeans and trainers and just thought "did you not read the email").
ok, first you start of with a presentation for about an hour, i knew most of the stuff he was saying because i researched a hell of alot lol.
Theres about 100+ people there, you get split into groups and do seperate things, My group probably had the best schedule as our tests were in the morning from 10 untill 12, so if you get a morning test schedule lucky you because by afternoon if you travelled far and woke up early, you start to feel it.
The tests i was really worried about these before:
Technical comp was my first exam, pretty easy read the question, read the paragraph text too find the answer done.
Mechanical comp was my second test, I struggled with this test personally, but i found from asking around from different people that they would find other exams harder, so its different for different people really
Fault finding third test, very easy for me as i revised this and knew how to do it, but if you dont know they explain it briefly and most people understood it but i could see some people with there faces going pale :P.
Numerical reasoning, The final test and the test i was dreading the most!. IT WAS EASY! lol the ones that you find on the internet are much harder the shl one is much harder and even though there using shl this test was so easy.
The only problem is with all these tests is the time given, very short and they say 99% of people never finish the questions so dont worry if you dont, its all about accuracy.
group exercise, very fun! great time you mix with ur group have a competition very good laugh, you get assessed by 4 people but once you start you completely forget they are there, basicly what you have to do is build squares,rectangles and circle segments and put it together but theres a catch which they will explain (to do with the colours).
Then i had a final presentation, answer your questions (we asked loadssss lol).
Then i had admin which is your passports and all that stuff once thats all done a quick colour blindness test then your good to go
.overall very organised day i had a laugh met a great bunch of people was worth the early morning and experience.
oh and the food, not bad
nice sandwichs,wraps,mini baquettes,crisps,chocolate,drinks,snacky foods really. make sure you get in the queue quickly coz its a long wait if your at the back and the foods gone :P feel free to ask me questions
When you arrive the you are put in to groups and through out the day that's the people you are with .The group exercise you are split in half and you are given lego blocks and you have to create. A square,a segment of a circle or rectangle each shape is worth a points.
On average there was about 130 people but they did say we have the biggest group
Some people wore suit and ties others wore a. Shirt and un did the top button it just. Depends how u feel comfortable .
A word of advice wen your doing the test you are not going to complete the test the average person gets half way so don't panic. So just make u focus. On gettin the 1 u done correct.
The hardest tests are fault finding and mechanical but that only matters really if ur doing e&p, signalling and maybe tele any way good luck o btw u do a colour vision test its not hard unless your colour blind.
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A only has the strength of the bars in two planes, B and C have it in 3. B has the diagonal effectively supporting from the lower hinge up so would put more strain on the lower hinge, and C vice versa, so logically, I would assume C to be strongest.
The answer to this question is actually B. Any weight put on the gate towards the right will be distributed down the supporting pole.
I grabbed this question from LOROL train driver practice papers. Even a qualified driver i showed it to got it wrong.
The rest of the questions are not really difficult at all. If you have some experience with Lego or Mecanno im sure you'll do fine.
u was in group h?, umm i cant remember u lol wats ur name and i thought there was only one black guy in my group 
my memorys kinda rubbish lol :P.
Got a text today saying there calculating the results and will get back too me on weds so 5 days after the assessment is a gd waiting time rather then a month :P
my memorys kinda rubbish lol :P. Got a text today saying there calculating the results and will get back too me on weds
so 5 days after the assessment is a gd waiting time rather then a month :PMy names dujon.wen we was doing the maths there was the guy that was every 1 was waiting for coz he was struggling with the maths example questions. And there was the guy asking about customer service jobs looool. Yh I got that text aswell I'm so nervous. I wanna get in to signalling what u looking to get into?
Can you give me some advice on the kind of questions asked in the mechanical and fault finding tests as this can be quite a wide subject.
Thanks
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Well done. Are the interviews at the depot you applied for? Think I read that somewhere.
did u get through mate?
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is anyone in this forum from the north west?
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Yes!!!! I have received the open invitation. Any advice anyone?
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I was there in York today, pretty straight forward and a good day out
Hi
Congrats on getting through to the assessment stage. If you give me your email i can pass on a number and email address of someone who might be able to help.
If you havent picked a new email address yet i'd highly recommend gmail as a email provider.
Will.
Hi,
Email address is [email protected].
I've tried emailing the woman who sent me the original confirmation email but had no reponse and the enquiries help line that I called couldn't help me. I'm getting a little panicked now as I really don't want to miss out just because I can't access my email!
Any help massively appreciated.
Thanks.
Email address is [email protected].
I've tried emailing the woman who sent me the original confirmation email but had no reponse and the enquiries help line that I called couldn't help me. I'm getting a little panicked now as I really don't want to miss out just because I can't access my email!
Any help massively appreciated.
Thanks.
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Here's a part of the email telling you what you need to take,
There is also a smart dress code, no trainers or denim.
My assessment day is this Friday but is in Coventry, so unfortunatley I can't help with the time and place. Although my assessment day is at 0830 for a 0900 start and should finish around 1700, I presume they will all follow a similar format. Hope this is some help.
There is also a smart dress code, no trainers or denim.
My assessment day is this Friday but is in Coventry, so unfortunatley I can't help with the time and place. Although my assessment day is at 0830 for a 0900 start and should finish around 1700, I presume they will all follow a similar format. Hope this is some help.
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T o m
Thanks for that - just realised I've written Croydon as my assessment centre - mine's Coventry as well. I'm pretty sure it's at the Westwood centre Network Rail have there but if you could confirm that would sort me.
Thanks again for passing on the email!
Adam
Thanks for that - just realised I've written Croydon as my assessment centre - mine's Coventry as well. I'm pretty sure it's at the Westwood centre Network Rail have there but if you could confirm that would sort me.
Thanks again for passing on the email!
Adam
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Yeah, that's right, it's at Network Rail's Westwood Management Centre, the address is below.
See you there!
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