Tones test for trainee rail driver role

[Nick_1977]

Hello lads & lasses

I have an assessment date next month for a trainee rail driver role with a DB Cargo. Slightly nervous because this will be my second attempt at the trainee driver role. I went for a day 1 assessment with London Overground in January and failed on the two tone test. I am not sure what it is called, possibly part of the trainability assessment. It was a test which involved listening to a tape of audio sounds, high and low pitch beeps and then when the tape was stopped counting the number of floors that the beeps corresponded to. It was fairly tricky as you had to count the beeps in the head then figure out which floor each relevant beep corresponded to.

Anyway, it was the part I failed on. Is there any online tests that can be used to practise for this. I have the group bourdon tool and can practice everything else but am struggling to find something in relation to this.


Kind Regards

Nick
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[GJL9916]

There was a similar post on here and someone said you can find some useful practise tests on youtube, not looked for them myself though but maybe worth a try

 

[OneLowban]

There is nothing that can really prepare you for the tests IMO. I would say lightly do the practice material they send you (if any) and get a good nights sleep before.

As for the tones test, I have seen some people mention counting the beeps on your hand under the table if it helps you.

 

[Seejwalker]

Agreed and as said many a time before, do what you can to prepare but don't over think it. The reality is, you can either do it or you can't. Not everyone can be a train driver and not everyone can pass the assessments.
I hope it works out for you this time, if it doesn't then seriously think about what I said and don't best yourself up over it.

 

[Dangleberry]

Hi Nick. One way you could practice this would be to record yourself playing a random series of high & low notes on a keyboard (you can pick toy keyboards up for peanuts in charity shops or on ebay). Then simply listen back to them whilst counting the tones and performing a visual search at the same time. Good luck!

 

[Heaps92]

It goes up on 2s... your answers that is. It's a sequence once you run out of fingers to count on its on 2s so 1st test might be 10 the next one will be 12 beeps then 14 so on so on.

 

[ComUtoR]

Remember that this is an online test and is subject to various factors and is in no way a clinical diagnosis

https://www.hearingdirect.com These guys gave a good test and the results showed each frequency on a graph. It suggested I had a problem with my hearing but my scores were at the top of the graph :/

https://specsaversolht2.audiology-online.co.uk/?page=testClient&p=2&post I felt was the better test of the two but my result was a sentence that simply stated I have normal hearing.

Hearing degrades over time and us older folk do not hear certain high frequencies. It's well worth a quick free test.