Tsarmina Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Old job in Auckland; New job up here; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Is that 2nd one at the Whangarei ports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Old job in Auckland; You're off the rails again David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachende Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 You're off the rails again David. Nah, it's just sleeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Carlos, yep that is the coolstore down at the port. Was once a hive of activity now that's the only thing we do down there. Fraser/ira that is what happens when wagons that were written off for scrap 20 years ago derail in the middle of nowhere, just push it over with a hirail digger and leave it to rot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 david you have a choice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 What would the steel in a wagon like that be worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 $1 per 10kg for scrap.. and that thing looks at least a couple of tonnes. any ideas how to transport it to the yard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 You can have the steel but please send the firewood to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Firewood is just pine, if it was acacia which we also cart we would have cleaned it up ourselves!! Those old wagon are about 7 ton IIRC, but it is inaccessible by road, it's half way up the kauri bank on the side of Parakiori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 how did you get into driving trains david? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 through the train door :rotf: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 no i mean, did he have to do any special training? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 no, he just pulled the door handle :rotf: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Sophia is on a roll :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 and what made you choo-choo-choose to get into driving trains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thomas the tank engine man, don't you know anything! :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Awesome blueether any wax moth larvae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just applied on the website. They're still recruiting for the Auckland passenger trains, there is a pre employment test with psychometric tests as well as a medical and drug test. Takes 8-12 months to get full trained with about six weeks in the classroom and 500 hours of driving with a minder. It's a great job and well paid too as long as you can handle the shifts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Awesome blueether any wax moth larvae? We try not to breed waxmoth, they ruin good frames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Just applied on the website. They're still recruiting for the Auckland passenger trains, there is a pre employment test with psychometric tests as well as a medical and drug test. Takes 8-12 months to get full trained with about six weeks in the classroom and 500 hours of driving with a minder. It's a great job and well paid too as long as you can handle the shifts... David, what is the roster like, is night shift compulsory, and how often does it come around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 The roster depends on where you are and what you're doing. The passenger trains in Auckland (and Wellington I guess) aren't so bad with most of the shifts being earlier or later, no real night shifts, maybe just a couple of 2-3am finishes on Friday and Saturday. The freight side has far more nightshift, especially places like palmy north and te rapa with the over night trains between Auckland and Wellington. Up here we only have one nightshift Mon-Fri (2000-0600) and one job on a Sunday evening, the rest is early/day shifts starting between 0430 and 1200. It's certainly nice being home for dinner every night! And yes, there is no getting out of the ugly shifts, its just a case of take the good with the bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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