RailTest^® News

Dials and Rules Test - a train driver aptitude test widely used in the UK, also known as the Trainability for Rules and Procedures Test (TRP2) - is now available as a training module in the RailTest® preparation software.

The Dials and Rules Test measures your ability to learn and apply rules and to prioritize information. For this purpose, several simplified instruments (dials) are shown, which are divided into color sectors and have different number ranges. Your task is to put the instruments in a certain order based on given rules.

A new prep module for Dials and Rules Test is available in the RailTest® preparation software from now on (for Windows®, Mac OS®, iPad® and Android® (tablets)). The latest version is available in the customer area at railtest.com resp. the app stores. (2021/12/11)

Test of Everyday Attention is a very popular test at train driver selections in the UK. At this you have to search for entries from a telephone book according to certain criteria, and at the same time you have to count tones in a tone sequence. This checks, among other things, the divided attention, the obervational ability and the speed of information processing.



A new prep module for Test of Everyday Attention is included in the RailTest® preparation software from now on (for Windows®, Mac OS®, iPad® and Android® (tablets)). The latest version is available in the customer area at railtest.com resp. the app stores. (2021/10/11)

Shapes Puzzle tests spatial orientation and logical combination skills and requires quick decision-making. A shape is broken up into two to 16 pieces – reassemble the fragments mentally as quickly as possible.

The new test is included in the RailTest® preparation software from now on (for Windows®, Mac OS®, iPad® and Android® (tablets)). The latest version is available in the customer area at railtest.com resp. the app stores. (2021/06/24)

At Vigilance Test 2, several gray symbols are repeatedly displayed for a short time during the test. The symbols are sometimes changed, for example in their color, size or position. Pay attention to sequences in which the change is applied several times in a row.

The new test is included in the RailTest® preparation software from now on (for Windows®, Mac OS®, iPad® and Android® tablets). The latest version is available in the customer area at railtest.com resp. the app stores. (2021/05/25)

We extended RailTest® training software by two more tests, which are often used in assessment centers by railway companies.

At Station Order Test you have to memorize the order in which several stations are approached by a train, and then reproduce it.

During Memorize Products Test, you have to memorize several products with their imaginary name, price and country of origin. Then various questions are asked about this product selection.

Both tests are included in the RailTest® training software from now on (for Windows®, Mac OS®, iPad® and Android® tablets). (2021/03/15)

RailTest® aptitude test prep for train drivers and dispatchers is available for Android™ tablets from now on. Visit the Google Play™ Store for more details. (2020/11/10)

Dots Concentration Test (also dubbed Group Bourdon Test) is a train driver aptitude test mainly used in the UK. It measures focus and attentiveness of the test taker by detecting a particular dot group in a big block of dots.



Dots Concentration Test is available in RailTest® software from now on (2020/07/12).

Current RailTest® versions are:
For Windows®: 3.0.9 (updated automatically, or through railtest.com customer area)
For Mac OS®: 3.0.5 (update through railtest.com customer area)
For iOS/iPad®: 3.0.7 (update through App Store®)

We released a new RailTest® version containing the preparation module for Dots Constellation Test which is used for example with SBB Swiss Federal Railways. At Dots Constellation Test dots appear on screen randomly and you have to respond to square constellations.

Current RailTest® versions are:
For Windows®: 3.0.8 (updated automatically, or through railtest.com customer area)
For Mac OS®: 3.0.4 (update through railtest.com customer area)
For iOS/iPad®: 3.0.4 (update through App Store®) (2020/06/19)

In assessment centers of the railway companies, the spatial orientation of the applicant is often checked using cube tests. Therefore we have added two corresponding modules in the RailTest® training software: Cube Folding Test and Cube Comparison Test.

Windows version owners will receive an automatic update next time they exit the program. Mac users can download the updated version from the customer area at railtest.com. Users of the iPad app can get the update at the App Store. (2020/06/16)

RailTest® Preparation Software for Train Driver Aptitude Tests is available also for iOS/iPad® from now on. The iPad® version has all the features and test content of the desktop versions but is optimized for touch. Joystick tasks are controlled via virtual joysticks on the touchscreen.

The iPad® version can be downloaded directly from the App Store® (2020/06/12).

RailTest® Preparation Software for Train Driver Aptitude Tests is available also on Mac from now on (there is required Mac OS High Sierra at least).

Interested customers who already own a license for the Windows version will get the Mac version free of charge. If you are interested in, please send a quick message via support messenger (see tab on the left in program) or by e-mail (2020/05/07)

In COVID-19 crisis, many pilots have to be creative when looking for a job and have to choose jobs also outside the aviation industry. One option is to switch from the air to the rail, to start as a lateral entrant as train driver after several months of training. Railway companies in the whole world have hundreds of vacancies in their cabs.

Also train drivers must pass psychological-diagnostic performance checks. To prepare for these aptitude tests, SkyTest® is launching the new RailTest® product line, to practise appropriate tests in advance. Further information on RailTest® are available at www.railtest.com (2020/05/08)

Train drivers have to undergo a regular performance check both at the beginning of their careers in the application process and later during active professional life, in accordance with EU guidelines (Directive 2007/59 / EC). In psychological-diagnostic examinations, the safety-relevant cognitive and psychomotor skills as well as various personality traits are assessed in order to determine driving suitability as a train driver.

With RailTest®, the training service SkyTest®, already established in aviation and used by thousands of pilots and air traffic controllers, is launching a new product range for rail traffic. RailTest® offers train drivers of railway companies, city trains, underground and trams a modern, didactically well-thought-out training software for Windows™, Mac OS™ and iPad™, which can be used to practice computer-based aptitude tests in advance on your own computer or tablet. RailTest® software is available for EUR 49.90 at www.railtest.com. (2020/04/17)