https://irse.signalpost.org/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:38:03 +0000 MyBB https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=1103 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:18:47 +0000 PJW]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=1103 a) not a candidate who attended the 2012 examination (perhaps you have taken in recent years, perhaps you are having a year out, perhaps you have not sat a module), AND
b) {non-UK resident OR have previously had non-UK railway experience}.

I am seeking to obtain some feedback relating to which questions you think you would have attempted if you's been sitting modules 1,3,5,7 this year. I'll be "comparing notes" with the exam committee once this year's results are published.
Contact Me if you fit the above and are prepared to help me in this manner.]]> a) not a candidate who attended the 2012 examination (perhaps you have taken in recent years, perhaps you are having a year out, perhaps you have not sat a module), AND
b) {non-UK resident OR have previously had non-UK railway experience}.

I am seeking to obtain some feedback relating to which questions you think you would have attempted if you's been sitting modules 1,3,5,7 this year. I'll be "comparing notes" with the exam committee once this year's results are published.
Contact Me if you fit the above and are prepared to help me in this manner.]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=708 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:50:11 +0000 PJW]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=708
Now would be a good time to update your profile re what modules you intend to study etc; hopefully many will be finding that some are now "in the bag"]]>
Now would be a good time to update your profile re what modules you intend to study etc; hopefully many will be finding that some are now "in the bag"]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=671 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:31:30 +0000 merlin89]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=671 Cheers
Ian ]]> Cheers
Ian ]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=217 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:52:18 +0000 merlin89]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=217 Many Thanks
Ian]]> Many Thanks
Ian]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=78 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:41:16 +0000 Aitch]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=78
Also the time it takes to respond to students queries is unacceptible. Internet response should be measured in hours not days and therefore a 24hour deadline for an inital response must be observed in future, with at least 80% achieved within 12hours. A full anser to the issue raised should be available within 48 hours maximum.

Don]]>
Also the time it takes to respond to students queries is unacceptible. Internet response should be measured in hours not days and therefore a 24hour deadline for an inital response must be observed in future, with at least 80% achieved within 12hours. A full anser to the issue raised should be available within 48 hours maximum.

Don]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=67 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:37:20 +0000 PJW]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=67 Quote:-----Original Message-----
Sent: 28 June 2008 05:56
To: peter woodbridge
Subject: RE: Emailing: 2006 attempted IRSE mod 2 layout pt 3.tif

Dear sir
Thanks a lot for so much information. This is very much helpful to me.
I request you to share other information regarding module 1,2, 3 & 5.
I hope you will not disappoint me.
Thanks a lot once again.

Regards,
Shiv Mohan
Sr. Signalling design engineer III
Middle East & India ATKINS
I'll do what I can, HOWEVER:

1. I had the Module 2 Study Pack because I basically wrote it last year. I am rather disappointed with the IRSE that they have not yet managed to distribute it despite me making the deadline given. Whereas I believe there is a reason for this delay I intended that it should be available in plenty of time for this year's exam; hence feel totally within my rights to do so when I receive a direct request.

2. I cannot though distribute other "IRSE" information that I happen to have copies. If you have registered for module 1,3,5 then the official Study Packs and past Papers should definitely have been sent. Please let me know when you registered and whether or not these were received; perhaps the post takes a long time to get to your part of the world if not sent air mail....

3. I personally believe that those Study Packs need updating and extending. In particular I feel that the one for Module 3 is particularly weak in terms of the actual use it is for a student. The unfortunate reality is that the vast majority of exam entrants are not particularly "studious" and clearly do not take full advantage of the material that is available- in this situation it is hard to envisage anyone being particularly motivated to undertake the quantity of work required to improve the Study Packs. None of us have enough time in our private lives so making a lot of effort only makes sense if you believe it is actually going to be appreciated and of value. In a sense provision of a detailed Study Pack for Module 2 (for historic reasons there was previously nothing) is an experiment to see what difference it might make to exam results and thus to confirm / refute the assumption.

4. When running Study Groups I decided not to use the Module 3 Study Pack. I did start producing something myself to help people with Control Tables [I have already placed it on this website] but it wasn't directly aligned to IRSE exam paper, neither did I ever finish. My most recent group tended to be more interested in attempting the written questions and the IRSE request to write the module 2 Study pack took priority. I was hoping that members of that group would "write up" their attempts at questions after we had discussed them in a Study session and thus I might acquire a "portfolio" for future such use- the reality was, I am afraid to say, that few ever did. So it's fragmentary but there is a certain amount of additional information that I could make available.

5. I need to find out from Peter the implications / constraints re putting more large files on the Forum for download. In one sense this would be the most sensible means of distribution rather than emailing to individuals, but I am mindful that he has made this site available as a personal initiative and I have no visibility of his costs and how these might be affected. Also it was never our intention that this would be a "free download site for stuff" but an INTERACTIVE forum to respond to student's queries and where they could receive feedback on their attempts in a timely manner before the exam; currently it is very much a "one-way street". Indeed I placed some "revision bites" in the module 3 section and stated that I would be able to add others if I received feedback that they were found useful; I can tell that they have all been downloaded many times yet no-one has requested more. The one response on that thread is from someone to whom I have already separately given the whole set. The logical implication must be either that people just download to collect but never get around to studying or alternatively they don't actually find that they are useful; put yourself in my position- why would I decide to post more until I get some indication that it may be worth my effort?

As far as mod 5 is concerned- the situation is much the same as mod 3- I do have some copies of previous students' attempts which perhaps I could post, but I'd need to agree it with them first. I'd be in a stronger position to ask them to agree to this if I could demonstrate that current students were prepared to share their offerings; I hope you see my point.

PJW]]> Quote:-----Original Message-----
Sent: 28 June 2008 05:56
To: peter woodbridge
Subject: RE: Emailing: 2006 attempted IRSE mod 2 layout pt 3.tif

Dear sir
Thanks a lot for so much information. This is very much helpful to me.
I request you to share other information regarding module 1,2, 3 & 5.
I hope you will not disappoint me.
Thanks a lot once again.

Regards,
Shiv Mohan
Sr. Signalling design engineer III
Middle East & India ATKINS
I'll do what I can, HOWEVER:

1. I had the Module 2 Study Pack because I basically wrote it last year. I am rather disappointed with the IRSE that they have not yet managed to distribute it despite me making the deadline given. Whereas I believe there is a reason for this delay I intended that it should be available in plenty of time for this year's exam; hence feel totally within my rights to do so when I receive a direct request.

2. I cannot though distribute other "IRSE" information that I happen to have copies. If you have registered for module 1,3,5 then the official Study Packs and past Papers should definitely have been sent. Please let me know when you registered and whether or not these were received; perhaps the post takes a long time to get to your part of the world if not sent air mail....

3. I personally believe that those Study Packs need updating and extending. In particular I feel that the one for Module 3 is particularly weak in terms of the actual use it is for a student. The unfortunate reality is that the vast majority of exam entrants are not particularly "studious" and clearly do not take full advantage of the material that is available- in this situation it is hard to envisage anyone being particularly motivated to undertake the quantity of work required to improve the Study Packs. None of us have enough time in our private lives so making a lot of effort only makes sense if you believe it is actually going to be appreciated and of value. In a sense provision of a detailed Study Pack for Module 2 (for historic reasons there was previously nothing) is an experiment to see what difference it might make to exam results and thus to confirm / refute the assumption.

4. When running Study Groups I decided not to use the Module 3 Study Pack. I did start producing something myself to help people with Control Tables [I have already placed it on this website] but it wasn't directly aligned to IRSE exam paper, neither did I ever finish. My most recent group tended to be more interested in attempting the written questions and the IRSE request to write the module 2 Study pack took priority. I was hoping that members of that group would "write up" their attempts at questions after we had discussed them in a Study session and thus I might acquire a "portfolio" for future such use- the reality was, I am afraid to say, that few ever did. So it's fragmentary but there is a certain amount of additional information that I could make available.

5. I need to find out from Peter the implications / constraints re putting more large files on the Forum for download. In one sense this would be the most sensible means of distribution rather than emailing to individuals, but I am mindful that he has made this site available as a personal initiative and I have no visibility of his costs and how these might be affected. Also it was never our intention that this would be a "free download site for stuff" but an INTERACTIVE forum to respond to student's queries and where they could receive feedback on their attempts in a timely manner before the exam; currently it is very much a "one-way street". Indeed I placed some "revision bites" in the module 3 section and stated that I would be able to add others if I received feedback that they were found useful; I can tell that they have all been downloaded many times yet no-one has requested more. The one response on that thread is from someone to whom I have already separately given the whole set. The logical implication must be either that people just download to collect but never get around to studying or alternatively they don't actually find that they are useful; put yourself in my position- why would I decide to post more until I get some indication that it may be worth my effort?

As far as mod 5 is concerned- the situation is much the same as mod 3- I do have some copies of previous students' attempts which perhaps I could post, but I'd need to agree it with them first. I'd be in a stronger position to ask them to agree to this if I could demonstrate that current students were prepared to share their offerings; I hope you see my point.

PJW]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=56 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:22:34 +0000 SWer]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=56 https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=55 Mon, 12 May 2008 19:04:09 +0000 Peter]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=55 IRSE apologise for any inconvenience. See the entry on the IRSE website.]]> IRSE apologise for any inconvenience. See the entry on the IRSE website.]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=50 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:31:33 +0000 PJW]]> https://irse.signalpost.org/showthread.php?tid=50
See my earlier post under another thread in this section; I have no personal knowledge but yet in your situation I think I'd definitely do it. There may of course be someone lurking here who has been a student on the course IF SO PLEASE SPEAK UP!

PJW.

[i]Hello Peter,
We talked some weeks ago and I]]>
See my earlier post under another thread in this section; I have no personal knowledge but yet in your situation I think I'd definitely do it. There may of course be someone lurking here who has been a student on the course IF SO PLEASE SPEAK UP!

PJW.

[i]Hello Peter,
We talked some weeks ago and I]]>