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Railway signaller CV: example and template

This example is for station signallers and signallers at local control centres, and for signal box operators, pointsmen and candidates after training who want to run train traffic.

The employer wants to know at which posts you work, which signalling equipment you operate, how heavy the traffic is, how you keep records and how you react to disruptions. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: railway signaller

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Renata Gajewska

Railway signaller

Ostrow Wielkopolski +48 123 456 789 renata.gajewska@example.com

Professional profile

Railway signaller with 10 years of experience, the last 5 at a junction station with computer-based interlocking. I run the traffic of around 150 trains a day, set routes, work with neighbouring posts and the dispatcher, keep the train register and follow the instructions in case of equipment faults and disruptions. In 10 years I have not caused a railway incident.

Work experience

Railway signaller

03.2020 - present

Railway infrastructure manager, junction station, Ostrow Wielkopolski

  • Traffic of around 150 trains a day at a junction station.
  • Computer-based interlocking and route setting.
  • Working with neighbouring posts, the dispatcher and train crews.
  • Train register and records in line with instructions.
  • Handling equipment faults, track closures and disruptions.

Signal box operator

05.2015 - 02.2020

Railway infrastructure manager, Kalisz

  • Operating a relay signal box.
  • Setting points and signals.
  • Working with the signaller.

Education

Railway transport technician

2010 - 2014

Railway Technical School

Skills

  • Running train traffic
  • Computer-based interlocking
  • Traffic rules and instructions
  • Train register and records
  • Handling disruptions
  • Radio and telephone communication

Licences

  • Railway signaller qualification exam
  • Authorisation to operate computer-based interlocking
  • Up-to-date medical and psychological tests

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Shift work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a railway signaller CV

Professional summary

Write at which posts you work, which equipment you operate and how heavy the traffic is. Add a result, for example years without incidents. The employer is looking for a signaller who stays focused for the whole shift and follows the rules in an emergency too.

Signal box operator with 4 years of experience. I operate a relay signal box, set points and signals and work with the signaller. I have passed the signaller exam. I am looking for work as a railway signaller.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the posts, type of station, equipment, number of trains, records and disruptions. Show the scale in numbers. Add exams, authorisations and tests. Also say whether you work at a local control centre.

Weaker: Running traffic.

Better: Traffic of around 150 trains a day at a junction station.

Weaker: Equipment.

Better: Computer-based interlocking and route setting.

Weaker: Disruptions.

Better: Handling equipment faults, track closures and disruptions.

Skills worth listing

List running traffic, equipment, rules, records, disruptions and communication. In your soft skills show concentration, responsibility and resilience to stress.

Professional skills

  • Running traffic
  • Signalling equipment
  • Traffic rules
  • Train register
  • Disruptions
  • Communication

Personal skills

  • Concentration
  • Responsibility
  • Resilience to stress
  • Accuracy
  • Communication

Licences

List the qualification exam, authorisations for specific posts and equipment, and up-to-date tests. Without the exam and authorisation you cannot run traffic on your own.

How to become a railway signaller

Most people start with a course at the infrastructure manager, tests and an exam. Many first work as signal box operators or pointsmen.

On your CV say what stage you are at. Add a railway school if you attended one.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A large station looks for heavy traffic and computer-based equipment, a small station for independence and many duties, and a local control centre for running several stations from one place. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a railway signaller CV

Questions and answers

What should a railway signaller put on a CV?

The posts, equipment, scale of traffic, records, disruptions, exam, authorisations and tests.

Which licences are needed?

A passed qualification exam, an authorisation for the post and up-to-date medical and psychological tests.

How is a signaller different from a signal box operator?

A signaller directs traffic at the station, while a signal box operator works the equipment on the signaller's instructions.

Which results are worth giving?

Years without railway incidents and the number of trains handled a day.

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