train driver
Train drivers operate trains providing passenger or cargo transport services. They are responsible for driving the locomotive in safe manner, respecting all relevant safety, operational and communication regulations, and have full responsibility for the safety of passengers and cargo. The task involves cooperation and communication with the relevant staff under the infrastructure manager, as well as with staff on board the train.
Also called: passenger train driver, locomotive engineer, driver of trains, train operator, metro driver, engine driver, passenger engine driver
- 24
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
24- act with a high level of safety awareness
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- check train engines
- communicate with customers
- control train movement
- ensure maintenance of trains
- ensure trains run to schedule
- focus on passengers
- follow signalling instructions
- handle stressful situations in the work place
- locomotive brake applications
- mark differences in colours
- monitor train schedules
- passenger transport regulations
- physical characteristics of railways
- prepare freight shipment reports
- shunt inbound loads
- shunt outbound loads
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
- stay alert
- teach train driving principles
- tolerate sitting for long periods
- track geometry
- train operating procedures
Optional skills
14- act reliably
- analyse reports provided by passengers
- customs regulations for passengers
- freight transport methods
- have computer literacy
- listen actively
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- mechanics of trains
- observe freight shipment loaders
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- perform services in a flexible manner
- react calmly in stressful situations
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- work in a rail transport team
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