train preparer
Train preparers are responsible for checking and testing of equipment and systems on rail vehicles before vehicles are moved. They ensure that a train is in a fit condition to enter service, that the train equipment is correctly deployed and the formation of the train matches the train’s designated pathway. Depending on the individual work organisation of the operator they also perform technical inspections carried out prior to the train entering service.
Also called: track grinder, railway track technician, track signal repairer, brake coupler, railway switch operator, railway grinder, rail setter, signalman
- 18
- essential skills
- 5
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- rail maintenance technician3 skills in common
- vehicle technician3 skills in common
- fluid power engineer2 skills in common
- land-based machinery technician2 skills in common
- roadside vehicle technician2 skills in common
Essential skills
18- characteristics of wheel rail interface
- comply with legal regulations
- comply with railway safety standards
- detect rail track malfunctions
- ensure correct signalling during rail maintenance
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure rail tracks remain clear
- execute working instructions
- hydraulics
- maintain inventory of rail track parts
- operate hydraulic jack lift
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform rail track inspections
- principles of mechanical engineering
- rail infrastructure
- standards of track geometry
- write rail defect records
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