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DSB train driver in 1987 Czech steam locomotive driver The cab of a New South Wales Xplorer diesel multiple unit Inside the train driver's cab of a German ICE train Women railway shunters, England, c. 1915 –1920. A train driver is a person who operates a train, railcar, or other rail transport vehicle. The driver is in charge of and is ...
A secondman or second man is a railway employee who assists the driver of a train. For this reason the term driver's assistant is also used. In this role, the second man could learn the duties of the driver and on passing the relevant tests and examinations become a driver himself.
In 1937 she graduated from training to be an assistant steam locomotive driver. Before studying to become a lead locomotive driver, Lazar Kaganovich urged women to train to drive steam locomotives, so she trained alongside 26 other women railway workers in Central Asia who entered the training to become a railway driver.
This category is for railroad engineers, also known as locomotive engineers, train operators, train drivers or engine drivers, people who operate a railroad locomotive and train. People who design or build them should be in Category:Locomotive builders and designers
Push–pull train in Austria (2004); note locomotive at the rear of the train. Push–pull train in the Czech Republic (2016); note control car at the rear of the train. Push–pull train in the former German Democratic Republic A modern driving van trailer in Ireland Push–pull train in Slovakia
A Class 395 train simulator supplied by Corys TESS was acquired for use at Southeastern's training centre in Ashford for driver training. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Southeastern's co-parent company SNCF also assisted with high-speed driver training. [ 43 ]
The remaining three locomotives were retained by Eurostar for a variety of tasks, including driver training, route learning, and for rescuing failed Class 373 units. Once Eurostar moved its operations to its new depot at Temple Mills, its Class 37 locomotives became redundant and they too were sold to DRS in 2007.
From 2010, the Norwegian Rail School operates a simulator center for training motormen. It consists of six mock-ups of the Class 71 driver's cab, and is used both by the school and to train existing Airport Express Train drivers in exceptional circumstances. The simulators were built by Sydac and cost NOK 35 million. [7]