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[[File:Führerstand 411.jpg|thumb|Inside the train driver's cab of a German [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] train]] |
[[File:Führerstand 411.jpg|thumb|Inside the train driver's cab of a German [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] train]] |
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[[File:Women railroad hostlers, Eng. (i.e. England) LOC 24143749042.jpg|thumb|upright|Women railway shunters, England, {{circa|1915}}–1920]] |
[[File:Women railroad hostlers, Eng. (i.e. England) LOC 24143749042.jpg|thumb|upright|Women railway shunters, England, {{circa|1915}}–1920]] |
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A '''train driver''' is a person who operates a [[train]], [[railcar]], or other [[rail transport]] vehicle. The driver is in charge of and |
A '''train driver''' is a person who operates a [[train]], [[railcar]], or other [[rail transport]] vehicle. The driver is in charge of and responsible for the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all train handling (also known as brake handling). Train drivers must follow specific guidelines to drive a train safely.{{cite journal |last1=McLeod |first1=Ronald W. |last2=Moray |first2=Neville |last3=Walker |first3=Guy H. |title=Analysing and modelling train driver performance |url=http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/1431/1/Analysing_and_modelling_train_driver_performance_McLeod_et_al.pdf |journal=Applied Ergonomics |year=2005 |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=671–680 |doi=10.1016/j.apergo.2005.05.006 |pmid=16095554 |access-date=30 June 2022}} |
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== Naming == |
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== Career progression == |
== Career progression == |
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For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor ([[brakeman]]), [[train conductor]], and finally the engineer. For many years the fireman was next in line to be an engineer, but that classification has been eliminated. In the US, engineers are required to be certified and must then be re-certified every two to three years.{{cite web| url=http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/49cfr240_03.html| title=2003 CFR Title 49, Volume 4; Part 240: Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers| publisher=United States National Archives and Records Administration| work=Code of Federal Regulations| access-date=2007-11-14}} |
For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor ([[brakeman]]), [[train conductor]], and finally the engineer. For many years, the fireman was next in line to be an engineer, but that classification has been eliminated. In the US, engineers are required to be certified and must then be re-certified every two to three years.{{cite web| url=http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/49cfr240_03.html| title=2003 CFR Title 49, Volume 4; Part 240: Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers| publisher=United States National Archives and Records Administration| work=Code of Federal Regulations| access-date=2007-11-14}} |
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The traditional career progression in the United Kingdom (for steam locomotives) was engine cleaner, passed engine cleaner (i.e. the employee has passed the assessment for fireman), fireman, passed fireman (i.e. passed assessment for driver), and driver. Michael Reynolds, locomotive inspector of the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] proposed a system of locomotive driving certificates |
The traditional career progression in the United Kingdom (for steam locomotives) was engine cleaner, passed engine cleaner (i.e., the employee has passed the assessment for fireman), fireman, passed fireman (i.e., passed the assessment for driver), and driver. Michael Reynolds, locomotive inspector of the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]], proposed a system of locomotive driving certificates to stimulate improvements in service and competence.{{cite book |last1=Reynolds |first1=Michael |title=Locomotive-Engine Driving |date=January 1878 |publisher=Crosby Lockwood & Company |location=Ludgate Hill, UK |page=190 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QToDAAAAQAAJ&q=Certificate&pg=PA157 |access-date=21 November 2024}} However, no such system was ever universally adopted by the railways of the UK. |
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In India, a driver starts as a diesel assistant (or electrical assistant for electric locomotives). They then get promoted on a scale: goods, passenger, mail express, and the [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]], and [[Duronto Express|Duronto]] express services.{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-ops.html#crew |title=Railway Operations – I |at=Train Crew |website=IRFCA.org |publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club |date=2010 |access-date=2021-08-05 }} |
In India, a driver starts as a diesel assistant (or electrical assistant for electric locomotives). They then get promoted on a scale: goods, passenger, mail express, and the [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]], and [[Duronto Express|Duronto]] express services.{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-ops.html#crew |title=Railway Operations – I |at=Train Crew |website=IRFCA.org |publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club |date=2010 |access-date=2021-08-05 }} |
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* {{Cite thesis |last=Tuck |first=Joseph Hugh |title=Canadian Railways and the International Brotherhoods: Labour Organizations in the Railway Running Trades in Canada, 1865–1914 |publisher=Dissertation Abstracts International |date=1977 |volume=37 |issue=10 |page=6681}} |
* {{Cite thesis |last=Tuck |first=Joseph Hugh |title=Canadian Railways and the International Brotherhoods: Labour Organizations in the Railway Running Trades in Canada, 1865–1914 |publisher=Dissertation Abstracts International |date=1977 |volume=37 |issue=10 |page=6681}} |
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The following |
The following examines the role of the railroad engineer from 1890 to 1919, discussing qualifications for becoming an engineer and typical experiences on the job: |
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* {{Cite journal |last=White |first=John H. Jr. |author-link=John H. White Jr. |title=Oh, To Be a Locomotive Engineer, Part 1: Once It Was Every Boy's Ambition |journal=[[Railroad History]] |volume=189 |date=Fall–Winter 2003 |issue=189 |pages=12–33 |jstor=43504848}} |
* {{Cite journal |last=White |first=John H. Jr. |author-link=John H. White Jr. |title=Oh, To Be a Locomotive Engineer, Part 1: Once It Was Every Boy's Ambition |journal=[[Railroad History]] |volume=189 |date=Fall–Winter 2003 |issue=189 |pages=12–33 |jstor=43504848}} |
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* {{Cite journal |last=White |first=John H. Jr. |title=Oh, To Be a Locomotive Engineer, Part 2: More About the Lives of Eagle-Eyes Famous, Infamous, and Forgotten |journal=Railroad History |volume=190 |date=Spring–Summer 2004 |pages=56–77 |jstor=43524273}} |
* {{Cite journal |last=White |first=John H. Jr. |title=Oh, To Be a Locomotive Engineer, Part 2: More About the Lives of Eagle-Eyes Famous, Infamous, and Forgotten |journal=Railroad History |volume=190 |date=Spring–Summer 2004 |pages=56–77 |jstor=43524273}} |
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