Does the train need someone to drive?

Trains need people to drive, that is, locomotive attendants, people who drive trains to undertake railway transportation and its operations, commonly known as train drivers.

The locomotive crew is managed by the locomotive depot under the Railway Bureau. Drivers are divided into drivers and assistant drivers according to their grades, and can be divided into diesel locomotive assistant drivers, diesel locomotive owner drivers, electric locomotive assistant drivers and electric locomotive drivers according to the types of locomotives. According to the type of driving train, it can be divided into bus driver and truck driver.

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Locomotive attendant exam

1, the locomotive depot will assess the safety, punctuality, standardized operation, locomotive maintenance, economy and professional ethics of the flight attendants every month. The assessment results should be linked to the economic interests of flight attendants.

2, the railway branch (head office) every year to conduct a regular examination with technology, business and two driving rules and regulations as the main content. Scores are based on the percentile system. Technical business assessment includes two parts: theory (closed book) and practical operation, and each score is 60 points. 90% passed the regulatory examination.

Incorrect answers to the above questions that may lead to risks and accidents are unqualified. The assessment results should be recorded in the personal safety technical files and used as an important basis for post selection and promotion. Those who fail in one of the assessment results shall not be allowed to take up their posts.

3. Any locomotive crew member who is appointed or promoted must be assessed politically, ideologically and morally. Those who fail the examination shall not be appointed or promoted.

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