Train drivers

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Motor vehicle of the SBB
Trams are also traction vehicles within the meaning of the ordinance

Leading locomotive is the term used in the Swiss legal language for train drivers and other persons directly or indirectly (eg. As a shunter at the top of a train) a train run.

education

Since the rail reform (January 1, 1999), train drivers have been checked and approved by the Federal Office of Transport . For this they will receive an ID which they must carry with them when carrying out their work.

Until then, training and exams for train drivers, wagon drivers, shunting engine drivers and tram drivers were the responsibility of the railway companies themselves. Additional tests often had to be taken for journeys on the routes of other companies.

From 2002, trainee drivers were trained by Login Berufsbildung , a joint training organization for many public transport companies. This practice has been given up again and the training takes place directly at the relevant EVU. This is intended to make the training more practical. The training to become a train driver is paid, but the training wage is z. Sometimes much lower than the wages after the training.

In any case, the path to becoming a train driver leads through a second training course; train drivers in Switzerland are experienced career changers. It is not possible to complete an apprenticeship as a train driver.

requirements

The requirements differ for the various categories.

  • Completed at least three years of apprenticeship or Matura
  • Minimum age according to BAV: 15, maximum age depending on the RU
    • Minimum age to start work 18
  • Driving license (depending on the EVU)
  • sound Health
  • mental resilience
  • Pass a series of skill tests

working conditions

Irregular working hours, even on weekends and at night, are part of the job. Part-time work is possible and offered. Part-time training was offered, but is currently (as of 2018) hardly used due to the high intensity and the relatively long duration of the training.

Career opportunities

A fully trained category B train driver may drive and operate the routes and vehicles listed in the supplementary sheet. Further routes are tracked as part of instruction drives to gain knowledge of the route, in addition to leading vehicles by means of vehicle courses lasting several days. A train driver usually drives one to six different vehicle types, but depending on the area of ​​application and previous experience from other depot locations, far more vehicles can be driven. The ability to drive rail vehicles is checked every five years as part of a periodic examination by the Federal Office of Transport .

In addition to these options in the driving service, there are also other development opportunities for trained train drivers:

  • guide
  • planning
  • education
  • Examination Expert

The mixed work part-time as a train driver and part-time in another area within the EVU is also offered.

Merit

At SBB , train drivers receive a maximum wage of CHF 102,000 per year, plus weekend and night supplements, with an average weekly working time of 41 hours and 25 vacation days per year. The starting wage after the apprenticeship is around 72,000 CHF.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Chancellery - P: SR 742.141.21 Ordinance of DETEC of November 27, 2009 on the authorization to drive locomotives of the railways (VTE). Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Federal Chancellery - P: SR 742.141.21 Ordinance of DETEC of November 27, 2009 on the authorization to drive locomotives of the railways (VTE). Retrieved December 10, 2017 .