Train crew
Train crew is a term used in the railway industry . In Switzerland , the word will train personnel used. Train personnel include those employees of a railway company who are responsible for a train en route ; it concerns the locomotive personnel and the train attendants .
Affiliation
Train drivers include the train driver and the train attendant or, in the case of steam locomotives, the stoker . The train attendants include train drivers and conductors , called conductors in Switzerland. The current job titles in the long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn are train manager or train manager , for SBB train manager or passenger train attendant . Train attendants are also referred to as customer advisors in local transport (KiN) or customer advisors in service (KiS) (this can, but does not have to, perform the function of a train driver), in addition, so-called fare safeguards sometimes travel on board unaccompanied trains (designation: KiN / F). In some regions these are also used to record travelers.
This traveler registration system (RES) records passengers quantitatively and qualitatively, i.e. either by simple counting or through interviews in which the traveler can answer questions that change almost every month (about service, cleanliness, etc.). In addition, data from the ticket is recorded in a registration sheet. Swiss railway companies use train attendants , stab check staff and survey staff to count passengers and record tickets for billing purposes . More detailed surveys as in Germany are not made on the trains.
Precedence
The train crew is subordinate to the train driver, and during the stay in the stations also to the dispatcher . In the event of irregularities in vehicles, however, the driver decides on the way due to his extensive technical training.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Job descriptions on the homepages of SBB and BLS
