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Division 1 TESTS AND CHECKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

United Kingdom

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Drivers must be able to:

  • collect the documentation and the necessary equipment,

  • check the capacities of the traction unit,

  • check the information entered in the documents on board the traction unit,

  • ensure, by performing the checks and tests specified, that the traction unit is capable of providing the required traction power, and that the safety equipment is operating,

  • checking the availability and functionality of the prescribed protection and safety equipments at the handover of a locomotive or at the start of a trip,

  • perform any routine preventive maintenance operations.