Paragraph 4 F1

In relation to the basic principles of railway infrastructure the driver must have acquired knowledge of —

(a)

systematic and structural principles and parameters;

(b)

the general characteristics of tracks, stations, marshalling yards;

(c)

railway structures (bridges, tunnels, points, etc.);

(d)

operating modes (single track, double track operation, etc.);

(e)

signalling and train control systems;

(f)

safety installations (hot-axle box detectors, smoke detectors in tunnels, etc.) and

(g)

traction power supply (catenary, third rail, etc.).

Annotations

F1: Sch. 3 substituted (1.1.2016) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1798), regs. 1(3), 2(4) (with reg. 3)