richieb1971
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Curious as to how Railway haulage companies that work freight distribute their drivers when they have a fleet of locos built 50 years apart.
Take freightliner, they have -
66's, 70's, 86's and 90's.
DRS have 37's, 47's, 57's, 66's and 68's
DBS have 60's, 66's and 67's and 90's.
Colas have 37's, 56's, 60's, 66's and 70's.
So my question is if your fleet consists of locos built from 1960's to 2016 will a driver have to learn a test on how to drive all of them? Or just a few of them?
I am sure with the amount of builders, ages of the locos and their differing specialities that a driver will have to learn more than one loco. I am sure they don't have universal controls right?
Thanks for any feedback.
Take freightliner, they have -
66's, 70's, 86's and 90's.
DRS have 37's, 47's, 57's, 66's and 68's
DBS have 60's, 66's and 67's and 90's.
Colas have 37's, 56's, 60's, 66's and 70's.
So my question is if your fleet consists of locos built from 1960's to 2016 will a driver have to learn a test on how to drive all of them? Or just a few of them?
I am sure with the amount of builders, ages of the locos and their differing specialities that a driver will have to learn more than one loco. I am sure they don't have universal controls right?
Thanks for any feedback.