Deafdoggie
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I once worked for Royal Mail doing mail sorting on a PC. It requires total and full concentration. So much so, its a ten minute break for every fifty minutes work. I can't see train drivers getting a ten minute break every fifty minutes without a major timetable change! Ironically, we were allowed to listen to headphones, but no-one could tell you what they'd listened to!I would say that only air traffic controllers at a very busy airport are the only ones that have to concentrate almost continously. I believe (although don't quote me on exact timings, I'm remembering them from an atc documentary) that they have to have a break of 15 minutes after 45 minutes of work.
I'd imagine the trick with train driving is knowing where and when to eat and drink, rather than actually doing it.