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Train and Tram Drivers
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£52,494
Median salary
New workers start around £25,865.09. Normal pay is £52,494 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £89,105.62.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- May check travel passes, collect fares and deal with passenger queries.
- May make passenger announcements and controls automatic doors.
- Maintains radio contact with control centre.
- Makes scheduled stops for the loading and unloading of freight and coupling/uncoupling of carriages and tubs.
- Stops as directed to allow passengers to embark/ disembark.
- Watches for track hazards, observes signals and temperature, pressure and other gauges.
- Starts train or tram when directed and operates controls to regulate speed.
- Checks safety equipment, regulates the heating of passenger compartments and records engine defects or unusual incidents on the journey.
- Checks controls, gauges, brakes and lights before start of journey and studies route, timetable and track information.
Skills
Job postings
Active Listening
67
Reading Comprehension
60
Speaking
57
Learning Strategies
57
Active Learning
56
Critical Thinking
53
Monitoring
51
Writing
49
Mathematics
30
Science
14