Where are locomotive drivers and other crew trained?

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Where are locomotive drivers and other crew trained?

July 17, 2019, 1:18 PM

IR has many training centres in different places. A large Locomotive Training Centre is at Asansol for training in the operation and maintenance of electric locos, and a Diesel Training Centre is found at Gaya for diesel locos. Another training school for AC locomotives is at Annanur, near the Avadi EMU shed. Arakkonam has a Drivers Training Programme (facilities provided are not known). SCR has a training centre at Guntakal for WDP-4 and WDG-4 locos; this facility is used by CR and SR crew as well.

Bhusawal has a Zonal Training Centre for locomotive drivers (the name suggests that other zones may also have their own such facilities). Another such centre is at Kalyan. The training facilities usually include full-cab portions of locos where all the controls can be exercised, and the actions displayed on a screen or by lamps and indicators. Sometimes all the equipment of the loco, including the blowers, compressor, and other such auxiliary equipment are included. Kalyan has such facilities for locos including the WCG-2 cab; Bhusawal has facilities for the WAM-4; etc.

Some sheds such as those at Vadodara, Tughlakabad, and Ghaziabad have a range of facilities on which training for many different loco classes can be provided. Full-scale simulators displaying complete on-track conditions are said to be available at Chittaranjan Loco Works and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (perhaps these are currently [10/04] experimental).

Kanpur has a training centre (DTS) where staff is sent to learn and be certified to drive the new 3-phase locomotives (WAP-5, WAP-7, WAG-9). Refresher courses on driving the 3-phase locos are provided at the zonal training centres. Typically, a course lasting 15 days is required for a loco driver certified to work on the older style tap-changer locomotives to be certified for working the newer 3-phase locomotives.

Source – IFRCA.org

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