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Train driver

Other names

engine driver, locomotive engineer, metro driver, passenger train driver, train operator, passenger engine driver, driver of trains

Railways

They drive trains that carry people or goods, watch the gauges and track, follow signals and rules, and talk with other staff by radio.

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The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Receive starting signals from conductors and use controls such as throttles or air brakes to drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas turbine-electric locomotives.

  2. 2

    Monitor gauges or meters that measure speed, amperage, battery charge, or air pressure in brake lines or in main reservoirs.

  3. 3

    Interpret train orders, signals, or railroad rules and regulations that govern the operation of locomotives.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
conducteur de train/conductrice de train
español
maquinista de tren
العربية
سائق القطار / سائق القطار
português
Maquinista de comboio
Deutsch
Schienenfahrzeugführer/Schienenfahrzeugführerin
italiano
macchinista ferroviario/macchinista ferroviaria

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