Railway train drivers are the professionals responsible for driving passenger trains, metros, trams and freight trains, among other types of railway vehicles, on short and long journeys, as well as manoeuvring operations. It is worth noting that there are two types of driving licences applicable to railway vehicles, depending on the distance covered and the maximum speed reached: class A and class B licences. These licences authorise railway vehicle drivers to drive trains under certain specific conditions.

• Driving class-A rail vehicles, which implies:
  • Performing train manoeuvre operations.
  • Driving work trains for a maximum distance of 100 km at a maximum speed of 60 km/h.
  • Driving auxiliary railway vehicles, used for the maintenance and construction of the railway network.
  • Driving vehicles when required to carry out manoeuvres.
• Driving class-B rail vehicles, which implies:
  • Performing all of the tasks that class-A licence holders are required to carry out.
  • Driving railway vehicles of any kind on any of the lines that make up the network, irrespective of the distance of the journey and the maximum speed required.

• Liaising with the control centre and following the instructions received, ensuring compliance with the rail network's signalling protocol.
• Communicating with the control centre in order to pass on information about possible technical issues where railway vehicles or the signalling system are concerned.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• A-levels
• Minimum compulsory education

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Initiative: Level 1

Orientation within reach: Level 1

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Team work and cooperation: Level 1

Mechanical handling

People related to the field of mechanical handling are interested in the assembly, maintenance, repair and use of machines, tools and installations. Some good examples of professional activities in the field of mechanical handling are adjusting and configuring machines, reviewing technical equipment to detect incidents in their operation, handling machinery in production processes and driving specialised vehicles.

Internal port traffic master

Industrial Labourer

Bus driver

Tower-crane assembler

Food handler on fishing vessels

• Work hours

  Full-time with flexible hours, which are determined by the route timetables scheduled.

• Salary

  Salary range: between 16.819 and 21.272 euros annum gross. Median: 18.915 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Specialist staff