TRAFFIC TRAINING SCHOOL

Welcome to the Traffic Training School website which aims to take
its readers from “zero to hero” in terms of operating best practice
for locomotive crews in railway preservation schemes.

Check out the prospectus or simply hover the mouse over a roundhouse door to see what is in there, and then knock on the door (click the mouse!) to enter the site.

Steam locomotive cab controls The approach adopted has to been to educate, inform and entertain both the general locomotive enthusiast as well as those training for footplate duties. The site is designed to be easy to use, both for students reading the text in the manner of a book (“text mode”), as well as for those who wish to use the site as a source of reference material (“reference mode”).

The site aims to be correct, coherent and complete. It is not intended to be the one, definitive and all encompassing treatise on locomotives, but to present all the information and background necessary to enable footplate staff to successfully satisfy such traction examinations as they may undertake in order to become fully qualified for footplate duties. A steam locomotive giant

Diesel locomotive cab controls The educational approach that underpins this site is well worth a look since it explains how this site differs from most “traditional” expositions of the subject matter. (Note that, for any new Internet session, you will be asked to accept a disclaimer whereupon you can enter the main site. It is also the case that the term “Fireman”, “Second Man” or whatever is used throughout to indicate people of either gender without prejudice.)

A website tutorial is also present in the Help page to assist new users get the best out of the site.

(Note that although largely focussed on UK operations there is also much of interest to North American readers.)