Freight Train Driver Course
This course equips aspiring freight train drivers with essential skills for safe and efficient operations, covering safety checks, route planning, hazardous materials handling, communication, and emergency response in rail transport.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What Will I Learn?
The Freight Train Driver Course provides targeted, practical training to develop safe and confident operations in real-world scenarios. You will learn accurate pre-departure and onboard checks, inspections of wagons and locomotives, braking systems, and performance limits. Gain mastery in rules, documentation, handling of hazardous materials, signalling, route planning, human factors, and emergency response to ensure every trip is compliant, efficient, and well-managed.
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Develop Skills
- Conduct freight train safety checks: brakes, wagons, cargo and locomotive.
- Plan and drive heavy freight: gradients, braking curves and low-adhesion rail.
- Apply rail hazardous materials rules: documents, placards and securement.
- Communicate with yards and control centres using clear, standard radio calls.
- Respond to rail incidents: protect the line, manage spills and report fast.
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