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

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Freight Train Driver Course provides practical, hands-on training to ensure safe and confident driving in real situations. You will learn detailed checks before departure and while on the train, inspections of wagons and locomotives, braking systems, and performance limits. You will master the rules, documentation, handling of hazardous materials, signalling, route planning, human factors, and emergency responses to make every trip 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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