First step– medical board

In the subway and commuter trains every now and then they announce the hiring of machinists. Pretty modest initial requirements (it is enough to be a man under 40 with a secondary education) and a good salary attracts many, but the path to the chair of the "electric train captain" turns out to be long and full of obstacles...

The driver needs to have iron health: driving an electric train is a harmful job. This is a big load on vision and hearing, exposure to electromagnetic radiation and vibration, dusty air (including metal dust, especially in the subway). It is no coincidence that the driver's working day (or night) begins with mandatory medical examination: blood pressure, temperature, heart activity, alcohol test. Therefore, no matter where you decide to study: in one of the electric depots (if we are talking about the subway) or at a college (for working on electric trains), the first thing you will have to face is a harsh medical board. First, doctors will carefully check your health, then you will undergo a psychological test to find out if you are ready to be responsible for hundreds of people, to be collected and attentive for a long time, to make decisions in just a split second.

In some educational institutions, for example, in the specialized Railway College N 52, the requirements are softer: it is enough to bring a regular medical certificate (086-y). However, before the last - train - practice, you still have to go through a medical examination in full: after two years of study, your health may deteriorate (vision - due to computers, hearing - due to players, etc.). And if some indicators turn out to be below the norm (most of the candidates are eliminated at medical examinations), then you will not be a machinist - you will have to be content with the profession of a locksmith and repair cars.

The main stages of the medical examination:

vision test (it must be perfect), fundus conditions

audiogram (hearing test)

bicycle ergometry

fluorography

tests, certificates of vaccinations, an extract from a medical card

examine medical specialists: a surgeon, a neurologist, a dentist, an otolaryngologist, a general practitioner.

If there is a deferment from military service, then it should not be related to health. Drivers undergo a medical examination once every three years.

The machinists– through college

If everything is in order with health and psyche, you can start training. Electric train drivers in Moscow are trained by two educational institutions: Railway College N 52 and Moscow College of Railway Transport. Here, within the framework of primary vocational education (VET), one can learn to become an assistant driver in ten months (after grade 11) or in two years and ten months (after grade 9). In principle, this may be enough to start a profession, but it is better to get deeper knowledge and an average professional education(SPO), enrolling in the specialty " Technical operation rolling stock of railways. Studying will take two years and ten months after grade 11 and almost four years after grade 9, but college graduates receive more highly qualified"technician".

To enter the Railway College N 52 after the 9th grade, you need to pass an exam in physics and the Russian language (dictation), after the 11th - in mathematics and Russian (exposition). At the Moscow College of Railway Transport, Russian (dictation) and mathematics (oral) are waiting for you.

During your studies, you will receive the rank of a rolling stock repairman (having passed the exam after industrial training), and then proceed to study the main disciplines: Maintenance electric trains, auto brakes, etc.

To study in the underground

Colleges train universal specialists for both suburban trains and subways, but those who want to work in the subway usually prefer a different path: they choose a depot (subway line), go to the appropriate personnel department and declare their intention to become a machinist. The Depot sends the candidate for training to the Training and Production Center (UPC) of the Moscow Metro.

Studying is rich: first you need to go through a mandatory locksmith practice and get a grade, then study the equipment of an electric train, get acquainted with numerous instructions and professional terminology.

Vyacheslav Garanin, Head of the UOC of the Moscow Metro:

- Behind recent times we managed to significantly reduce the training time: now we train assistant drivers in one month, and drivers in six months. This was achieved through the introduction of modern technologies: computer programs that allow you to study in detail the equipment of wagons, educational films (to see with your own eyes how, for example, wagons are assembled, you do not have to go to the factory), unique simulators, ready-made illustrated notes for each student ( they save 70% of the teacher's time).

The final of the first stage of training is train practice. It runs for several weeks on an electric train along a specific route. An important condition is that by this time the student must already be 18 years old. After successfully passing the exam, the graduate is awarded the qualification of "assistant driver". He will have to work in this position from several months (in the subway) to two years (on suburban trains): technical condition trains, observe the boarding, respond to requests via the “passenger-driver” connection and, of course, learn from the driver the experience in driving an electric train.

Here, locomotive control is learned at a new level: future drivers are engaged in simulators that imitate train control, learn how to get out of emergency situations. Training lasts four to six months, after which the graduate receives the right to drive an electric train.

Finally, the "fired" newcomer sits down at the driver's controller - the main train control lever. He must gain experience, grow from a 4th class driver to a 1st class driver, and then take the position of an instructor driver. To increase the rank, the driver again undergoes training and takes an exam.

For those who have proven themselves well, the depot can offer free training at the Moscow state university means of communication, and a specialist with a higher engineering education on the railway has much more opportunities for growth. So, in the administration of JSC Russian Railways or in the Office of State Railway Supervision there are leaders who once worked as machinists.

Career and salary

Volume passenger traffic is constantly growing, the lines are developing. therefore suburban trains and subways are in constant need of drivers and assistants. But, before you connect your life with driving an electric train, you should know that this is not a job for a year or two. In order to become "their own" on the railway, she will have to devote most of her life. The salary of the driver's assistants is from 15 thousand rubles, experienced drivers, receiving bonuses and allowances, earn up to 25-30 thousand rubles.

A large number of people who ride the subway, trains, trains, never thought about who controls the mechanism. After all, the safety of passengers depends on the driver. After various accidents, many asked the question: will the person who managed the train return to work? In most cases, the drivers return to their duties. Psychologists help them with this. Many enterprises in this area are initially engaged in testing those who are going to become a machinist. Some people can't do it.

It can be noted that, for example, there are practically no female drivers in the subway. After all, this is really not an easy job. Psychologists note that out of approximately 100 people who arrive at the personnel departments, only one becomes a machinist. 50% decreases immediately for "family" reasons. The reason is that not everyone is happy with night shifts and weekend work. The second point is the inconsistency of health with the profession. For example, the load on the driver's vision is huge.

Another sifting factor is deductions for academic failure. The profession of a machinist does not require higher education, but fundamental knowledge and an excellent memory are needed there. Some still do not pass the test of a psychologist.

How to become a train driver

A train driver is also called a locomotive driver. A job for someone who likes to travel and wants to travel around the country. For those who have the opportunity to be away from home for several days or weeks. Also, the profession of a train driver has the following advantages: a decent salary and a good pension.

Requirements for a train driver:

• Age - from 18 years old;
• Test for the presence of drugs in the blood;
• The ability to be in a state of loneliness for a long period of time and in emergency situations.

Machinist - training

The train driver must undergo training, which consists of a theoretical and practical part. The duration of training can be several weeks or months. Many machinists are trained at railroad companies, but there are also those who study at colleges, after they graduate they receive an associate's degree in transportation. To get started, it is better to get an entry level, such as a worker, brake operator or handler degree, so that there is experience and additional skills. A driver who will drive suburban trains would benefit greatly from the experience of driving a bus.

After completing the training, you need to pass exams and if successful, then a license is issued. After that, you can start earning experience. Periodically, it is necessary to undergo additional certification to prove the relevance of the license.

How to become a subway driver

Getting a job as a subway driver is quite difficult, as the competition for a place is very high. This is due to the fact that this position has a solid social package, namely: wage, social guarantees, 45 days paid vacation and free higher education. For the position of a subway driver, they take, basically, only men. All because of the high complexity of the profession, and you also need to be constantly attentive.

How to become a driver's assistant

After entering a job, it is necessary to study for the specialty of an assistant driver in a special training center. The training, which lasts several months on weekdays, will include the structure of the composition, the functions of levers and buttons, duties, and first aid skills. After graduation, you need to pass exams. After that, you will have to work as an assistant driver and then pass another exam. After that, they will be allowed to train the driver. It will be necessary to pass two exams after graduation: knowledge of the track and “emergency games”. After training, you need to travel with an experienced driver who will insure. Then there will be a knowledge test for admission to control the mechanism on your own.

We can draw the following conclusion - it takes about a year to acquire the profession of a machinist. And in order to establish itself in place, it takes three years.

Initially, the driver does not have any class. Only after working for a year can he pass the exam for the third class, after two years of work in the profession for the second, and after three for the first. With an increase in class, there is an increase in salary by 10%.

Perhaps you will be interested.

At the railway technical school, which you can enter after graduating from 9 classes secondary school. The list of disciplines taught to future machinists is very extensive. To control a train, you will need knowledge of its technical characteristics, railway traffic rules, safety precautions, etc., for example, on-board computers have appeared in modern trains, and knowledge of the principles of their operation will also be needed. The computer sets the movement parameters, calculates the movement routes, and moves the locomotive from its place.

Features of the profession

The specialty of the profession is the knowledge various types locomotives, because it is impossible to predict exactly where a graduate of a technical school will have to work and what train to manage. Locomotives are divided into diesel locomotive and electric locomotive, as well as the range of the route. In addition, there are passenger and freight trains, depending on whether they carry people or goods.

Physically strong young men with a stable psyche can go to study as a driver, because the situation on the road is unpredictable. Various accidents are not uncommon, because the driver always goes on a flight only with. By the way, a graduate of a technical school will never immediately be appointed a machinist - at first only an assistant in order to get the necessary train practice. An assistant driver will have to work for at least two years, and then pass an exam. Such difficulties are due to the fact that the train driver is trusted with the lives of hundreds of people, therefore his level must be professional, and his qualifications are high. It is possible to train as a subway driver directly at the depot at the subway line - it will be enough to complete the courses and pass the exam.

Only a long-distance driver always works with an assistant; an electric train driver alone is able to cope with the transportation of passengers. Long-distance routes are divided into certain sections. Each driver is an expert only in his section, that is, in the course of the train, new locomotives are connected to him several times, which are controlled by different drivers.

At railway stations there are rest rooms for drivers, because the work of people in this profession is physically costly and difficult.

The profession of a machinist today is in demand, highly paid and will remain so for a long time. The driver can find applications for his knowledge on the railway, subway, mines and large factories with internal railway communication.

To drive a train, you need to choose a career either on the railway or in the subway. As a rule, this is a male job that requires special education. You can start driving a train both in your youth and in more mature years.

You will need

• - excellent health;
• - skills of work as a locksmith;
• - secondary education;
• - identification documents.

Instruction

Enter the railway school as an assistant. If you fit the age, the training will be free. During it, you will have to practice as a mechanic in order to know how a diesel locomotive and an electric locomotive work. Such skills in the work of the driver are necessary. It is necessary to study with incomplete secondary education for 3.5 years, and after the eleventh grade - 1.5 years. At the end of the training there will be train practice. Pass exams and defend your thesis.

Pass the medical examination. This is one of the most difficult stages: the driver needs a truly iron health. Driving trains is hard work, you have to work day and night. There are strict restrictions on weight, cardiovascular diseases, neurology, etc. As a rule, those who served in are taken to work. But there are not enough of them, so other candidates may be considered.

Work as a double. After a certain number of routes, you will be asked to take exams at the depot itself. After that, you will begin the experience of an assistant driver. After a few months of such work, if everything is fine, you will be promoted to the driver.

Contact the personnel department of the depot if the school is long overdue and you want to drive the train. Bring basic documents with you: passport, TIN, certificate of pension insurance, work book, military ID. If the depot needs employees, you will be asked to undergo a medical examination.

When the health meets the requirements, the applicant is sent to a dorm school. There, for two months you will study as an assistant driver and at the same time work as an understudy on a diesel locomotive or electric locomotive. After completing the training, you will become a full-fledged employee of the railway. And in a year, if there are no complaints about your work, you will receive a driver's license of the 4th class.

Complete a similar training as an assistant electric train driver for work in the subway. You should contact any depot of this organization. You will have to undergo a comprehensive psychological examination, the strictest medical examination, and an interview with the future management. You will be offered to purchase a locksmith category, and then sent to a training and production center. A few months of training will end with an internship in the status of an assistant. To become a full-fledged machinist, you will have to study and train again with a more experienced partner.

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• Electric train driver - only forward

One of the most demanded vacancies in the field of transport is a driver, in particular, an electric train driver. But for the development of this specialty it is required special education, which can be passed in one of the secondary educational institutions.

You will need

• - certificate of secondary education;
• - certificate of passing the exam or GIA;
• - medical certificate;
• - Photo.

Instruction

Enroll in a secondary specialized educational institution (college) with a specialty - college or technical school railway transport. There are such schools in many cities. For admission, you must have a general or complete secondary education. In the first case, the training period will be 4, and in the second - 3 years.

Among the many working specialties, there are those that have been dreamed of since childhood. They are shrouded in a halo of romance and high professionalism. One of them is the profession of "train driver". He is the most important in railway transport, and his activities are related to the management of the locomotive.

A brief excursion into the history of the profession

As soon as the first rails were laid and the first train was released, the question of its management became acute. For a trip to be successful, not only relevant knowledge is required, but also specific character traits.

In Russia, the profession of "train driver" originated back in 1834. Initially, small trains of only four cars ran along the rails. Their speed did not exceed 33 km / h. But after the increase in power and speed up to 42 km / h, people were needed to cope with the increasing load. Therefore, training courses were organized to gain knowledge and skills in railway transport management.

Machinists were especially in demand at the time Soviet Union. The laying of rails proceeded at a tremendous pace, various trains for the transport of goods and passengers were produced in the country. Qualified people were required, fully trained to manage the composition.

Characteristic features of the specialty

The profession of a machinist is more often seen as a purely masculine one. However, no one will limit the female representatives if they deign to learn this skill. But in order for the choice to be conscious, it is necessary to know exactly the description of the profession "train driver".

The specialty has a number of specific features that you should pay attention to. Activity requires not only endurance, but also excellent health. Therefore, upon admission to the appropriate educational institution, a medical certificate of fitness will be required.

The profession of "train driver" implies knowledge technical features machines and automatic devices located in the cab of the locomotive.

The driver needs the utmost concentration. To prevent an accident, you need to pay attention to road signs, weather conditions and instrument readings. Assistants are always placed on long-distance trains, who secure the main driver and give them the opportunity to relax.

Basic duties of a locomotive driver

When the train is moving, the driver with an assistant performs the following main functions:

• follow the signs and signals on the railway track;
• monitor the readings of the dashboard, which indicates the smooth operation of the entire rolling stock;
• monitor the condition of the locomotive, its integrity;
• give the established signals at the entrance to the station;
• responsible for the safety of maneuvers;
• upon detection of malfunctions, they are obliged to immediately inform the station on duty.

The profession of "train driver" involves frequent absences from home. But it gives you the opportunity to see many new places. Therefore, people who crave new experiences and are ready to explore specifications railway transport, often choose this specialty.

Toy railway

Those children who write an essay on the topic “My future profession is a train driver” during career guidance lessons need to visit the children's railway.

Such organizations already exist in many Russian cities. For those who dream of driving on rails not only a toy, but a real full-fledged train, special training is organized. After receiving necessary knowledge the guys can work as real conductors, on duty at the station, and even help the driver to drive a real train with passengers.

The children's railway not only provides entertainment services for young children, but is also an institution additional education. Children aged 8 to 15 can study various railway specialties and consolidate their skills in practice.

The profession of "train driver" for children is mastered not only in classrooms. On real trains of a slightly reduced format and on a narrower rail track, under the strict guidance of an adult, a teenager masters the basics of complex craftsmanship.

Everything is real on the children's railway. To the extent technically possible, all equipment corresponds to that on general purpose tracks. And, although the rails do not have access to a common track, the composition is fully consistent with a full-fledged passenger locomotive and the people are real.

Driving skill training

For those who dream of conquering a heavy car and becoming a manager of a long train, it is useful to know where to get the profession of a train driver. They teach specialties in railway technical schools, admission is possible after 9 classes of a comprehensive school.

The main disciplines that future students will study are related to technical sciences, the rules for the safety of transportation of people and goods, and the basics of railway traffic.

In order to competently manage the whole composition, it is necessary to study its characteristics and have knowledge in software and principles of its work.

To fulfill the dream, it remains only to choose the nearest educational institution, the list of which is quite extensive. Among the most famous are: Saratov, Samara, Orenburg, Penza technical schools of railway transport.

To obtain a higher education, it is necessary to enter state higher education institutions of communications, where you can get the profession of a train driver and the qualification of a railway engineer. The universities are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Rostov, the Far East and other regions.

Demand for the profession

Before choosing future profession it is important to know its prospects. The locomotive driver specialization occupies a leading position in the list published by " Russian newspaper" a couple of years ago.

The demand is evidenced by the requests of employers at labor exchanges, among which 33% of the total number corresponded to the work of a “driver”.

Advantages of the specialty and its disadvantages

Like any other, the profession of a machinist has its undeniable advantages. One of them is associated with the halo of romance, when a person is constantly on the road and sees many new places. But this advantage also creates a disadvantage. The specifics of the profession forces a person to be away from the family for a long time, which may not suit some.

But the colossal responsibility for the lives of passengers and the safety of cargo guarantees decent wages. Russian railways, in addition to providing their employees with additional support in the form of bonuses, vouchers to a sanatorium and long vacations.

The downside is the high load on the body and the impact harmful factors on health. The driver's shift lasts for 12 hours, which he spends in a confined space and concentrates his attention to the utmost.

thorny path

After training, all specialists start their journey with an assistant driver. Depending on the basic education and practical skills, a novice specialist can hold the position of an assistant from several months to two years.

Only after testing by a professional and passing an appropriate interview is a person trusted to independently lead

In order to become a driver, you need to study for the law, and to train as an electric train driver, you will need to at least go to study at a college or technical school. Where to apply for an electric train driver in Moscow? Let's find out.

Let's start with the most important. If almost anyone can study law, then with the training of a train driver, everything is not so simple. After all, not all categories of citizens are allowed to drive trains.

And some of this work is not suitable for family reasons. Due to long flights, night shifts, weekend work and holidays many refuse to train as a train driver before they even start. Health does not allow someone, and this work is harmful and carries a heavy burden. In a word, not everyone can manage trains.

But someone still manages them. Yes, and statistics stubbornly show that training as an electric train driver in Moscow is always in demand, places in educational institutions are occupied and there are never any difficulties with recruitment.

Requirements for train driver training

Although higher education is not required for this profession, the candidate must still have knowledge of staff management and technical equipment. Therefore, those wishing to enter the college or technical school as an electric train driver need to seriously prepare for training, and already during the educational process, it is necessary to study well.

Working in this profession is a big responsibility. Here they are waiting for strong guys who have served in the army. Therefore, after training, you will need to serve. These are the conditions.

Recruitment for training train drivers in Moscow

Recruitment for training electric train drivers in Moscow is open not only in Russian Railways, but also in the Metropolitan. Candidates under the age of 35 who have served in the army and have a technical education are invited to work. For those wishing to work as a driver in the subway, the metro provides training, having previously selected future drivers through a competition.

What selection process do candidates go through to become an electric train driver in the Moscow metro? If we talk about the subway, then here they accept with a specialized technical education. Profile - that is, technical and previously obtained, for example, in a railway technical school. In short, this path is not for beginners.

The competitive basis consists of 3 parts:

1. The candidate is given a task, there is a commission of employees who also ask questions in order to ascertain the level of technical knowledge. Those who successfully pass this stage, go to the next.
2. Interview with a psychologist. Helps to find out how the candidate is balanced, has self-control and is capable of upcoming energy-intensive shifts.
3. Medical Commission. The candidate should not have problems with vision, hearing, he should not have chronic diseases and heart problems. You will also need to go through a narcologist, a psychiatrist and a skin and venereal dispensary.

If you go through all the stages, then you can act as an electric train driver. In the metro train for 6 months and 3 weeks. After passing the theory and practice (half of the term of study), students are enrolled in the state and paid a scholarship. But the learning is still going on. Each stage of training ends with an exam, those who do not pass the exam are expelled.

In an educational institution, strict discipline and students are required to comply with it. Upon completion of training as a subway train driver, an employee, as a rule, is required to work in the subway for 3 years.

After completing the training and passing the exam, the student receives the qualification of "assistant driver". In his official duties includes: monitor the health of the train, closely monitor the boarding and disembarking of passengers, answer the calls of the passengers of the driver and learn how to operate the electric train from the driver.

The train driver training does not end there. Employees are periodically retrained. They practice on simulators that simulate the operation of a train, study emergency situations and solve technical problems. They pass exams for advanced training, and upon successful completion, they receive an additional payment to wages.

Train driver training from scratch

Russian Railways also invites electric train drivers to train. Health conditions are the same, but in order to become an electric train driver, you can still not have any education other than school.

They train electric train drivers, for example, at the Railway College No. 52 and the Moscow College of Railway Transport.

You can go to study here after 11th grade or 9th grade. The terms of training will depend on the specialty received and the education received earlier. The minimum is 10 months, and the maximum is about 4 years.

Summarize. You can apply for a train driver in Moscow in several educational institutions, and if you have a technical education, you can also go through short-term training. Recruitment is carried out in colleges and technical schools of the Russian Railways, as well as by training centers Metropolitan.

The result of train driver training is not a job. The candidate is expected to reach the age of 18 and have served in the army. It will be possible to start work first as an assistant. After a few years, it is possible to apply for the position of a machinist. This is how it is - a difficult position as a machinist, but it is easy to go this way if this is your calling, and not just a job.