Description

Railway yard workers regulate yard traffic, couple and uncouple trains and perform related yard activities. Railway track maintenance workers operate machines and equipment to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks. They are employed by railway transport companies.

Job Titles

• Locomotive maintenance attendant
• Yard trainman/woman
• Yard worker – railway

Main Duties

• Operate control panel switches from railway yard tower to set traffic signals and to activate train switches that regulate railway traffic in railway yards
• Operate car retarders, turntables and track switches to align locomotives and cars as required for coupling, uncoupling or servicing
• Switch cars according to instructions which indicate the location, disposition and number of cars
• Lubricate moving parts of railway cars and locomotives.

Workplaces

• Railway transport companies

Skills

• Equipment and Tool Selection
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance
• Quality Control Testing

Abilities

• Control of Settings
• Depth Perception
• Far Vision
• Glare Tolerance
• Gross Body Coordination

Personal Attributes

• Adaptability
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Active Learning
• Analytical Thinking

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Source: OaSIS