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smee_1972 asked in Cars & TransportationRail · 1 decade ago

Break Legislation for Train Drivers?

I work in road transport. There is a complex set of regulations governing how long a driver may drive before taking a break, how long that break must be, how long he needs to have off between shifts and at weekends etc...

I am wondering, is there a similar set of regulations for train drivers? *Surely* there must be but, apart from the bog standard Working Time Directive which applies to nearly all workers, I cannot see anything specific to train drivers.

Any train drivers out there who can help???

Thanks!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    the rules and regulations governing train drivers are some of the toughest in the world.

    i suggest for details you either contact Aslef the drivers union or ATOC for more specific information

    Source(s): I work on the rail way
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    By your wording I am assuming you are in the U.K. But here in the States there is a federal hours of service act.

    It allows a maximum of 12 hrs per shift with a minimum of 8 hours break between.

    That's all, no maximum number of shifts per week or month.

    In peak traffic time you can (an do) work 8 or 10 shifts per week endlessly.

    Past time for some changes but anytime the federal gov't gets involved all they do is make things worse.

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