(20/3/23) 756001 crew training at Newport (3Q33 Newport-Swindon) & STJ (3Q34 Swindon-Cardiff Canton)

[@NELincsTransport]

Great capture

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Cool. 👍

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Great video👍

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[@gavin9038]

Do you mean driver training or onboard crew? I've no idea how train drivers are trained to be honest, guess it would be on simulators or something though

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I believe this was driver and guard (traincrew) training, but with the Stadler (manufacturer) banners in the windows and a man with a laptop I believe Stadler were doing tests on the trains as well. TfW have simulators, and I believe most of the Train Operating Companies do, but all operators ultimately have to train drivers and guards on the real trains. These runs went outside of TfW's operating area (Swindon!) because that was the route they could get _paths_ (slots in the working timetable) on. That's OK though, because these runs were for training the drivers and guards to be qualified to work the Class 756, not the route (it's not like a bus licence where you pass in one bus model and can then drive any).

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