Train Manager - Working conditions
Kaiwhakahaere Tereina
Working Conditions
Train managers work on urban commuter trains, long distance passenger trains and in railway stations.
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A train manager helps passengers with luggage on a long distance passenger train
Most train managers work on urban commuter trains
Equipment
Equipment train managers may use includes:
- a ticket wallet containing tickets, a clipper and a small amount of cash
- an intercom system
- a ticketing machine
- timetables, tickets and luggage labels
- passenger lists on long distance passenger trains
- cash register on long distance passenger trains.
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A train manager takes cash in the canteen of a long distance passenger train
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A train manager attaches a luggage label to a bag
Hours
Train managers work in rostered shifts, which may include evenings and weekends.
Train managers working on long distance passenger trains work three shifts of 13 hours, then have four days off.
Contact with people
Train managers work in teams and interact with a wide variety of people including:
- passengers
- locomotive engineers
- ticket assistants
- signalman
- train controllers
- platform staff
- other train managers.
Updated
November 2009
