RE: Re: 2108
  prescottt

I guess the licence test would include backing a tram into a Coles loading dock :)

I could understand that it would make sense for drivers employed by a contractor operator like Transdev to have bus driver's licences so that they could have more flexible job options. Or drive the bustitution buses when the trams are down!

It can have its downside. I 've heard that one of the reasons that the diesel buses are often used in place of trolleybuses in Wellington is that the drivers prefer driving the diesels. I'm not familiar with what is required driving a trolleybus, but from my observations in Plzen it looks very much like driving a diesel bus. Perhaps somebody can enlighten me on the difference.

Some aspects of driving a trolleybus (or electric hybrid bus) and a tram wouldn't be that different either I imagine, in theory.

Tony P

---InTramsDownUnder@..., tramsdownunder@...> wrote:

On 05/11/13 10:26, Tony Bailey wrote:
> Yes,
>
> At least one of the Monorail drivers was unable to transfer to the trams as she had no licence at all, but stated that a heavy vehicle licence was required. I suppose that you would need a minimum of an eyesight test and road rules knowledge.
>
It wouldn't surprise me for the RMS to say tram drivers need heavy
articulated truck license, as the tram is large, heavy and articulated.

There are people here with bus licenses - how to they work ?, the
Transport NSW site seems to imply you need TWO certificates - a drivers
licence for the class of vehical AND a passenger vehical driver authority.