{"id":7393,"date":"2023-05-05T17:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ducr.cz\/?page_id=7393"},"modified":"2024-07-04T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:38:07","slug":"driving-railway-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/du.gov.cz\/en\/topics\/driving-railway-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving railway vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7393\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7393-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7393-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7393-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-secondarycrossroads panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-secondarycrossroads so-widget-ducr-secondarycrossroads-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"blank__block ducr__related\">\n    <div class=\"ducr__related-crossroads\">\n                    <div class=\"ducr__primary-crossroads-item\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/du.gov.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/megaphone.png\" class=\"ducr__primary-crossroads-item-icon\" alt=\"megaphone\" \/>                <a href=\"https:\/\/du.gov.cz\/en\/topics\/driving-railway-vehicles\/train-drivers-licence\/\" class=\"ducr__primary-crossroads-item-link\"\n                    aria-label=\"Train driver&#039;s licence\"\n                                        >\n                    Train driver&#039;s licence                                    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7393-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7393-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7393-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-titleandtext panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-titleandtext so-widget-ducr-titleandtext-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 id=\"sowtit-competence-to-drive-railway-vehicles-and-vehicles-operated-using-other-guided-transport-systems-vehicles\">Competence to drive railway vehicles and vehicles operated using other guided transport systems (\u201cvehicles\u201d)<\/h2><div class=\"ducr__text\"><ul>\n<li>The professional competence of persons driving a vehicle is governed by Act No. 266\/1994 Coll., the Railways Act, as amended, and Decree No. 16\/2012 Coll., as amended.<\/li>\n<li>The medical fitness of persons driving a vehicle is assessed in accordance with Decree No. 101\/1995 Coll., as amended.<\/li>\n<li>Vehicles on a local, tramway, trolleybus and special rail system, a cable installation or within a siding can only be driven by persons holding a valid driver's licence to drive the relevant vehicle (Section 45(1) of Act No. 266\/1994 Coll., the Railways Act).<\/li>\n<li>Only persons with a valid train driver's licence and a valid train driver's certificate may drive a train on the national and regional railways (Section 46b(1) of Act No. 266\/1994 Coll., the Railways Act).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7393-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-titleandtext\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-titleandtext so-widget-ducr-titleandtext-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 id=\"sowtit-the-rail-authority-verifies\">The Rail Authority verifies<\/h2><div class=\"ducr__text\"><ul>\n<li>the general professional competence to obtain a train driver's licence<\/li>\n<li>the professional competence to obtain a driver's licence to drive vehicles within a siding or on a local railway<\/li>\n<li>the professional competence to obtain a driver's licence to drive vehicles on cableway installations or to operate a cableway system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7393-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-titleandtext panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-titleandtext so-widget-ducr-titleandtext-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 id=\"sowtit-the-rail-authority-issues\">The Rail Authority issues<\/h2><div class=\"ducr__text\"><ul>\n<li>train drivers' licences<\/li>\n<li>drivers' licences to drive vehicles within a siding or on a local railway<\/li>\n<li>drivers' licences to drive vehicles on cableway installations or to operate a cableway system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7393-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7393-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7393-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-titleandtext panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-titleandtext so-widget-ducr-titleandtext-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 id=\"sowtit-any-person-may-become-a-train-driver-who\">Any person may become a (train) driver who:<\/h2><div class=\"ducr__text\"><ul>\n<li>has reached the age of 20 years;<\/li>\n<li>has attained a minimum level of education (completed secondary education with an apprenticeship certificate in mechanical, electrical, civil engineering or transport engineering);<\/li>\n<li>is fit to drive a railway vehicle or a vehicle operated using other guided transport systems, i.e. has not been convicted upon a final and conclusive judgement of a driving offence or of another deliberate offence where, in view of driving and the applicant's personality, there is a risk that he or she will commit the same or a similar offence while driving such a vehicle and has not been sentenced by a court to a driving ban;<\/li>\n<li>is physically and mentally fit to drive a railway vehicle or a vehicle operated using other guided transport systems;<\/li>\n<li>has completed the prescribed training - a course of general professional competence at an accredited training centre to obtain a train driver's licence, or, as the case may be, has completed theoretical knowledge training, training in a traction vehicle repair shop and driving training to obtain a licence to drive a vehicle within a siding or on a local railway;<\/li>\n<li>has successfully passed the exam with the Rail Authority;<\/li>\n<li>has paid the administrative fee to the Rail Authority;<\/li>\n<li>after obtaining a train driver's licence, has completed a course of special professional competence at an accredited training centre to obtain a train driver's certificate;<\/li>\n<li>has successfully passed the examination on special professional competence with the transport undertaking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7393-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7393-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7393-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ducr-titleandtext panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ducr-titleandtext so-widget-ducr-titleandtext-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 id=\"sowtit-contacts-competence-unit\">Contacts - Competence Unit <\/h2><div class=\"ducr__text\"><p><strong>Head of Unit<\/strong><br \/>\nIng. Luk\u00e1\u0161 Verner, tel. 602 668 934, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:verner@ducr.cz\">verner@ducr.cz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drivers' licences \u2013 sidings, local railways and cableway installations<\/strong><br \/>\nJana Be\u010dv\u00e1\u0159ov\u00e1, tel. 602 149 925, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:becvarova@ducr.cz\">becvarova@ducr.cz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Train drivers' licences<\/strong><br \/>\nRadka Machalick\u00e1, tel. 602 669 176, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:machalicka@ducr.cz\">machalicka@ducr.cz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examinations of train drivers<\/strong><br \/>\nMgr. Martin Prudk\u00fd, tel. 702 248 643, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:prudky@ducr.cz\">prudky@ducr.cz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring system for train drivers' licences<\/strong><br \/>\nPhDr. Jan Bitter, tel. 606 292 707, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:bitter@ducr.cz\">bitter@ducr.cz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Train driver&#039;s licence Competence to drive railway vehicles and vehicles operated using other guided transport systems (\u201cvehicles\u201d) The professional competence of persons driving a vehicle is governed by Act No. 266\/1994 Coll., the Railways Act, as amended, and Decree No. 16\/2012 Coll., as amended. 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