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The present writer cannot recall a time in his childhood when he wanted to be an engine driver (fire brigade having been his line at the time). Perhaps this earlier indifference becomes an advantage when turning from enthusiastic concern with technological perfection towards a psychological interest in the role of the driver as the key man in the system. Although many ergonomists and applied psychologists are known to be railway fans, remarkably little has been published on which to draw for a skill analysis. Recently, some work towards such an aim has become available (Rohmert, 1973, Mashour, 1974), certain detailed aspects have been dealt with by Davis (1966) and by Buck (1963a). Apart from these, there seems to exist a large body of directly relevant information emanating from the Japanese Railway Labour Science Institute. The present writer believes that his Japanese railway ergonomist colleagues may have covered some of the ground to be explored in this paper. Unfortunately, only brief summaries are available to readers not conversant with the Japanese language.
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Branton, P. (1978). The Train Driver. In: Singleton, W.T. (eds) The analysis of practical skills. The study of Real Skills. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6188-6_9
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