Train driver's manual

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You want to be an engine driver? It's not that simple - it's not a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing the brakes and opening the regulator. Where is the whistle? Which handle operates the brakes and what is a regulator? And so you really want to be in a locomotive cab where your front will bake and your rear freeze? Over the years, accidents have occurred on the railways and to prevent a reoccurence, rules have been made. Here, Colin Maggs has assembled a collection of illustrated railwaymen's handbooks which were required reading for a footplate man. These answer all the questions and more