Consultation outcome
We have now published separate guides for:
- train operators
Published 6 June 2019 - medical and occupational psychological fitness requirements and recognition process
Published 6 June 2019 - train driver training requirements, examination requirements and recognition process
Published 6 June 2019 - suspending or withdrawing a train driving licence
Published 6 June 2019 - train drivers appealing against decisions made by their employer regarding their train driving certificate
Published 6 June 2019
We have also published a key facts leaflet for train drivers.
The Railway Safety and Standards Board has published a number of Railway Industry Standards which are relevant to the TDLCR and these are referred to in our guides above.
The Rail Delivery Group has also published guidance on meeting the requirements of the TDLCR for its members.
February 2019 consultation
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Date published: 6 February 2019
Closing date: 22 March 2019
We have updated and simplified the guidance and have consulted on a new suite of four guides to replace the old single guidance document.
The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010 (TDLCR) require all train drivers on the mainline railway to hold a licence and a certificate to drive a train. TDLCR implement European Directives 2007/59/EC and 2014/82/EU which aim to make Europe’s railways more efficient and competitive and to make it easier to operate cross-border rail services. The final implementation date for TDLCR was 29 October 2018.
Now that the final implementation date has passed and we have experience of administering the licence arrangements we have been reviewing our existing published guidance on TDLCR.
The aim is to target the guides at different people with duties under the regulations to make it easier to find topics. We have also produced expanded guidance on the process we follow when considering the suspension or withdrawal of a licence.
This consultation covered three new guides and key facts leaflet: a guide for train operators, a guide to the medical and occupational psychological fitness requirements, a guide to the training and examination requirements and a key facts leaflet for train drivers.
An overview of TDLCR requirements was also attached for background information.
ORR response to consultation
ORR response to issues raised in consultation
16 August 2019
Consultation documents
Guide for train operators
Guide to the medical and occupational psychological fitness requirements
Guide to the training and examination requirements
Key facts leaflet for train drivers
6 February 2019