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The Taiwan Railways Type 900 electric train, known as the “most beautiful shuttle bus in history,” will be scheduled to operate and transport passengers before the Spring Festival (2021). The list of 39 test teams selected by Taiwan Railways Sea Selection has been published, but it has caused discontent with the list. Half of them are supervisors, displacing top-of-the-line sports car drivers who are familiar with new car opportunities. They wait for the bases to take classes before the train runs. It’s like catching a duck on the shelves and wondering if it will be pushed to the front line after an accident. For this, Taiwan Railway said test runs are required. Education preparation, training and standard operating procedures need to be completed by cadres and drivers together, and the proportion of drivers accounts for about 60%.

After the Type 900 electric train arrived in Taiwan on October 24, related performance tests began. It is expected to be tested on the road in November. Taiwan Railways recently announced a roster of 39 people on the test team, but it caused dissatisfaction among base drivers. Unwilling to be identified, Driver A revealed to Apple News that the Type 900 electric train had been delivered. The new train will be tested between the new train and the completion of the test and operation. Right now, it’s best for all front-line staff to have access to the new car. Opportunities, but recently the Railroad Administration has established a test team, among which cadres and supervisors who are not front-line drivers account for about half.

Mr. A explained that only 23 of these 39 people have been hired as drivers, and 4 of them have been transferred to internal service and management, so there are only 19 drivers in the front-line sports car, representing only 4% of the 9 people.

Furthermore, Mr A said that it is ironic that when recruiting test team members from various locations, they were required to go to the General Administration to support relevant documents and reports in addition to the vehicle test. This prompted the office staff who should have completed the written information in the office. The person who should test the unit went to the General Administration to write a report.

Mr. A emphasized that this type of test arrangement will result in most drivers not receiving full new car training, and they are concerned that they will be able to pick up passengers immediately after verification. How many drivers can know the state of the train? Taiwan Railway also announces that new trains can be put on the line before the Spring Festival. It does not take into account the frontline staff training program. When the time comes, a lesson will be given to the bases and the train information books will be sent to the shelves. If an accident occurs, if it should be pressed again Front line personnel?

In addition, Mr. A said that the non-front line personnel should observe the driving operation and record the driving suggestions, and leave the crew to the lower level driver. “It is not the boss and the driver who rob the crew to earn overtime.”

Taiwan Railways stated that before the newly purchased vehicle is put into operation, it must implement various test and acceptance procedures in accordance with the contract specifications. To avoid delay in the test progress, the test equipment is openly selected. The test team has a total of 39 people, including drivers. There are a total of 23 people with the locomotive boss, which represents about 60% of the team members, all of whom have passed the excellent driver selection and will be used as type 900 seed trainers in the future.

In addition, Taiwan Railways stated that in addition to being responsible for the driving work of the Type 900 during the test run, the test team is also responsible for drawing up a test run plan, measuring the train performance data, helping to review vehicle performance parameters, prepare educational and training materials and standard operating procedures. The driving supervision chart and the driver (locomotive master) are run jointly, and the relevant education and training are completed before the 900’s official operation to ensure driving safety.

Wu Changzhi, head of the cultural propaganda team of the Taiwan Railway Workers’ Union, said the test is to detect flaws. The second-line instructor has some level of understanding of the models, and the test team needs people with experience and knowledge of maintenance to spot problems during the test and ask for Korean. Corrections must be made by the company, otherwise it would be too late to seek compensation from the manufacturer until the car is officially leaked. (Li Zihui / Taipei Report)