Train driver and locomotive engineer

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for train driver and locomotive engineer selection in the rail, transit, road transport, maritime, and logistics sector with 5 skill areas: situational judgment, attention and concentration, numerical reasoning, spatial reasoning and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Spatial reasoning — Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. A signal displays a steady red aspect. What must the driver do before entering the block?

   • A. Reduce speed and continue if the track looks clear
   • B. Stop and proceed only when authorized by rule or signal change
   • C. Sound the horn and pass at walking pace
   • D. Reverse to the previous station

2. You approach a level crossing with barriers still lowering and a vehicle on the road. What is best?

   • A. Apply brakes and stop before the crossing; report the hazard
   • B. Increase power to clear the crossing quickly
   • C. Assume the vehicle will reverse in time
   • D. Proceed because the timetable is tight

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.