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Simulating can be stimulating: virtual reality is the next best thing to putting a trainee train driver on the track. But no-one's going to get hurt no matter what mistakes he makes.

Publication: International Railway Journal
Publication Date: 01-MAR-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Simulating can be stimulating: virtual reality is the next best thing to putting a trainee train driver on the track. But no-one's going to get hurt no matter what mistakes he makes.(Simulation)

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VIRTUAL reality and computer based training (CBT) techniques lie at the heart of a French company's approach to simulation for train driver training. Virtual reality enables the training programmes to put trainees in exceptional situations to test reflexes without actual risk.

The programmes cover guided, interactive, and assessment modes, supplemented by a basket of software tools that enable courses to be tailored to the individual needs of railway operators. Oktal's multimedia training modules, partial task trainers, and full-scale simulators can be connected to each other within the same structure to offer services from information and initial training through to advanced training....

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