%0 Journal Article %T Analysis of technical means used in EU for training of railway transport employees %A Gediminas VAI£¿I¨±NAS %A Victoria ZHYZHKO %J Transport Problems : an International Scientific Journal %D 2009 %I Silesian University of Technology %X Experience in training specialists of various professions in railway transport in European and CIS countries shows that the training consists, as a rule, of several basic stages: theoretical preparation, practical training and examinations or testing. Specific feature of practical training for railway transport employees is the usage of technical means, which to the maximum extent approximate the training conditions to those of further professional activity. For creation of new technical means of training, analysis of structures of simulators intended for training of railway transport specialists of various professions would be interesting. Below we will examine the most specific means being used in railways, underground railroads and in educational institutions. %U http://transportproblems.polsl.pl/pl/Archiwum/2009/zeszyt4/2009t4z4_07.pdf