Software and Hardware Simulators for Train Drivers Training: Overview of Possibilities and Effects of Application

EN: The task of mastering and improving practical skills is one of the most difficult tasks in the process of education and training of specialists in any brunch of industry. Thanks to the rapid development of computer and information technologies, this problem could be solved through the use of multimedia simulators realised using software simulators or by application of hybrid simulators using the equipment of a real train. The paper describes the possibilities of training drivers and students to effective driving modes of train using the developments of universities.