What equipment failures allow you to travel with a competent person (non-driver)
DSD/DVD
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If driving with a compentent person (driver) due to an isolated AWS or TPWS what must you do as the driver ? (3 things)
1. Call out aspects of all signals
2. Give commentary on speed reduction to cautionary and stop signals
3. On approach to speed restrictions give commentry on braking
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If you have a competant non-driver with you due to a DSD/DVD fault what two pieces of information do they need ?
How to stop the train in an emergency
How to contact signaller
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After a serious incident you must not distrub evidence unless told you can be any of which 4 people ?
Rail Incident Officer
Police Incident Officer
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Officer
Any other Senior Investigator
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Following a serious incident what must you take note of ?
Any evidence which may be lost with time eg. brake gauge readings or main pressure readings
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Following a collision with an obstruction on the line what must you do ?
Stop the train
Phone the signaller and control
Take a line block and check train
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If a train vehicle has been damaged and may no longer be in gauge and you have authoirty from the signaller and maintenance to move the vehicle to clear the line - what is you max speed ? And over points ?
10mph
and 5 mph over points
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Flood water is below the bottom of the rail head at what speed can you proceed ?
Normal Working
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If flood water is up to the top of the rail head but not over it then what is your maximum speed ?
5mph
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If the GSMR fails and a competent person (driver) is provided where would they be and what must they do
In the back cab
In constant communication ?! pass on any safety critical information.
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If a train has a fault (more serious than would be on FTR) where would you find details of this ?
On a Form A
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If a train has been in a derailment who would give permission for train to continue in service by examining ?
Rolling Stock Technician
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When must you tell the signaller about flood water ?
When up to bottom of rail head.
Up to top of rail head.
above top of rail head.
moving and likely to dislodge ballast
Has disloged ballast
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If you see flood water that might affect structures or earthworks what do you do ?
Stop and tell signaller immediately
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What depth of snow requires a snow plow to run safely ?
30cm
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At what depth of snow must you report to signaller ?
8 Inches above top of rail head
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When snow is falling or being disturbed by passage of train you must ?
Restrict speed to 10mph below linespeed (not needed under 50mph)
Max 100mph
Activate Snow Break
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Where are the maintenance depots for the Mark IV / Class 91 / 225 Fleet ?
Neville Hill
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Where are the maintenance depots for the Class 80X Fleet ?
Bounds Green
Doncaster IEP
Craigentinny
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If one headlight fails what would you do ?
Use other one and proceed as normal after informing maintenance
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If BOTH headlights fail what are your actions if no portable headlight is available ?
Display a white light
20mph max speed to next location
warning horn sounded frequently
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If BOTH headlights fail but a portable headlight is available what is your max speed ?
max speed 75mph
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You are due to start a train from Leeds but the TPWS is defective what are your options for continuing ?
Who must be advised ?
Cannot START journey as a passenger train with TPWS defective. Can take as an ECS at permissible speed (max 2 hours) with competent driver or 60mph max (max 100 miles) without.
Network Rail Control
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If both warning horn tones fail what is the max speed ?
20mph
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If a driving cab window is broken and a competent driver is porvided what is the maximum speed ?
A speed determined suitable by the driver
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During a journey, If AWS or TPWS is not working and a competent driver is available what is the max speed with poor visibility ? and if competent driver not available ?
40mph
40mph
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During a journey, If DSD/DVD, AWS and TPWS are all not working and a competent driver is not avialble what is the maximum speed ?
Train must not move until competent driver is available,
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
If DOTE means you need to stop your train where should you avoid stopping if possible ?
Back
At entrance to station
Tunnels
Level Crossings
Viaducts
Over Junction
Cuttings on Embankments
Any other place that might be difficult to deal with
Card 3
Front
Name some DOTE faults that would require you to stop the train immediately ?
Back
Card 4
Front
If you isolate a piece of equipment that will affect the movement of the train who must you tell ?
Back
Card 5
Front
You have a failure that will affect the running of the train what must you received from maintenacne ?
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