Week 9: Train Failure and Train Accidents

What are your immediate actions if involved in a train accident ? (4 things plus 1 not on Azuma)

Stop immediately
Railway Emergency Call (REC)
Hazard Lights
TCOCs on line (ask signaller if they want this)

Tail Lights is possible

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You're leaving the cab to put down emergency protection what are you taking with you ?

TCOCS
Detonators
Red Flag or Red Light
PPE

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If you experience a train division what are your immediate actions ?

Stop the train (likely to happen anyway)
REC call
Secure train
Check no one has fallen from triain

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What are the 3 types of Evacuation ?

Controlled
Emergency
Uncontrolled

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Why should you block all lines when undertaking any type of evacuation ?

You will have people on or near the line that have no PTS training.

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What replaces detontator protection as a method of securing a divided portion of a train ?

Lighting - White light at front and red at rear
Ensuring Signaller knows exact location
Do not move without signaller pemission
Rules regarding assistance

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If in Absolute block and you are taking the front portion of a divided train out of the section what is it important to remember ?

Place a tailight on the rear when you reach the next signal box

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When undertaking a controlled evacuation who must you inform after the signaller has granted signal protection of the area with line blocks ?

Train Manager

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You are sat at a red signal for sometime when you notice on the CCTV that some passengers have started an uncontrolled evacuation - what's your first action ?

REC call to signaller
Stop all trains in area
Try and stop anyone else doing the same

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If your train fails what must you do ?

Notify the signaller asap
Contact control
If declared a failure request assistance
(any protection)

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If you declare your train a failure and require assistance what must you tell the signaller ? 3 things.
What must you not do ?

1. Exact location of failed train
2. Type of train you are on (so correct train to assist)
3. Which direction assistance required from

Do not move the train

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You have to take a line block to work outside of the train following a failure, What must you do and what pieces of information should you tell the signaller ?

Clear understanding on what lines are blocked and open, write down authorisation number.

Your name and grade
The location where you are speaking from
The time
That you will call back to resume passage of trains

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When assistance has been requested what information will the signaller call you back with ?

When assisting train is going to enter section and put you in contact with assisting driver on the GSMR

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When requiring assistance in poor visibility and no GSMR Link then where must driver go, where is it and who must they tell ?

Protection Point
300m from failed train in direction to assisting train
Train Manager

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Your going to the protection point what do you take with you and why ?

Red flag or red torch, to stop assisting train.

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When going to protection point what 2 locations mean you do not need to continue ?

Protecting signal
Tunnel

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What's the only occasion that the protection point would be further than 300m

If you fail in a tunnel and it's more than 300m to end of tunnel (which will be protection point)

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Name an occasion whenl someone else will arrange assistance details ?

SLW with Pilot

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If your train fails in TBW or ESW and you can't contact the signaller what must you do ?

Lay emegency protection

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When assisting a failed train what is the max speed when entering the section ?

At caution with a maximum of 25mph

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When doing a wrong direction movement to assist a failed train what must you change on the train ?

Have white headlights at both ends

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When assisting a failed train and approaching a tunnel what must you consider ?

Don't enter tunnel unless you have failed driver onboard or you know tunnel is clear

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When you are assisting a failed train and have coupled up what must you do ?

Brake continuity test

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When you are assisting a failed train and have coupled up if the brake continuity test fails what is the max speed and what must you do ?

5mph
check as frequently as possible the train is complete

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When assisting a failed train and driving from anything other than the leading cab what must you do ?

Isolate TPWS

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