01 - Hand Signals

Question 1

If you are driving a train under the control of hand signals and you lose sight of the person giving those hand signals?

Answer 1

Come to a stop immediately.

Don’t move until you until the hand signaller repositions.

Question 2

Stop hand signal by day?

Answer 2

Hand up, red flag

Question 3

Stop hand signal by night

Answer 3

Red light held out.

Any light waved violently.

Question 4

Move forward by day?

Answer 4

Arm waved inwardly, to chest

Question 5

Move forward by night?

Answer 5

Wave a white light slowly from side to side across the body with a hand lamp

Question 6

Move towards slowly by day?

Answer 6

Arm wave inwardly towards chest

Other arm raised

Question 7

Move towards slowly by night?

Answer 7

Wave a green light slowly from side to side across the body with a hand lamp.

Question 8

Move away by day?

Slowly?

Answer 8

Wave arm outwardly in a circle from the body.

One arm raised

Question 9

Move away by night?

Answer 9

Wave a white light slowly up and down with a hand lamp.

Green for night

Question 10

Ease up by day?

Answer 10

Raise both hands above head in an arch and then separate.

Question 11

Ease up by night?

Answer 11

Wave a green light slowly from side to side across the body with a hand lamp.

Question 12

All right by day?

Answer 12

Hold arm in a horizontal position or at some locations white flag held steady.

Question 13

All right by night?

Answer 13

A white light held steadily or a dispatch paddle with a white light

Question 14

What is a green hand signal?

Answer 14

A Green hand signal held steadily means Proceed or All Clear