02 - Track Force Protection and Permanent way signs

Question 1

Where may you find advice on new permanent way signs?

Answer 1

In the WON

Question 2

When is the WON issued?

Answer 2

Every tuesday

Question 3

What is a warning hand signal by day/night and what does it mean?

Answer 3

Warning, prepare for stop

Yellow flag by day.

Yellow steady light by night

Question 4

How must the driver react on exploding ATWs?

Answer 4

Reduce speed

Activate MAD button

Sound a long whistle

Lookout for inner signaller expecting stop

Question 5

After slowing for TRack force protection, when May a driver resume track speed?

Answer 5

After observing a steady green flag or light(night).

Driver will return to the aspeed allowed by the last signal aspect.

Question 6

What does a green flag waved side to side indicate?

Answer 6

Caution

Driver may not exceed 25 or less if indicated by the hand signaller.

Driver must observe stead green flag before returning to normal speeds.

Question 7

All right hand signal by day & night?

Answer 7

One arm raised to the side by day.

Stead white light by night.

Question 8

Where is the inner suburban area?

Answer 8

Up of Richmond, Jolimont and North Melbourne.

Question 9

What are the 3 different areas of track force protection?

Answer 9

Inner suburban
Suburban
Country

Question 10

Inner suburban, outer hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 10

2 fixed signals, displays yellow signal

Question 11

Inner suburban, inner hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 11

100m, displays red, green or waving green signals

Question 12

Suburban, outer hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 12

1200m
3 fixed signals if it’s within 1200m
Signal box if it’s within 1200m

Places 3 atw 10m apart on one line at a reasonable distance.

Displays yellow flag

Question 13

Suburban, inner hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 13

200m

Holding red, green or waving green flag.

Question 14

Country, outer hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 14

2000-4000m
3 fixed signals within 2000-4000m
Signal box within 2000-4000m

Place 3 ATWs

Displays yellow flag

Question 15

Country, inner hand signaller, how far and what do they do/display?

Answer 15

200m

Holding red, green or waving green flag.

Question 16

On sighting a worker how must the driver react?

What should a signaller do?

Answer 16

Sound a long whistle

Signaller should give the All Right hand signal

If no All Right hand signal is given the driver must stop until the All right is given. (Pssssh yeah right)

Reduce the speed of the train

Question 17

Describe a warning board.

Answer 17

Approx 1200m from point of work.

Yellow fishtailed sign with a speed below.

Driver must slow to this speed before the caution board.

Question 18

Describe a caution board.

Answer 18

Approx 200m from the point of work.

Yellow disc sign with a speed below.

Driver must be travelling at this speed before passing this sign.

Question 19

Describe a Normal Speed board.

Answer 19

White sign with the letters NS.

200m after point of work

Trains 8 cars and less may resume signal/track speed at this sign. (front of train)

Question 20

Describe a Normal Board

Answer 20

White sign with the letter N

1200m from point of work

Trains with over 8 (9 and over) may resume signal/track speed.

Question 21

Sometimes different speeds are required for passenger and freight trains, how is this displayed on a Permanent way board?

Answer 21

P = Passenger Trains
G = Goods trains
example
P 65
G 30

Question 22

How much a driver react after exploding an ATW and no inner flag man is sighted?

Answer 22

Driver is to sound a long whistle, report the issue to train control and proceed cautiously.