07 - ABS Train Disabled Flashcards
When a Train is declared Disabled, what Authority is first issued by who to who?
Driver Dictates DRA to Train Controller
Train stopped in section, what must the driver do?
- Secure the train
- check for derailment
- Contact TC via TEC/REC as required.
- State exact location and length of train
- PA to keep the passengers informed
(This lets the TC hold back following trains)
Driver does the fualt finding:
- Contact TC
- Declare train disabled
After dictacting DRA what must the driver do?
RTAF if necessary
Full Cab unattended
Take DRA, portable, red hand signals.
Ensure red marker lights are illuminated on the rear (emergency marker lights may be required)
Walk 500m from the rear of the train, or the first fixed signal at stop if that’s closer.
Display red hand signal
Call TC to let them know train is protected.
Once the driver is protecting the disabled train (500m) and called the TC, what will the TC do?
TC will arrange relief.
If the relief train is to come from an Attended/unattended location they will issue TA.
If relief train is mid section TA is only needed if the driver will be doing a wrong line move during the rescue.
Any TA issued must state to which end of the section the disabled train will be takem.
If a Train Authority is Hand delivered, where does a Driver sign?
The butt, heheh
When entering the section from the rear, How does a relief driver proceed to the disabled train once they have a Train Authority? ABS double line
Signals must be placed to PROCEED if possible, this can include low speed caution.
The driver may need to apply Exception to pass a home signal “Track Circuited, no low speed caution”. (If the disabled train is in the very first track section)
If you are the relief train coming from the rear what speed do you travel?
You travel at the speeds the signal aspects allow.
When the relief driver arrives to the disabled train drivers location, what happens?
The DRA is given to the relief driver. Then the 5 C’s
- Cancel DRA and be piloted to disabled train
- Confer with teh driver of the disabled train (Talk about the defects etc)
- Couple the trains
- Conduct a brake continuity test
- Contact the TC prior to departing (with coupled trains)
How do you cancel a TA & DRA after assisting a disabled train?
Attended: TA & DRA are handed to signaller
Unattended: Relief driver writes “Cancelled, time, date and signing the TA. Call the TC to notifiy that the TA was cancelled. DRA and TA are submitted with incident report.
When your train is disabled where does the driver of the disabled train go to protect their train?
Depending where the TC tells them the relief train is coming, the disabled train driver will either go 500m (or the first fixed signal at stop) in from of the train or behind.
What speed does a relief driver do when entering from the advance?
Relief driver does “reduced speed” up until they are withing 2km of the disabled train, then you do 15km/h or less.
The TC will inform you how far out 2km is from the disabled train.
If you need to pass a level crossing during a wrong line move, what do you do?
If the level crossing is not protected by a flagman, driver proceeds to 3m from the level crossing, this is to activate the bell block, once the crossing has fully activated.
- Whistle until the front of your train has passed crossing.
- pass cautiously
- 15km/h limit
- Always be aware of pedestrians/vehicles
If your train is disabled and you are unable to contact TC the driver must?
- Make a PA
- Full cab unattended
- Proceed 500 metres to the rear (or first fixed signal protecting the train at stop)
- Display red hand signals
Continue to attempt to contact TC.
(In time if you cannot contact TC, the TC will adopt train overtime in section)
