Acronyms Flashcards
What is STEGS for?
Weekly Operating Notice (WON) Sections
- Safety Notices
- Temporary Speed Restrictions
- Engineering Arrangements
- General Instructions and Notices
- Signalling and Permanent Way Alterations
What is HIPLOC for?
The functions of a Track Circuit
- Holds a signal at danger
- Indicates faulty equipment (track circuit failures, broken rail etc)
- Proves presence or non-presence of trains
- Locks routes
- Operate some level crossing equipment
- Can be operated by safety equipment
What is WADE for?
Allowing a train into a section with an obstruction of the line:
- Work to and from the point of obstruction, or serve an intermediate siding or platform, but only if this can be done safely
- Allow an assisting train into an occupied section
- allow a train to pass through a Diverging junction before reaching the obstruction
- Examine the line
What is STITS for?
Train an unusually long time in section:
- Stop each train on any adjacent line travelling towards the overdue train
- Tell the driver of each train the circumstances regarding the overdue train
- Instruct the driver to proceed at caution when the signal is cleared or an MA is received
- Tell the driver to report what has happened with the overdue train
- Signal each train normally
NB If another line is not available, you must get help from a competent person
What is FISHPOND for?
When must you carry out Stop and Examine (TS1 Reg 19)
- Fire (vehicle on fire)
- Insecure load
- Signals of alarm
- Hot axle box
- Person has fallen from the train
- Other mishaps
- Noise (any unusual noise coming from the train)
- Door open or on the catch
You must also look for damage to the infrastructure which might have been caused by a train including:
- multiple or sequential track circuit failures, or
- multiple or sequential loss of detection of points
What is TIGER for?
Weather (M3 and TW1 Reg 28)
Traction is:
- Good
- Expected
- Reportable
What is TED LETS PETS PE for?
Passing signals at danger:
- Train movement has reversed and starting beyond the signal
- Electric train to pass the signal protecting an isolated section and proceed towards the limiting point
- Defective or disconnected signal
- Level crossing equipment or signalling equipment failed
- Examine the line
- Train to pass the signal protecting engineering work under the requirements of TS1 Reg 13.2 to gain access to:
> > > Station
> > > Line under SLW
> > > Siding
- Shunting purposes where a main aspect or stop signal is to be passed at danger when there is no associated position-light signal or semaphore shunting signal
- Permissive working in an emergency
- Engineering train is to move towards a possession or leave at an intermediate point
- Train to enter the the section to:
> > > Remove the rear portion of a divided train
> > > Evacuate passengers from a failed train
> > > Assist a failed train
> > > Remove a train or vehicles that have proceeded without authority
- SLW
- Pilotman or modified working applies
- Engineering train is to move towards a PZ
What is WHIP for?
Instructing driver to pass a signal at danger:
- Why do they need to pass the signal at danger
- How far are they authorised to proceed
- Infrastructure (level crossings, SPAD indicators etc)
- Proceed at caution
What is REAR for?
Entering an occupied section:
- Remove the rear portion of a divided train
- Evacuate passengers from a failed train
- Assist a failed train
- Remove a train or vehicle that has proceeded without authority
What is TED Don’t Let Rabbits Talk for?
Additional Protection for a line blockage:
- T-COD
- EPR
- Detonators
- Disconnection of signals
- Lock out device
- Route barring
- Token
What is TALL PANTS for?
Arrangements to agree with a COSS for a line blockage:
- Time it will take to complete
- Additional protection required if safety of the line affected
- (exact) Location of the blockage
- Line(s) to be blocked and line(s) to remain open
- Protecting signals
- Arrangements at level crossings
- Nature of the work
- Time after which the line blockage can be take
- SLW in place
What is CROWEFLOSSER for?
When can you authorise a wrong-direction move:
- Cannot continue forward and has to return because it has failed, or it cannot be driven from the cab at the leading end
- Return from or proceed towards a line blocked by an accident, failure, obstruction, or other exceptional incident
- Overrun a platform as long as the overrun is not more than 400m (400yds) beyond the platform
- Wrong route at a junction
- Engineering train is to move towards or from a line under possession
- Front portion of a divided train is to return to the rear portion
- Light locomotive or multiple-unit train (empty or loaded) is to proceed over the affected or unaffected line to assist a failed train
- OTM working in section to return to the published start mileage
- Shunting movement is to move through points worked by a ground frame
- SLW
- Engineering train or OTM working in a PZ
- Rail grinder to return to extinguish a fire
What is PUBAGS for?
What must you do to make the line safe before authorising a wrong-direction movement:
- Points are in the required position and locked by facing point locks (where provided)
- Unworked points are secured
- Barriers or gates at any controlled level crossings are closed to road traffic
- any AHBC without wrong-direction controls is locally operated
- any Ground-frame release giving access to the route is in ‘normal’ unless it needs to be operated for the movement
- Protecting Signals to danger with reminder appliances applied
What is WHUPPA for?
What instructions a driver must be given before a wrong-direction movement:
- What is required
- How far the movement will go
- Unworked points have been secured
- Points and crossings should be checked (where possible) that they are set correctly for the movement
- Proceed at caution
- Arrangements at level crossings
What SWETFFS for?
Reasons an AHBC may need to be taken under local control.
- SLW needed.
- Wrong direction move needed (and no wrong direction controls)
- Engineering work affecting the crossing.
- Traffic flow.
- Failed train.
- Failure of crossing equipment.
- Stop (train needs to stop within crossing controls)
