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RAIL TFC MUST NOT PASS AN ABSOLUTE SIGNAL AT STOP UNLESS AUTHORISED TO DO SO
BY SIGNALLER
BY HS ACTING UNDER SIGNALLERS INSTRUCTIONS
METHOD OF SPECIAL WORKING
RAIL TFC MAY PASS A PERMISSIVE SIGNAL AT STOP IF
THE SIGNALLER DOES NOT INSTRUCT THE DRIVER TO REMAIN STANDING AT THE SIGNAL
DRIVER CONSIDERS IT IS SAFE TO PASS THE SIGNAL
INFO DRIVER GIVES SIGNALLER
RUN NUMBER
SIGNAL NUMBER OR SIGNALS LOCATION AND DESIGNATION
INFO DRIVER NEEDS FROM SIGNALLER
LOCATION OF LAST RAIL TFC TO ENTER THE BLOCK OR THAT IT HAS LEFT BLOCK COMPLETELY
LOCATION OF OBSTRUCTIONS OR FAILED INFRASTRUCTURE OR BLOCK HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS OBSTRUCTED
WHATEVER IS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE BLOCK AHEAD
IS BLOCK OCCUPIED
LAST RAIL TFC
PTS SET FOR RTE
REASON FOR SIGNAL FAILED
ABSOLUTE SIGNAL
IF CONDITION OF THE BLOCK IS NOT KNOWN THE FIRST DRIVER MUST
REPORT CONDITION OF BLOCK TO SIG AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE
AND
REPORT WHEN THE TRAIN HAS EXITED THE BLOCK
PERMISSIVE SIGNAL
EXTRA STEP
IF NOT ABLE OR NOT REQD TO SPEAK TO SIG THE DRIVER MUST WAIT ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE BEFORE PASSING PERMISSIVE SIGNAL AT STOP THAT HAS NOT CLEARED WITHIN THE EXPECTED TIME
AUTOMATIC SIGNAL
3 SCENARIOS
BLOCK AHEAD CLEAR
BLOCK AHEAD CANNOT BE WHOLLY SEEN
BLOCK AHEAD IS OCCUPIED
AUTO SIG
BLOCK AHEAD OBSTRUCTED
DRIVER MUST SPEAK TO SIGNALLER
AUTO SIG
WHOLE OF BLOCK CANNOT BE SEEN
DRIVER MUST TRY TO SPEAK TO SIGNALLER
IF UNABLE TO SPEAK TO SIG DRIVER CAN PASS SIGNAL AT STOP
AUTO SIG
BLOCK AHEAD IS CLEAR
IF CAN SEE THE WHOLE BLOCK TO NEXT SIG IS CLEAR THE DRIVER MAY PASS THE SIGNAL AT STOP WITHOUT SPEAKING TO SIG
AS SOON AS PRACTIBLE THE DRIVER MUST REPORT TO SIG
NUMBER OF SIGNAL PASSED AT STOP
CONDITION OF THE LINE
RECORD KEEPING FOR PASSING SIGNAL AT STOP
RECORD IN PERMANENT FORM
TIME
SIGNAL NUMBER
OF SIGNAL PASSED AT STOP
CAN SIGNALLER TELL A DRIVER NOT TO PASS SIGNAL AT STOP
YES
SPEED OF TRAVEL
BEYOND ABSOLUTE SIGNAL
BASED ON INFO FROM SIG ABOUT CONDITION OF THE BLOCK AHEAD RAIL TFC MAY TRAVEL UP TO NORMAL SPEED
SPEED OF TRAVEL
BEYOND PERMISSIVE SIGNAL
TRAVEL RESTRICTED SPEED
NOT RELY ON ASSURANCES THAT THE BLOCK AHEAD IS CLEAR
EXPECT THE FIRST SIGNAL AHEAD TO BE AT STOP
IF NEXT SIGNAL IS DISTANT SIGNAL MUST TRAVEL RESTRICTED SPEED TO NEXT SIG ABLE TO DISPLAY STOP INDICATION
REASONS FOR WRITTEN CAN
CAN BLOCK WORKING
FAULTY OR POTENTIALLY FAULTY LEVEL CROSSINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
LEVEL CROSSING WARNING EQUIP HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED
RAIL TFC MUST BE RESTRAINED WHERE BLOCKING FACILITIES CANNOT BE APPLIED
IT IS SPECIFIED IN ANOTHER RULE
MUST A CAN BE HANDED TO A SRIVER BEFORE ENTERING THE AFFECTED PORTION OF TRACK
QW TO GIVE CAN FORM
OTHERWISE
SIGNALLER MUST DICTATE CAN TO DRIVER
CAN WARNINGS ON RADIO
SIGNALLER MAY GIVE SPOKEN WARNINGS TO DRIVERS ABOUT OTHER CANS
DRIVERS MUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMPLY WITH WARNINGS
IS CAN REQUIRED IF LEVEL CROSSING DETAILS RECORDED ON OTHER FORMS
NO CAN REQD IF
SPA OR PSN USED
HOW LONG MUST SIG WARN DRIVERS OF CAN
UNTIL CAN NO LONGER EXISTS
OR
DRIVERS WARNED BY OTHER MEANS
RECORDING CAN IN PERMANENT FORM
RECORD:
DETAILS CAN WARNINGS
CAN REFERENCE NUMBERS
CAN
ENDING RESTRAINT OF RAIL TRAFFIC
SIG MUST TELL DRIVER:
CONDITION FOR RESTRAINT NO LONGER EXISTS
THE RAIL TFC CAN BE MOVED
WHAT IS A SPA
USED TO AUTHORISE RAIL TFC MOVEMENTS WHEN THE PROCEED AUTHORITY NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE SYS OF SAFEWORKING IS NOT AVAIL
SPA FORM SPECIFIES
LIMITS OF AUTHORITY FOR THE MOVEMENTS THAT IT AUTHORISES
THE LINE TO BE USED BUT NOT SPECIFY ROUTES WITH YL OF ATTENDED LOCATIONS
ANY ADDITIONAL SPEED RESTR THAT MUST BE APPLIED
A SPA MAY
INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE SECTION WITHIN ITS LIMITS
ALLOW REMOVAL OF A TRAIN IN PORTIONS FROM A SECTION
WHO AUTHORISES TRAVEL UNDER A SPA
NETWORK CONTROLLER
SPA
SPEED RESTR
WRONG RUNNING DIR ON UNI D LINE MUST TRAVEL AT A SAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONS NOT EXCEEDING 40KMH
IF SPA AUTHORISES A MOVEMENT THROUGH AND BEYOND AN ATTENDED LOCATION THE DRIVER MUST
NOT PASS ARRIVAL END YL UNTIL AUTHORISED BY SIGNALLER
FOLLOW SIG INSTRUCTIONS
CANCELLING A SPA
MAY ONLY BE CANCELLED IF
NETWORK CONTROLLER ASSURED THAT AUTHORISED MOVEMENT HAS NOT STARTED OR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED
AFFECTED QW HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SPA WILL BE CANCELLED
FULFILLING A SPA
A SPA MUST BE FULFILLED ONLY WHEN
THE NETWORK CONTROLLER IS ASSURED THAT THE AUTHORISED MOVEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED
AFFECTED QW HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SPA WILL BE FULFILLED
RECORD KEEPING
FULFILLING A SPA
TWO 45 deg LINES
FULLFILLED OR CANCELLED
DATE
TIME
SIGN
MAKING AN EMERG CALL
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY EMERGENCY DRIVER 123a LOCATION TYPE OF EMERG EMERG ASSIST REQD
5 REASONS FOR A SPA
WRONG RUNNING DIRECTION ON UNI D LINE OUTSIDE YL
LOSS OF TOKEN PSW
RETURN TO INTERLOCKING IN THE REAR WHEN TRAVELLING ON PSW TICKET
PASS HOME/START SIGNAL AT STOP INTO BI DI
RETURN TO START IN BI DI SECTION WHEN SIGNALLING SYS FAILURE
WHAT RULE IS FOR PROTECTING ACTIVITIES ASSOC WITH IN SERVICE RAIL TFC
NTR432
WHEN IS NTR432 NOT REQD
WHEN WORKERS WILL REMAIN IN A SAFE PLACE
NTR432 MUST NOT BE USED
WHERE A WORK ON TRACK AUTHORITY IS IN PLACE
NTR432
WHAT WORK CAN BE PERFORMED
RAIL TFC MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM AN AFFECTED PORTION OF TRK TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES:
NOT REQUIRING TOOLS OR LIGHT NON POWERED HAND TOOLS OR LIGHT BATTERY POWERED TOOLS OR DEVICES OR LIGHT POWERED HAND TOOLS
NTR432
AUTHORISATION
SIGNALLERS MAY AUTHORISE PROTECTION WHERE RAIL TFC CAN BE EXCLUDED FROM A PORTION OF TRACK
IF MORE THAN ONE SIGNALLER REQD:
SIGNALLERS MUST CONFER
NOMINATE AN AUTHORISING SIGNALLER
NTR432
SIGNALLER PAPERWORK
ASB FORM
ISSUE UPN TO QW
NTR432
REQUESTING PROTECTION
QW MUST:
RUN NUMBER
IDENTIFY LINES WHICH NEED PROTECTION
NOMINATE ACTIVITY AS BEING:
BETWEEN TWO STATIONS OR
COMPLETELY WITHIN A NOMINATED DEAD END SIDING OR
COMPLETELY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A PLATFORM
PLATFORMS MUST BE IDENTIFIED BY THE STATION NAME AND PLAT NO
NTR432
CAN PROTECTION BE SUSPENDED
NO
PROTECTION OF ACTIVITIES ASSOC WITH IN SERVICE RAIL TFC CANNOT BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
NTR432
APPLYING PROTECTION
SIGNALLER MUST MAKE SURE ALL PTS OF ENTRY INTO AFFECTED PORTION OF TRACK ARE PROTECTED
BEFORE ALLOWING ACTIVITY SIG MUST MAKE SURE AND CONFIRM WITH QW:
ALL PTS OF ENTRY INTO AFFECTED PORTION OF TRK ARE PROTECTED
THERE IS NO APPROACHING RAIL TFC BETWEEN THE PROTECTION AND THE IDENTIFIED ACTIVITY LOCATION
SIGNALLERS MUST NOT AUTHORISE UNSIGNALLED MOVEMENTS INTO THE AFFECTED PORTION OF TRK
NTR432
REMOVING PROTECTION
QW MUST TELL SIG:
RUN NUMBER
ACTIVITY LOCATION AND UPN
THAT WORKERS AND THEIR EQUIP ARE CLEAR OF THE DANGER ZONE
NTR432
WHO CAN CANCEL UPN
ONLY QW THAT REQUESTED THE PROTECTION
NTR432
WHEN CAN SIG REMOVE PROTECTION
ONLY AFTER MAKING SURE THAT:
THE RUN NUMBER, ACTIVITY LOCATION, AND UPN CORRESPOND WITH THE DETAILS THEY RECORDED
THE TRK IS CLEAR
NTR432
UPN LOST
QW MUST PROVIDE:
THEIR NAME
RUN NUMBER
NAME OF THE LINE ON WHICH PROTECTION WAS REQUESTED
ACTIVITY LOCATION
NTR432
RECORDING
RECORD IN PERMANENT FORM
90DAYS
STICKING BRAKES
INDICATIONS
SLUGGISH TRAIN
GUARD PAX COMPLAINTS SMOKE
TMS MSG
STICKING BRAKES
INITIAL ACTIONS
SECURE THE TRAIN
PB ON
TRIP EP MCB
BH EMERG FOR 30SECS
RECHARGE BP
IF BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE REPEAT ABOVE PROC
STICKING BRAKES
AFTER INITIAL ACTIONS
SECURE TRAIN
NTR432
CALL GUARD FWD
LEAVE CONTROLS CUT IN WITH BH REL AND RUNNING
RESET EP MCB
GUARD TO ACK VIGO AND STOP TRAIN USING EMERG BRAKES IF TRAIN MOVES
DRIVER LEAVES CAB AND PROCEEDS ALONG TRAIN CHECKING BC TO FIND OUT WHICH CAR
CAR IDENTIFIED
CLOSE EP DRAIN SUPP RES
OPEN EPIC, IF BRAKES REAPPLY, EP DEFECTIVE, ISOL EP CLOSE EPIC DRAIN SUPP RES
IF BRAKES DONT REAPPLY, AUTOBRAKES STICKING, CLOSE TVIC DRAIN SUPP RES
IF AUTOBRAKES ISOL ON TERMINAL END CARS
SPB MUST BE WORKING IF NOT NEED COVER VEH
MOVE PAX AND NIGHTSAFE
MAX SPEED 25KMH
CREW MEMBER IN CAR AND APPLY SPB IN CASE CAR BREAKS AWAY
TRESPASSERS ON TRACK
IS A VERBAL CAN
DRIVE SLOWER
BE CAUTIOUS
USE HORN
ADVISE SIGNALLER IF SIGHTED OR NOT
4 MAIN CAUSES FOR LOSS OH
WIRING FAULT
LOSS OF POWER TO SUBSTATION
UNPLANNED REMOVAL OF OH SUPPLY
FAULT WITH HIGH TENSION EQUIP ON TRAIN
LOSS OF OH
INDICATIONS
TMS
NO OVERHEAD SUPPLY
NVAR
LOSS OF OH SUPPLY TO A TRAIN
ACTIONS
PLACE THE MC TO OFF
STOP THE TRAIN
OBSERVE DDU
VISUALLY CHECK CONDITION OF THE OVERHEAD AND THE PANTOGRAPH
IF THE OVERHEAD POWER SUPPLY IS RESTORED AND THE WIRING AND PANTOGRAPHS ARE NOT DAMAGED, THE TRAIN MAY PROCEED AS NORMAL
LOSS OF OH
IF POWER NOT RESTORED AFTER WAITING ONE MIN
LOWER ALL PANTO BY PUSHING PAN DOWN
MANUALLY RAISE THE LEAD PANTO BY OPERATING PAN UP MAGNET VALVE
PRESS RESET
VISUALLY CHECK LEAD PANTO HAS RISEN, IF SAFE TO DO SO
WAIT ONE MIN
LOSS OF OH
OH POWER SUPPLY NOT RESTORED AFTER RAISING THE LEAD PANTO AND WAITING ONE MIN, HIGH TENSION FAULT IS ON LEAD CAR
ACTIONS
LOWER AND ISOLATE FRONT PANTO
PRESS PAN UP
PRESS RESET
IF THE OVERHEAD POWER SUPPLY IS RESTORED THE TRAIN MAY PROCEED
LOSS IF OH
FAULT NOT IN LEAD CAR
HIGH TENSION FAULT ON TRAILING MOTOR CAR
ACTIONS
PRESS PAN DOWN
MANUALLY RAISE EACH PANTO IN TURN
TAKE REV OUT OF ISOL AND PRESS RESET NOTE STATIC INVERTER OR COMPRESSOR BEGINS TO OPERATE AFTER 15 SECS
WHEN DEFECTIVE CAR IS IDENTIFIED BY LOSS OF OVERHEAD POWER AGAIN OR POWER NOT BEING RESTORED WITH ONLY LEADING PANTO RAISED - LOWER AND ISOL THE PANTO ON THAT CAR
CARRY OUT PROC FOR ISOL CARS AS ABOVE
IF OH POWER RESTORED THE TRAIN MAY PROCEED
IF THE POWER IS STILL NOT RESTORED SECURE THE TRAIN AND RAISE THE LEADING PANTO CONTACT THE SIG AND WORK AS DIRECTED
OSP5
PASSING SIGNAL AT STOP
TELL GUARD
TYPE OF SIGNAL
CONFIRM IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO PASS AT STOP UNDER NSG608
GIVE BELL SIGNAL OO—
GUARD RETURNS BELL SIGNAL
DRIVER PASSES SIGNAL
BH INTO EMERG
PB ON
BH REL AND RUNNING
CHECK SAFE TO PROCEED
GIVE GUARD ALL RIGHT —
GUARD RETURNS —
CLEARING NEXT SIGNAL CAPABLE OF SHOWING STOP
IF FIRST TRAIN REPORT CONDITION OF BLOCK TO SIGNALLER WHEN WHOLE TRAIN IS CLEAR
SETTING BACK AT A PLATFORM
PART OF TRAIN MUST BE ON PLATFORM WITHIN A SECTION
WITHIN YL NEED APPROVAL OF SIG
SETTING BACK
SAFETY FACTORS
ENSURE GUARD IN LEADING CAB
EFFECTIVE COMMS
PASSENGERS ARE TOLD OF MOVEMENT
SETTING BACK
PROC
IS PART OF TRAIN ON PLATFORM?
IS STATION ON PROHIBITED LIST?
TALK TO GUARD WITHIN YL GET SIG APPROVAL SEND GUARD TO REAR CAB MARKER LIGHTS AND DOORS CLOSED INFORM PAX GUARD 3 WHISTLES GUARD 3 BELLS DRIVER REPEAT 3 BELLS REVERSER INTO REV TO 15KMH GUARD GIVES ALL RIGHT — EVERY 5 SECS IF DRIVER DOESNT HEAR BELL MUST STOP
TWP128
LOSS OF BP AIR
CLOSE DBCIC
BRING TRAIN TO A STAND full service only
CHECK WITH GUARD IF THE TRAIN HAS DERAILED OR DIVIDED
IF UNABLE CONTACT GUARD MAKE EMERG CALL
IF BP DOES NOT DROP TO ZERO COULD BE PV RV FAILURE
IF TRAIN IS NOT OBSTRUCTING ADJ LINES OPEN DBCIC AND NOTE BP IF BP RESTORES CONTINUE AS NORMAL
IF BP DOESNT RESTORE CALL GUARD FWD SECURE THE TRAIN NTR432
LEAVE CONTROLS CUT IN
RISK ASSESSMENT WALK ALONG TRAIN LISTEN FOR LEAK
LOSS OF TRACTION WHILE DRIVING
SHUTOFF TO RESET
