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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
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