Booking, Rule Book, Sectional Appendix, WON’s & PON’s, Notices

Question 1

What 9 documents do you need to sign on

Answer 1

WON
PON
Working Timetable (WTT)
Working Timetable Amendments
Special Traffic Notices (STN) - if required
Diagram
Public Timetable if required
Traction Manual
Ballast Circular (if engineering train)

Question 2

What equipment do you need when booking on (8)

Answer 2

• Train Driving Licence & Certificates
• ID
• Driver Keys (Master, BR1a, carriage)
• Headlamp
• Watch
• High Vis
• Copies of RT3185 Signalling and TPWS irregularity
• PPE (boots, hard hat / bump cap, safety glasses & disposable gloves if required.
• Spare glasses

Question 3

Important things to remember regarding Train Driving Licence and Certificate

Answer 3

Lasts for 10 years.
If forgotten request spare at sign on point.
Notify ORR if change employer.
Always carry when on duty.
Report loss or theft.
Ensure with managers they are up to date (i.e. traction & route changes).
Provide evidence of medical fitness.
Advise manager if I consider my state of health affects my ability to drive.

Question 4

What is the purpose of the rule book

Answer 4

Contains operational rules, procedures & regulations for whole of GB main line network.

Written, maintained & published by the RSSB.

Updated in June and December.

Only issued modules related to role.

Question 5

What does text surrounded by a red box indicate

Answer 5

Critical information

Question 6

Name 5 rule book complimentary books

Answer 6

Glossary of railway terminology.
AWS & TPWS handbooks.
Signals, hand signals, indicators & signs handbook.
GSM-R handbook.
RS524 (list of dangerous goods / UN numbers).

Question 7

Name 3 x Other rule book publications

Answer 7

Appendix to the rule book - this is more company specific that may reflect operation in more detail.

Driver policy - more guidance for drivers including subjects such as defensive driving.

Traction manuals.

Question 8

What is the purpose of the Sectional Appendix

Answer 8

Describes all infrastructure on routes (only routes relevant to you included).

Question 9

What are the sections of the Sectional Appendix - MELTS

Answer 9

M - Maps
E - Exceptionally poor rail adhesion
L - Local Instructions
T - Table A Diagrams
S - Special Working Arrangements

Question 10

Who’s responsibility is it to maintain / update our personal knowledge of all rules, regs & instruction to update publications when changes or amendments are needed

Answer 10

You

Question 11

When are WON’s issued

Answer 11

Weekly on a Thursday and run from Saturday to friday

Question 12

What does a WON include (SETSG)

Answer 12

S - Safety Notices
E - Engineering Work
T - Temporary speed restrictions
S Signalling and Permanent Way Alterations
G General instructions and notices

Question 13

What are PON’s used for

Answer 13

To update your rule book, sectional appendix and other publications (our responsibility to replace pages or make changes)

Question 14

When are PON’s issued

Answer 14

Every March, June, September and December

Question 15

What does a solid black line in a PON mean

Answer 15

New or amended items / information

Question 16

What do three Asterisk in an upside down triangle mean

Answer 16

Info attached will not appear in future issues and notes must be taken of them by all concerned

Question 17

Where can signal box telephone numbers be found

Answer 17

Within the PON miscellaneous section

Question 18

What are the three parts of a PON

Answer 18

• New items
• Previously published items
• Miscellaneous items (includes signal box telephone numbers)

Question 19

Name the different notices found at booking on point

Answer 19

Late Notice cases
New Notice cases
General notice cases
Permanent (HSSE) notice cases

Question 20

How do you identify late notice cases and how long are they displayed for

Answer 20

Have a red border.

Displayed for 72 hours before being moved to New notice cases (with exception of emergency / blanket speed restrictions or other notice specifically stated

Question 21

What other notices / info can be found at booking on point

Answer 21

Low adhesion white board.
Company info.
Rosters.
Annual leave.
Authorised walking routes folder.
SPAD notice case

Question 22

What does SPAD stand for

Answer 22

Signal passed at danger

Question 23

What’s on a SPAD notice case

Answer 23

Alert posted after every SPAD shows train, station, depot operation. Stays for 12 weeks??

Note….multi-SPAD signals are those passed more than once in a 5 year rolling period.

Question 24

Which 4 publications are you required to carry

Answer 24

Wons
Pons
Diagram / job card
Traction manual

Question 25

Where would you find details of permissive working

Answer 25

Highlighted in Sectional Appendix with key PP

Question 26

What is permissive working and why is it used

Answer 26

More than one train signalled in one section at the same time
Eg. Coupling trains or more than one train on a platform