General Duties and Train Operation Duties Flashcards
What is a Driver’s duty of care?
Safety to themselves
Safety to the public
Safety to their colleagues
What legislation is a driver required to comply with under duty of care?
OHS Act 2004
Transport Act (section 29)
1994 Book of Rules and Operating Procedures
What must a driver’s rostering adhere to?
Enterprise agreement
What are duties of the DAO? (Driver Allocation Officer)
They:
- Ensure all trains have driver allocated
- Reallocate drivers in regards to disruption
- Inform drivers of altered runs/platform changes
- Implement roster and shift changes at short notice
What to do if your fixed signal is not at proceed at least 15 seconds prior to departure?
Place reverser into neutral (Siemens and X’Trap) or OFF (Comeng), and make enquiries into delay
When driving empty cars, what are the extra risks drivers must be aware of? (4)
- Restrictive signal access
- public unaware of the unscheduled service
- Greater potential for PAE
- Easier to lose concentration
When do Station Staff assist with clearing train of passengers, and signal the all-clear? (3)
- At Flinders St Station
- Where the train will be shunting out empty in the same direction
- Where driver is relieved at opposite end
(no driver changing ends)
When does the Driver ensure the train is empty? (3)
- Changing ends themselves and shunting in opposite direction
- Stabling at a platform
- Train related fault
What is the Driver’s checklist for emptying the train when their train is going out of service AND they have station staff assistance? (5)
- Make PA announcement
- Check CCTV
- Make further announcement
- Close doors upon all-right signal from staff
- receive a Proceed signal
What is the Driver’s checklist for emptying the train WITHOUT support from station staff? (Shunting out from opposite end) (7)
- PA announcement
- Check CCTV
- Further announcement
- Close doors (once clear)
- Perform Full Cab Unattended procedure
- Walk length of train
- Receive a proceed signal
What is the average speed of suburban Stopping All Stations trains?
40km
When a train is stopped at a platform with a fixed signal at DANGER, the driver must: (3)
- Ensure brakes are applied
- Marker Lights are set to white
- Place reverser to Off/Neutral
Drivers are technically allocated how long to entrain/detrain special needs passengers?
90 seconds
What colours are the stopping marks on platforms?
Up trains = Yellow
Down trains = White
Sprinter = Blue
What is your required departure Sequence Risk-Triggered Commentary?
STDS
Signal
Time
Departure Checks
Second Look
In your Risk-Triggered Commentary, what does your Departure Checks involve?
Mirror
Doors
Mirrors
Steady light
Whistle
When must a FULL Cab Unattended procedure be performed? (3)
- Assisting passengers w/ special needs at secondary doors
- When a driver is more than 3m from front of train
- When leaving train on a platform
When must a MODIFIED Cab Unattended procedure be performed? (2)
- Assisting passengers w/ special needs at primary doors
- Remaining within 3m of cab
Where are the White Departure Lights located?
- Flinders St Platform 14
- Showgrounds (up trains)
- Flemington Racecourse (1 & 2)
Station Stopping Errors include: (5)
- Stopping short
- Aborted Stop
- Overshoot
- Fail to stop
- Unscheduled Station Stop
When running empty cars, what does the driver do when they encounter restrictive aspects?
Travel no faster than 40km/h
When running empty cars, what does the driver do when encountering Clear Normal Speed signals?
Travel at or near track speed, with awareness that conditions can change
When is a driver allowed to re-release doors at platform?
If whistle is broken
What’s the ridiculous name of the procedure where viewing infrastructure is broken?
Platform Departure Procedure – Departure Infrastructure Not Viewable
How does a driver perform a Platform Departure Procedure – Platform Infrastructure Not Viewable? (6)
- Go to position of visibility (may need to perform Cab Unattended Procedure)
- Chest passengers have boarded and close doors using most convenient cab
- Recheck doors
- Return to cab
- Check departure signal and observable platform area
- Inform Train Controller of issue (if CAN not previously issued)
What to do in case of an overshoot? (7)
- Do not release doors
- Make PA announcement requesting passengers stay clear of doors
- Confirm no one is attempting to board
- Sound long whistle
- Proceed to next station and stop
- Make announcement to passengers
- Report yourself to Train Controller and fill in Train Driver Incident Report
Who does a trainee driver report an overshoot to?
Principal Driver Help Desk
What is a passenger with special needs defined as?
A person who, because of age, disability, illness or pregnancy, has a special need to travel in a seat.
Where does the definition of a passenger with special needs come from?
The Transport (Ticketing and Conduct) Regulations 2005
Where are primary and secondary doors located on a Comeng
Primary: Lead cab doors 1 and 6
Secondary: Lead cab doors 2 and 5
Where are primary and secondary doors located on an X’Trap?
Primary: Lead cab doors 1 and 6
Secondary: Lead cab doors 2 and 5
Where are primary and secondary doors located on a Siemens?
Primary: Lead cab doors 1 and 4
Secondary: Leading centre motor doors 1 and 4
Where are primary and secondary doors located on an HCMT?
Primary: Doors 1 and 2
Secondary: Doors 1 & 2 DMp Car
When is the only time a train can be held to allow for a connecting bus?
If it’s a rail replacement bus and it’s the last service of the night.
What do the number of rings on the cab-to-cab Comeng bells indicate?
One - Call attention
Two - Proceed
Three - Set back slowly
Four - Call to font of cab
Series of rings - Emergency stop
Should a driver sign for internal valuables in the Values Book?
No!
What are the six safety items common to each cab?
- Fire extinguisher
- Switch stick
- First Aid Kit
- Track circuit jumper cables
- Red/Green flags
- Audible Track Warning Devices (detonators)
What key are Audible Track Warning Devices locked with?
5p
What electronic equipment must be carried on duty? (4)
- Portable radio
- Metro issued mobile phone
- Watch (set to correct second)
- Torch
What keys must be carried on duty? (7)
- Controller keys
- Tri-key
- 5P
- V29P
- 28P keys
- X-Trap park brake key
- HCMT key card
What paper documents must be carried on duty? (4 and 4)
Four books:
- Train Malfunction Message book
- Fault Warning Notice book and stickers
- Multiple Prep docket book
- Roster books
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Four forms:
- 15 Drivers Relief Authorities
- 15 Train Authorities
- 15 APAs
- Reactive Track Access forms
What miscellaneous items must be carried on duty? (4)
- Safety vest
- Pen
- Notepad
- Comeng Temporary Door Locking Device
When signing on to work, a driver must: (4)
- Be fit for duty
- Be at the sign-on location at shift start time
- Meet uniform and presentation standards
- Read notice boards/roster amendments/train prep info
How does a qualified driver sign on to work?
Through the Metro Go app
How does a Trainee Driver sign on to work?
Call the DAO to report for duty
What is the number of the DAO to report for duty?
9610 7631
When you call the DAO to report for duty, what must you state? (5)
- Name
- Employee number
- Sign on time
- Shift no
- Any relevant info (OJT etc)
What is the consequence of failing to sign on for work?
You will not get paid until working evidence is supplied
What is the minimum amount of time (if practicable) a driver should give if calling in sick?
2 hours
What shift number does a trainee provide to the DAO if they have been placed on special duties, checklist days, formative assessments etc
Special duties
How long must a driver push the saloon door button to ensure proper opening?
Two continuous seconds
What three passenger safety procedures must a driver comply with when stopping at platforms?
- Properly release saloon doors (hold 2 continuous seconds)
- Not prematurely close saloon doors
- Not depart ahead of schedule.
What day is the upcoming week’s wallsheet posted?
On Thursdays
How many roster books are there?
Six in total
Four roster books to be carried by each driver
- Mon to Thurs (Depot and Outstation)
- Fri (Depot and Outstation)
- Saturday (combined)
- Sunday (combined)
What is the long list of things in the front pages of the Roster Book, that will likely be an ‘all of the above’ question on an exam? (13)
(Probably good to be familiar with list)
- Times drivers are rostered to be relieved
- What to do if relief is not available
- The need to prepare and stable a train
- What platforms trains depart from unless otherwise stated
- Station name abbreviations
- Train and vehicle accidents
- Relevant telephone numbers
- Basic train running times
- Time allowances for drivers at Outstations
- Time allowances for drivers at FSS
- Off roster – notification guides
- Availability guidelines
- Return distances to FSS
What is the phone number of the Duty Manager
9610 7661
What is the role of a Duty Manager? (things that were highlighted in courseware only) (4)
- Coordinating injury management of Drivers and other Train Services staff
- Manage drivers after traumatic events
- Provide management presence after hours
- Portable radio defects or if lost/stolen
Who are slips, trips or falls reported to?
Duty Manager
What does a driver do when handing a train over to a relieving driver? (5)
- Stop at correct position
- Identify/communicate with relieving driver
- Check their Metro ID (lol)
- Advise of condition/defects of train
- Inform driver of any Safety Critical Documentation
If a train is being relieved at the opposite end of the platform, the relieved driver is not required to go to the other end unless…? (2)
- Time permits
- It is of a Safety Critical Nature
What are the duties required if you are relieving another driver? (5)
- Be in correct position at correct time
- Communicate with relieved driver
- Inspect TMM messages and Cab Notices
- Set up cab for comfort
- Insert TDN into fixed and portable radios, and prepare for departure
What is a driver’s aim when operating trains through the section (yes it’s ambiguous, but it’s how David asked it that one time)
To regulate the speed of the train so that each section will be completed in the allotted time, subject to authorised speed not being exceeded and to the safe running of the train.
Blaurgh.
What can a driver view to confirm they are operating to the scheduled timetable?
- Departure time on the Driver’s Display Unit
(But only when it is not a distraction for safety-critical tasks.)
What is the procedure called where a driver checks their mirrors on curves to visually confirm safe operation of all carriages?
Train Following Safely
How does a driver approach signals in poor visibility?
- Must approach cautiously
- Assume each signal is at stop until proven otherwise
What must a driver do if they observe a train stopped on the opposite line where the train is obscured from view?
Sound the whistle
What are the only two scenarios where a driver can allow someone to detrain between platforms? (2)
- During times of disruption, you may detrain AOs/required employees attending the scene of disruption
- Track maintenance inspectors conducting track patrol duties
Whose responsibility is it to ensure the correct route is set at a junction?
The drivers
What length of delay is reportable to the Train Controller at Metrol?
3 minutes
What should a driver do if an unruly passenger is refusing to get off the train?
Call Train Controller at Metrol and ask for AOs, PSOs or VicPol to attend the scene.
Can a recently graduated be asked to perform Pilot duties for new sections of track?
Yes
Is a driver allowed to wait for platform staff to assist with entraining/detraining if staff are usually present?
No
Are station staff allowed to assist entraining/detraining passengers with special needs?
Yes
What must a driver do if they are running ahead of schedule?
- Wait for the appropriate time
- Driver must not move train from its original stopping point until fixed signal is placed to PROCEED or unless authorised by Signaller)
If utilising a platform with white departure indicator lights, what do the lights off indicate?
Train not to depart
If utilising a platform with white departure indicator lights, what do the lights on steady indicate?
The train may depart, provided fixed signals allow.
Driver must observe departure lights and be prepared to stop should they revert to flashing.
If utilising a platform with white departure indicator lights, what is being indicated if lights change from steady white to flashing?
Driver must make an emergency stop
If utilising a platform with white departure indicator lights, what will happen if departure lights are inoperative?
Station staff must give driver All-Right hand signal (using white flag/light) from a position in front of train
Who must a Station Stopping Error be reported to?
Train Controller at Metrol
(unless overshoot by trainee driver – that is reported to PD help desk)
What is the primary task of a driver?
Safety of the train and passengers
What is a Driver Transposal and who can authorise it?
Driver Transposal = When you are changed from your rostered train
The DAO must arrange Transposals – Train Controller cannot tell you to drive another train.
What is a Train Transposal and what must a driver do if this occurs?
When a train is altered mid-journey to become a different service.
A driver must inform passengers via PA when it is safe to do so
Who arranges Train Transposals?
Train Controller
Which other safe working forms can a CAN warning notice be used as a substitute for?
None of them – CAN warning cannot be used as a substitute for other safe working forms
Can CAN notices be used to pass a Fixed Signal at stop?
No
A newly-qualified driver (or driver on a Personal Support Plan) must not allow access to anyone in the cab except for: (3)
- A green or blue cab pass holder
- A driver rostered to be in the cab
- Required as part of operational procedure, including emergency inspections
