K SET FAULTS AND F Flashcards
MIN COMPRESSORS 4 CAR SET
2
MIN COMPRESSOR
8 CAR SET
3
WHISTLE IN LEAD CAR
DEFECTIVE
RESTRICTED SPEED NO MORE THAN 25KMH LOW VIS, LEVEL CROSSINGS AND PLATFORMS, TUNNELS AND CUTTINGS
FLASH HEADLGTS IN PLACE OF WHISTLE FOR:
LEVEL CROSSINGS
GIVING WARNING TO PERSONS ON TRACK
ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION
RUPTURED MAIN RES TANK
MRS ISOL COCK
THEN ISOLATE COMPRESSOR
COMP GOV
COMP SYNC
COMPRESSOR NOT RUNNING
INDICATION
NO NOISE
NO OR LOW MR AIR PRESSURE
POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR COMPRESSOR NOT WORKING
PANTO DOWN NO HIGH TENSION NO LOW TENSION AUX RELAY TRIPPED COMP GOV COMP SYNC TRIPPED COMPRESSOR AUX RELAY TRIPPED COMP HT FUSE BLOWN
COMPRESSOR NOT RUNNING
PROCEDURE
SECURE THE TRAIN AND PROCEED AFFECTED CAR
ENSURE PANTO RAISED AND OVERHEAD SUPPLY AVAIL
ENSURE COMP GOV AND SYNC MCBS ARE ON
ENSURE AUX RELAY SET
ENSURE BATT SUPPLY AVAIL
COMPRESSORS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY
INDICATIONS
MR GAUGE SHOWING UNDERCHARGE OR OVERCHARGE
SAFETY VALVE BLOWING
CONSTANT NOISE COMPRESSOR AND OR BURNING SMELL
COMPRESSORS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY
POSSIBLE CAUSES
MR LEAKAGE
FAULTY COMP GOV
COMP GOV ISOL COCK CLOSED
COMPRESSOR RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY
PROCEDURE
SECURE THE TRAIN
TEST EACH COMP GOV BY TRIPPING COMP GOV MCB TO SEE IF COMPRESSORS STOP RUNNING
IF COMPRESSOR DOES NOT STOP RESET MCB AND PROCEED TO NEXT CAR TO TEST
WHEN COMPRESSORS STOP RUNNING WITH ONE COMP GOV MCB TRIPPED CHECK COMP GOV ISOL COCK CLOSED
IF COMP GOV ISOL COCK IS CLOSED REOPEN AND RESET COMP GOV MCB AS THIS COULD BE CAUSE
IF COMP GOV ISOL COCK IS OPEN LEAVE COMP GOV MCB TRIPPED, THE COMP WILL CONTINUE TO RUN VIA THE SYNC WIRE
NOTIFY DEFECTS AND WORK AS DIRECTED
FRACTURE MAIN RES TANK
INDICATION
CONSTANT LEAKAGE OF MAIN RES AIR THROUGH MR TANK
FRACTURE MAIN RES TANK
CAUSE
HOLE OR FRACTURE IN MR TANK
HOLE OR FRACTURE IN MR PIPING
FRACTURE MAIN RES TANK
PROCEDURE
CLOSE MRS ISOL COCK
TURN OFF COMP GOV AND SYNC
PROCEED ON SUPPLY OTHER COMP
NOTIFY DEFECTS COMPILE TSR
DEFECTIVE SPB
INDICATION
WSIL ILLUMINATES
SMOKE COMING OUT FROM BOGIE OF AFFECTED CAR
DEFECTIVE SPB
PROCEDURE
CYCLE PB AFFECTED CAR
IF PB DO NOT RELEASE OR IF MR AIR IS HEARD DISCHARGING FROM THE UNIT
CLOSE BOGIE PB ISOL COCK
WIND OFF BOTH SPB 2 PER BOGIE
IF CLOSING BOGIE PB ISOL COCK DOES NOT STOP AIR LEAK
CLOSE PBOC LOCATED IN CAB
WIND OFF ALL SPB ON AFFECTED CAR 2 PER BOGIE 4 IN TOTAL
RESTRICTIONS FOR POWERING AGAINST SPB
MAX SPEED 25 KMH
CHECK WHEEL CONDITION EVERY 2 KM
DEFECTIVE AIR BELLOWS
INDICATIONS
MAIN RES AIR GAUGE INDICATES LOSS MR AIR
ROUGH RIDING IN CAR
LOSS OF MR AIR FROM BELLOWS OR LEVELLING VALVE
DEFECTIVE AIR BELLOWS
PROCEDURE
CLOSE BELLOWS ISOL COCK ON AFFECTED BOGIE € E
NOTIFY MECH CONTROL
MAX SPEED 65 KMH IF ONE BELLOWS ISOL COCK IS CLOSED
MAX SPEED 25 KMH IF BOTH BOGIES ON ONE CAR ISOL
FOR PASS COMFORT MOVE PASSENGERS TO OTHER CARS AND LOCK OFF THE CAR
DEFECTIVE EP
INDICATIONS
FULL EP APPLIED WHEN BRAKE HANDLE MOVED OUT OF RELEASE AND RUNNING EP BRAKES FAILING TO APPLY SUFFICIENTLY EP BRAKES STICKING EP BRAKES FAILING TO APPLY SLUGGISH TRAIN SMOKE FROM AFFECTED CAR
FULL EP PRESS APPLIED WHEN BRAKE HANDLE IS MOVED OUT OF RELEASE AND RUNNING
PROCEDURE
TRIP EP AND OPERATE IN AUTO
NOTIFY MECH CONTROL
AT SUITABLE LOCATION CHECK THERE IS NO OTHER REVERSER OUT OF ISOL
EP BRAKES FAILING TO APPLY SUFFICIENTLY
PROCEDURE
TRIP EP AND OPERATE IN AUTO AND NOTIFY MECH CONTROL
AT A SUITABLE LOCATION SECURE THE TRAIN LEAVE BRAKES FULL SERVICE AND HAVE GUARD STANDBY VACATED CONTROLS
WALK ALONG TRAIN AND CHECK BC PRESS UNTIL LOW PRESS IDENTIFIED
IF LOW PRESS IS NOTED WITH ONE INTERMED CAR THEN THE FAULT LIES WITH THAT CAR ONLY
IF LOW PRESS IS NOTED FROM THAT POINT TO REAR OF TRAIN THEN THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE FAULT WITH CONTROL WIRE OR CONTROL JUMPER COUPLINGS SO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE OVER FAULTY COUPLING
IF CHANGING THE CONTROL JUMPER DOES NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM THEN NOTIFY DEFECTS AND OPERATE IN AUTO
STICKING EP BRAKES
INDICATION
SLUGGISH TRAIN OR REDUCED ROLLING CAPACITY
SMOKING FROM AFFECTED CAR
STICKING EP BRAKES
PROCEDURE
SECURE TRAIN LEAVE BRAKES RELEASE AND RUNNING
WITH AID OF GUARD IDENTIFY DEFECTIVE CAR AS BC PRESSURE WILL DIFFER
TRIP EP AND PLACE BRAKE CONTROLLER TO EMERG FOR 30 SECS
REBUILD BP THEN EMERG FOR 30 SECS
BRAKES TO RELEASE AND RUNNING AND RESET EP MCB CHECK BC OF AFFECTED BRAKES
IF RECTIFIED NOTIFY DEFECTS AND GUARD TO NOTFIY IF THEY STICK AGAIN
IF BRAKES STICK AGAIN OR PREVIOUS ACTIONS DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM
PROCEDURE
SECURE TRAIN LEAVE CONTROLS CUT IN AND PLACE BRAKE CONTROLLER IN RELEASE AND RUNNING WITH GUARD IN ATTENDANCE
WALK THE TRAIN AND IDENTIFY BRAKE PISTONS EXTENDED CONTRARY
CLOSE EP ISOL COCK AND DRAIN AUX RES
REOPEN EP ISOL COCK AND OBSERVE BRAKE PISTONS
IF EP UNIT FAULTY THE BRAKES WILL REAPPLY IF SO CLOSE THE EP ISOL COCK AND DRAIN AUX RES
IF AFFECTED CAR IS TERMINAL END TRIP EP AND DRIVE IN AUTO
IF PROBLEM LIES WITH TV THIS WILL BE INDICATES BY BRAKES NOT REAPPLYING WHEN EP COCK IS OPEN. CLOSE THE TV ISOL COCK AND EP BEFORE DRAINING AUX TANK (DUE ONE WAY CHK VALVE K SET)
NOTE
WHEN ALL EP BRAKES ARE ISOL TERMINAL END CAR
DRIVER MUST TRIP EP AND OPERATE IN AUTO
EP BRAKES FAILING TO APPLY
PROCEDURE
STOP TRAIN USING EMERG
SECURE TRAIN
TRIP AND RESET EP AND TEST
IF EP NOW OPERATIONAL CONTINUE AND REPORT TO MECH CONTROL
IF EP NOT OPERATIONAL TRIP EP AND TEST AUTO BY MAKING FULL AUTO APPLICATION AND REL
IF AUTO NORMAL CONTINUE IN AUTO
NOTIFY SIGNALLER AND MECH CONTROL
DEFECTIVE PANTO
PROCEDURE
LOCATE CAR DEFECTIVE PANTO TRIP AUX RELAY PRESS DOWN VISUALLY CHECK PANTO HAS LOWERED CLOSE PANTO ISOL COCK TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC PLACE MOTOR CUTOUT TO ALL OUT SSS TO EMERG POSN RESET AUX RELAY
AOD TO EMERG PROVIDES FULL LGTS AND 1/2 AIRCON
GUARD GUARDING CONTROLS
3 JOBS
ACKNOWLEDGE VIGO
IF TRAIN MOVES APPLY EMERG
ANY RADIO CALLS
PANTO WILL NOT RAISE
TURN CAB LGT ON TO CHECK BATT ENSURE AUX MCB SET ENSURE SUFF MAIN RES ENSURE JUMPER COUPLING ARE CONTINUOUS ENSURE PANTO COCKS ARE OPEN
MAIN RES PIPE FAILURE
INDICATIONS
MR GAUGE SHOWING DROP IN MR PRESS
COMPRESSORS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY
AUDIBLE BLOW OF AIR FROM EQUIP WHICH USES MR AIR
SPB MAY START APPLYING OR PANTOS LOWER DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MR PRESS
MAIN RES PIPE FAILURE
PROCEDURE
BRING TRAIN TO A STAND AND SECURE NOTIFY SIGNALLER CUT OUT CONTROLS NOTIFY GUARD AND GIVE BELL CODE WALK THE TRAIN AND LISTEN FOR NOISE TRY AND ISOLATE PIECE OF EQUIP
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 1
TERMINAL END
CANNOT WIND OFF SPB UNTIL COVER VEHICLE CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX TRIP EP TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC GUARD TO OPEN DBCIC NORMAL POSN NO HORN RESTRICTED SPEED NO WIPERS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 2
TERMINAL END
CANNOT WIND OFF SPB UNTIL COVER VEHICLE CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX TRIP EP TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC GUARD TO OPEN DBCIC NORMAL POSN NO HORN RESTRICTED SPEED NO WIPERS LOWER AND ISOL PANTO
KILL CAT
COMP GOV AND SYNC
SSS TO EMERG
CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 3
NO SPB
CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX NO EP CAR 3 LOWER AND ISOL PANTO
KILL CAT
TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC
SSS TO EMERG
CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 4
SPB NEED TO WIND OFF
CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX NO EP CAR 4 TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 5
SPB NEED TO WIND OFF
CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX NO EP CAR 5 TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 6
NO SPB
CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX NO EP CAR 6 LOWER AND ISOL PANTO
KILL CAT
TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC
SSS TO EMERG
CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 7
TERMINAL END
CANNOT WIND OFF SPB UNTIL COVER VEHICLE CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX TRIP EP CAR 1 TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC
LOWER AND ISOL PANTO
KILL CAT
COMP GOV AND SYNC
SSS TO EMERG
CUT OUT MOTORS
MAIN RES FAIL
CAR 8
TERMINAL END
CANNOT WIND OFF SPB UNTIL COVER VEHICLE CLOSE MR COCKS LOCK OFF CAR NO BELLOWS 25 KMH MAX TRIP EP CAR 1 TRIP COMP GOV AND SYNC CUT OUT MOTORS
LOSS OF BP AIR
INDICATIONS
BP GAUGE SHOWING REDUCTION BP AIR
UNABLE CHARGE BP AIR