Level Crossings: Need to add more Flashcards
If you discover a defect or irregularity with level crossing equipment what should you do?
Report it to the signaller in the quickest way possible
If you are told to pass a level crossing at caution what should you do?
Do not pass over it until you are sure it is safe to do so.
If the gates have been left open at a level crossing what should you do?
Report it to the signaller in the quickest way possible. He may ask you to close them.
When a level crossing is under local control, what colour hand signal will the hand signaller give you to clear you over the crossing?
Green never yellow
Name all the controlled Level crossings [5 items]
- CCTV
- RC
- OD
- MG
- MB
Name all the automatic Level crossings [6 items]
- AHBC
- ABCL
- AOCL
- R/G
- White light crossing
What is a TMO crossing?
Train crew operated
What is an OC Crossing?
Open crossing: without barriers, gates or road warning lights
Name two user worked crossings?
- R/G crossing
- White Light Crossing
What does this sign mean and what level crossings is it associated with?
Level Crossing Warning Board
ABCL and AOCL
What Sign is this and what does it mean?
level crossing Speed Restriction Board
The higher speed relates to
- Passenger loaded or empty
- Parcel loaded or empty
- Light Loco
On ABCL and AOCL when passing the speed restriction sign or sighting board what do you need to make sure of? [2 items]
- Crossing is clear
- White light is flashing
When passing over ABCL or AOCL crossing at the permitted speed when can you start accelerating again?
As soon as the front of the train is on the crossing.
If you ar required to stop at an ABCL or AOCL crossing what three things must you do at the stop board?
- Activate plunger if there is one.
- Make sure clear and white light flashing.
- Sound horn if within hrs and proceed over crossing.
If your train was stopped out of course on the approach to a ABCL AOCL crossing but the white flashing light is still flashing can you continue?
Yes but at caution
If your train was stopped out of course on the approach to a ABCL AOCL crossing but the white flashing light has stopped flashing, can you continue normally?
No
- Stop short
- Operate plunger [if there is one].
- Make sure its clear.
- Sound horn continuously until front of train is on crossing.
When approaching a ABCL AOCL crossing, under what circumstances must you stop?
- Whte light NOT flashing
- Red Light on or flashing
- Crossing obstructed
- Cannot see if crossing is clear
- Signaller has told you crossing has failed
- Been told road traffic signals are OFF and barriers are rasied.
When can you use the emergency plunger?
- When level crossing equipment has failed
- When the equipment has timed out and thus stopped working
If you have been stopped at an ABCL AOCL for any reason what are the two things you must do when you do cross it?
- Make sure its clear
- Sound horn continuously until your nose touches the crossing.
Which manually controlled crossing are controlled remotly?
- CCTV
- RC
- OD
Which manually controlled crossing are controlled locally?
- MG
- MB
True or False: MCB / MG can consist of full barriers, half barriers or gates?
True
True or False
you can recieve a Yellow hand signal from a crossing keeper to clear you over the crossing?
false
True or Flase, you may find two sets of treadles on the approach to a AHBC?
true
What do you have to do to ensure you dont reach the level crossing before the barriers have come down?
Obey the permissable speed
On an automatic crossing what three failures means local control will be taken as soon as possible?
- Failure of crossing equipment [treadles, lights, barriers, telephone etc]
- Train fails within crossing controls.
- RTA on the road affecting traffic flow across crossing.
True or False; the siganller cannot authorise you over an AHBC when just the barriers have failed, before local control has been taken?
false
Cannot authorise you when both the barriers and warning lights have failed.
If both barriers and lights have failed at an AHBC what do you have to wait for before crossing?
Local Control
To pass over a R/G corssing in the wrong direction what must you do?
- Approach at caution
- stop short
- sound horn
- pass over when safe
At a R/G corssing, what light will a user see if a train is approaching from the wrong direction when wrong direction controls are not fitted?
Green
White Light crossing: what light will a user see when approaching train from wrong direction without wrong direction controls fitted?
White Light