LINESIDE FIRES

Question 1

How do lineside fires affect the safety of trains? (4 answers)

Answer 1

Obscuring signals and lineside signage
Damaging infrastructure and equipment
Setting fire to, or weakening, structures/buildings on or near the railway
Setting fire to railway vehicles

Question 2

If a lineside fire is not directly affecting the safe passage of trains, but smoke is affecting visibility, what must you do? (2 answers)

Answer 2

Stop at the next convenient opportunity to report to the signaller when signals are becoming difficult to see, or
Stop immediately to report to the signaller when signals are difficult to see

Question 3

If you believe that the fire may spread towards the railway or will put passing trains at risk, you must treat the situation as a railway accident or emergency. True or false?

Answer 3

True.

Question 4

If a lineside fire is affecting the safe passage of trains or there is a risk to railway infrastructure or equipment, what must you do? (3 answers)

Answer 4

Stop immediately (not stopping in an unsuitable location)
Switch on hazard lights (if fitted) or display tail lights on the front of your train
Make an emergency call using the GSM-R radio