Out Of Course (Part 1)

Question 1

Personal Equipment - when on duty, what must you have with you? (5+2)

Answer 1

• A Hand lamp
• Branded High Visibility Clothing
• Accurate Means of Telling the Time
• Up to date notices for all the lines over which you are required to work
• Any other equipment required by your train operating company

• Red Flag
• 10 Detonators

Question 2

List the classes of trains found on a diagram?

Answer 2

Class 1 - Express passenger
Class 2 - Ordinary passenger
Class 3 - Empty coaching stock is specially authorised
Class 5 - Empty coaching stock
1Z99 - assisting/rescuing a train

Question 3

Describe a Non-Multi sticker and what does it mean?

Answer 3

Yellow sticker with a black X, says Non Multi horizontally and NM vertically

Means a train cannot be coupled at that end due to a defective coupler

Question 4

Describe a Not To Be Moved board and what does it mean?

Answer 4

White and red stripes with a red circle in the centre saying ‘not to be moved’

Attached to a train to let others know someone is currently working on it

Question 5

What must be in the cab for a train to be accepted into service? (5)

Answer 5

2 TCOC
10 Detonators
Red Flag
Emergency lights
Fire extinguisher