Prep & movement of trains: Defective or Isolated on train equipment Flashcards
Reporting defective or isolated on-train equipment
Driver reporting a defect
Name 6 defects which you have to stop the train immediately and tell the signaller as soon as you become aware of the defect?
- Air suspension
- Automatic warning system (AWS) - if in operation on the train
- Axle boxes • brakes
- Doors if they cannot be closed
- Driver’s safety device (DSD)
- Driver’s vigilance equipment
- Driving cab window - broken or obscured
- Driving controls
- Emergency bypass switch (EBS)
- External orange hazard lights
- Headlights or tail lights
- Lifeguards
- Sanding equipment - if you believe you may have difficulty stopping the train if it continues in service
- Selective door-opening - if you consider this may be due to defective lineside equipment
- Speedometer, other than DMI displaying the incorrect units of speed
- Track circuit actuators (TCA) - if the train cannot continue normally
- Traction interlock switch (TIS)
- Train protection and warning system (TPWS) - if in operation on the train
- Warning horn - complete failure
- Wheel slide protection - if you believe you may have difficulty stopping the train if it continues in service
Stopping the train at the first convenient opportunity
Name 5 defects which you have to stop the train at the first convenient opportunity and tell the signaller when you become aware of the defect?
You must stop your train at the first convenient opportunity and tell the train operators control when you become aware of a defect with the:
- Automatic warning system (AWS) - if not in operation on the train
- Doors unless they cannot be closed
- Driver’s reminder applianceSave
- On-train data recorder
- Public address system on DO trains
- Sanding equipment - unless you believe you may have difficulty stopping the train if it continues in service
- DMI if it is displaying the incorrect units of speed.
- Selective door-opening - unless you consider this may be due to defective lineside equipment
- Track circuit actuators (TCA) - if the train can continue normally
- Train protection and warning system (TPWS) - if not in operation on the train
- Warning horn - partial failure
- Wheel slide protection - unless you believe you may have difficulty stopping the train if it continues in service.
Reporting defective or isolated on-train equipment
You become aware of a defect with the train radio equipment. when must this be reported?
You must tell the signaller at the first convenient opportunity, stopping the train specially if necessary.
Reporting defective or isolated on-train equipment
If you isolate an item of defective on-train equipment that will affect the movement of the train who must you inform?
You must tell the signaller immediately.
Reporting a train defect to the train operators control caused delays. who must you inform as to the reason why?
You must tell the signaller the reason for the delay.
If the train stops out of course or might not be able to depart on time who must you inform?
You must tell the signaller immediately.
Giving instructions to the driver
Who will give you any instructions relating to the onwards movement of the train?
Any instruction relating to the movement of the train will be given to you directly by the signaller.
Competent person travelling with driver
Name 5 things in the driving cab, if it becomes defective a competent person may be provided?
The following equipment or devices:
- AWS
- TPWS
- DSD
- DVD
- Windscreen becomes broken or obscured.
Competent person travelling with driver
What must you inform the competent person regarding the defective device or equipment?
When you are accompanied by a competent person, you must tell the competent person which equipment is defective and what to do.
Competent person travelling with driver
Defective or isolated AWS or TPWS
What must you tell the competent person in regards to Signal aspects Cautionary aspects & stop aspects Speed restrictions
When approaching a signal, you must:
- Call out the signal aspect or indications to the competent person
- Give a commentary on the speed reduction on the approach to cautionary and stop aspects.
- On the approach to speed restrictions, you must tell the competent person that you are applying the brakes to observe the restriction.
Competent person travelling with driver
Defective or isolated AWS or TPWS
As a competent person, what must you Acknowledge or remind the driver of in regards to: Signal aspects Cautionary aspects & stop aspects Speed restrictions
You must:
- Acknowledge the driver’s reaction to signal aspects, sequences or indications
- If necessary, remind the driver of a signal displaying a cautionary or stop aspect
- Acknowledge the driver’s reaction to speed restrictions
- If necessary, remind the driver of the speed restriction ahead.
Broken or obscured windscreen
The driver of the train has a broken or obscured windscreen. As a competent person what must you help/advise the driver of?
You must help and advise the driver with:
- Sighting signals
- Speed restrictions
- Lineside signs
- Stations
- Level crossings
- Anything else the driver needs to be aware of.
Defective or isolated DSD or driver’s vigilance equipment
If necessary what must you point out and explain to the competent person before commencing your journey?
You must point out and explain to the competent person the relevant equipment needed for:
- Stopping the train in an emergency
- How to contact the signaller.
The competent person will confirm that they understand how to stop the train in an emergency and contact the signaller.
Brake no longer operating on the leading vehicle of a passenger train
The train must be assisted from the front unless one of the following three things applies?
- The line ahead is rising.
- The leading vehicle is fitted with a parking brake which can be applied in an emergency, in which case the movement must not exceed 5 mph (10 km/h).
- The leading vehicle is coupled by a bar coupling to the next vehicle on which the brake is operating.
Brake no longer operating on the leading vehicle of a passenger train
You are a DO train and, must transfer passengers to a vehicle on which the brake is operating unless one of the follow two things applies?
- This is not possible.
- The vehicle is coupled by a bar coupling to the next vehicle on which the brake is operating.
Brake no longer operating on the leading vehicle of a passenger train
On a DO train a competent person must be provided to travel in a vehicle other than the leading vehicle to secure the train in an emergency unless:
- The train is being assisted from the front
- The leading vehicle is coupled by a bar coupling to the next vehicle on which the brake is operating.
Brake no longer operating on the leading vehicle of a passenger train
Loss of brake continuity
If control of the automatic brake is no longer continuous throughout the train where must you drive the train from?
You must drive the train from a cab where you have control of the automatic brake.
Brake no longer operating on the leading vehicle of a passenger train
Loss of brake continuity
You are driving the train in another forward facing cab.
- What cab must the competent person ride in?
- What controls must be available to them?
- What speed must you not exceed?
making sure that:
- The competent person rides in the leading cab
- The leading cab, in which a competent person must ride, has a hand or parking brake operating on the first vehicle
- The train does not exceed 5 mph (10 km/h).
Brake no longer operating on the last vehicle
The train must be assisted in rear unless one of the following three thing applies?
- The line ahead is level or falling.
- The last vehicle, is provided with a hand or parking brake operating on that vehicle.
- The last vehicle is coupled by a bar coupling to the next vehicle on which the brake is operative.
Loss of brake continuity
If control of the automatic brake is no longer continuous throughout the train, what speed must you not exceed?
You must not exceed 5 mph (10 km/h).
You must also make sure, as often as possible, that the train is still complete.
Door defects on passenger vehicles
Two adjacent doors on the same side of the train
The following doors are defective, locked or made inoperative. what are your actions?
Give the signaller:
- The vehicle number
- The location of the door
- The position of all door controls
- The position of the traction interlock switch at the time of the incident.
- And place the vehicle out of use
Driving cab windows - broken or obscured
If you have not got a clear view of the line ahead because the windscreen is broken or obscured, what would be appropriate action to take?
Appropriate action would be:
- Reducing speed
- Fequent use of the warning horn to ensure that the train or anyone working on or near the line, is not placed in any danger.
Door defects on passenger vehicles
Two adjacent doors on the same side of the train
The following doors are defective, locked or made inoperative. what are your actions?
Give the signaller:
- The vehicle number
- The location of the door
- The position of all door controls
- The position of the traction interlock switch at the time of the incident.
- And place both vehicles out of use
Door defects on passenger vehicles
Doors closest to an intermediate cab in multiple formation with no passagenger access to an adjacent coach (455/456 and 707)
The following door is defective, locked or made inoperative. what are your actions?
Give the signaller:
- The vehicle number
- The location of the door
- The position of all door controls
- The position of the traction interlock switch at the time of the incident.
- And Place the vehicle out of use
Door defects on passenger vehicles
Door available to passengers as an emergency exit close to the end of a coach with no passenger access to an adjacent coach 158/159 and 442
The following door is defective, locked or made inoperative. what are your actions?
Give the signaller:
- The vehicle number
- The location of the door
- The position of all door controls
- The position of the traction interlock switch at the time of the incident.
- And Place the vehicle out of use
If the train has to be worked forward with a door open
If the train has to be worked forward with a door open, it must be taken out of passenger service. If the train is not at a station, you must?
If the train is not at a station, you must:
- transfer passengers to another vehicle
- close and lock the vestibule doors on the affected vehicle.
If you are not able to do both of these, passengers must be kept as far away from the open door as possible. If a guard or other competent person is available, they must travel in the affected vehicle.
Driver’s reminder appliance (DRA)
If the DRA becomes defective on a train during a journey, you must?
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
If the doors on one or both sides cannot be released
If all the doors on one or both sides cannot be released, what must you do?
You must:
- report the circumstances to the signaller immediately
- carry out the instructions given.
Isolating the driver’s vigilance equipment
If the DSD becomes defective, or you need to isolate the vigilance equipment, you must:
- Stop the train immediately
- Tell the signaller
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
If the DSD becomes defective during a journey
What speed can you continue at if DSD is defective during a jurney?
If AWS, TPWS and a Competent person is available you may proceed at:
- Line speed
If no competent person is available you may proceed at:
- 60mph
Driving cab windows - broken or obscured
If you have not got a clear view of the line ahead because the windscreen is broken or obscured, and you cannot proceed safely what must you do?
If the train cannot proceed safely, you must:
- Stop the train immediately
- Tell the signaller
- If necessary, ask for a competent person to assist you
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
- If instructed to move do not exceed 20mph
Driving controls defective
Driving controls have become defective, and the train needs to be worked forward in other then the leading cab. A competent person has been provided for this move. the automatic breaks cannot be applied by the competent person because only a parking break is available in the leading cab. what speed must you not exceed?
The train must not exceed 5 mph (10 km/h).
A competent person must be provided to ride in the leading cab, if permission is given for the train to proceed, driven from another cab, which must be forward-facing if one is available.
If the automatic brake cannot be applied by the competent person because only a hand or parking brake is available in the leading cab, the train must not exceed 5 mph (10 km/h).
Driving controls defective
Duties of the competent person
If you are to travel in the leading driving cab in which the driving controls are defective and the train is being driven from another cab you must:
You must:
- Keep a good lookout
- Use the warning horn as necessary
- Observe all signals and block markers.
Emergency bypass switch (EBS)
You need to operate the EBS, and the train needs to be moved. the train is formed of one and more multiple units. What are your action, and what speed can you travel?
If you need to operate the EBS, you must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
If the train is formed of more than one multiple unit you must:
- Transfer all passengers to the leading unit, if it is possible
- lock the remaining units out of use.
- Guard\competent person must travel in the rear unit
- Travel at line speed
External orange hazard lights
Train starting or continuing a journey
If the train is to start or continue a journey with an orange hazard light illuminated,who must you inform?
You must inform the signaller immediately.
Headlights, marker lights and tail lamps
If the headlight has completely failed and there is no other headlight, how can the train be safely worked forwards and what speed are you restricted to?
The train can start a journey if:
- If a portable headlight is provided
- And the speed of the train is restricted to 75 mph (120 km/h).
Headlights, marker lights and tail lamps
When can a train start a journey with a defective tail lamp?
If the train is fitted with two built-in lamps, one of which is working, or a portable tail lamp is provided.
Headlights, marker lights and tail lamps
Type of failure
A failure of one headlight beam
- Use the other day or night beam
- Report the circumstances to the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- The train may proceed normally.
Headlights, marker lights and tail lamps
Type of failure
The headlight has completely failed
- Stop the train immediately
- Arrange for a white light to be displayed at the front of the train (An operative marker light can be treated as a white light)
- Tell the signaller
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given
- Not allow the speed of the train to exceed 20 mph (30 km/h)
- Sound the warning horn frequently so as to warn anyone on or near the line
- If a portable headlight is provided, you must not allow the speed of the train to exceed 75 mph (120 km/h).
Vehicle developing a hot axle box
During the movement, you must not allow the speed of the train to exceed:
You must not exceed:
- 10 mph (15 km/h)
- 5 mph (10 km/h) over any points or crossings.
Headlights, marker lights and tail lamps
Type of failure
Complete failure of tail lamp
You must:
- Report the circumstances to the signaller immediately
- Arrange for a handlamp with a red aspect to be displayed at the rear of the train
- Report the circumstances to the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
Lifeguards
If you become aware that a lifeguard is missing, loose or damaged
You must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
If you have any doubts about whether the movement can be made safely, you must get the authority of a rolling stock technician.
On-train data recorder (OTDR)
If you become aware of an OTDR becoming defective on a train during a journey?
You must:
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
Public address system on DO trains
If you become aware that the public address system is not working on a vehicle during a journey?
You must:
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given
- If possible move the passengers to an unaffected vehicle and lock and label any defective vehicle out of use.
Sanding equipment to assist train braking
Starting a journey from somewhere other than a maintenence depot or during a journey
If the sanding equipment is defective or becomes defective on a train and you believe you may have difficulty in stopping the train?
You must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
Sanding equipment to assist train braking
Starting a journey from somewhere other than a maintenence depot or during a journey
If the sanding equipment is defective or becomes defective on a train or there is no sand in the sand box?
You must:
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
Selective door-opening
If selective door operation does not operate correctly and you
consider that this may be due to defective lineside equipment, who must you inform?
You must:
- Inform the signaller immediately
Traction interlock switch (TIS)
Operating the TIS
If it becomes necessary to operate the TIS, you must only do this when:
- When the train is at a stand
- When you cannot get traction power
- After you have checked that all the doors on both sides of the train are securely closed.
Traction interlock switch (TIS)
Operating the TIS
When you have operated the TIS, you must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Tell the guard
- Carry out the instructions given.
Traction interlock switch (TIS)
Before the movement begins
Before the movement begins, what must you check on the train?
You must check all doors on both sides of the train to make sure they are securely closed. On each occasion that the doors are released, you must check all doors on that side of the train to make sure they are securely closed.
Warning horn
During a journey
If the warning horn becomes completely defective on a train, you must:
You must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out instructions given
If permission is given to proceed, you must make sure the train does not exceed 20 mph (30 km/h).
Traction interlock switch (TIS)
When the journey is over
What must you do with TIS switch at the end of the journey?
You must restore TIS to the normal position before shutting down the driving controls when:
- Stabled
- Reversed
- Coupled to another train and you are driving the train from another cab.
You must not leave a switch in the isolate position in any driving cab other than the cab from which the train is being driven. This does not apply to a TIS which can only be restored by a rolling stock technician.
Traction interlock switch (TIS)
During the movement
What speed must you not exceed?
- You are allowed to do linespeed.
Train protection and warning system (TPWS)
If the TPWS is defective
If permission is given for a train to start a journey or proceed after the TPWS has become defective, what is the permissable speed with and without a competent person?
Speed allowed:
- With a competent person (driver) Linespeed.
- Without a competent person 60mph.
Train radio equipment
During a journey
What must you do if the radio in the cab which the train is being driven from becomes defective during a journey?
You must:
- Tell the signaller as soon as possible, stopping the train specially if necessary
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given.
If you are told that there is a radio network failure, you may be told not to allow the speed of your train to exceed 100 mph (160 km/h) or 60 mph (100 km/h) while passing through the area affected by the failure.
Vehicles with locked wheels, wheel flats, shifted tyres or dragging brakes
During a journey
If you believe that the brakes on a vehicle may be dragging, you must:
You must:
- Attempt to release the brakes on the vehicle locally
- Examine the brakes, tyres and wheels for evidence of damage or overheating.
If the brakes are still not fully released, you must not allow the speed of the train to exceed:
- 10 mph (15 km/h)
- 5 mph (10 km/h) over points and crossings.
Warning horn
Starting a journey from somewhere other than a maintenance depot
A train can start a journey if the warning horn is partially defective (for example, one tone not working) in a cab to be driven from, as long as you?
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
Warning horn
During a journey
If the warning horn becomes partially defective (for example, one tone not working) on a train, you must?
You must:
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
Wheel slide protection (WSP) equipment
Starting a journey from somewhere other than a maintenance depot or during a journey
If the WSP equipment is defective or becomes defective on a train, you must?
You must:
- Tell the train operator’s control at the first convenient opportunity
- Carry out the instructions given.
Wheel slide protection (WSP) equipment
Starting a journey from somewhere other than a maintenance depot or during a journey
If the WSP equipment is defective or becomes defective on a train, and you believe you may have difficulty in stopping the train, you must?
You must:
- Tell the signaller immediately
- Not move the train until instructed to do so
- Carry out the instructions given
