PTS Flashcards
When are you permitted to go “on or near the line”?
Tick 2
Only if it is absolutely necessary because of your duties
Only if you are aware of the hazards at that location
Within what distance is defined as “on or near the line” at a platform?
Tick 1
1.25m (4 feet) and carrying out a technical activity
When are you considered to be “On the Lineside”?
Tick 1
Between the boundary fence and 3 meters from the running rail
Are you allowed to use a mobile phone ‘on or near the line’?
Tick 1
Yes, provided you are in a position of safety and required to do so as part of your duties
A yellow circle on the cover of a Signal Post Telephone (SPT) indicates what?
Tick 1
The SPT is in an area of limited clearance
If the Driver of train sounds the horn as a warning, how would you show you have heard the warning?
Tick 1
Raise 1 arm above your head
Where would you find details of permissible line speeds?
Tick 1
Sectional Appendix
FGW controlled issue route maps
What must you do when warned of an approaching train?
Tick 1
Acknowledge the warning and go to the position of safety
If there is no authorised walking route, where is the safest place to walk ‘on or near the line’ when lines are open to traffic?
Tick 1
In the cess facing oncoming traffic
What is the minimum distance for a position of safety at each of the line-speeds listed below?
90 mph - 1.25m
100 mph - 1.25m
110 mph - 2m
How long must you be in a position of safety before a train passes?
Tick 1
10 seconds
How often would you look up to see if a train is approaching when you are “on or near the line”?
Tick 1
Every 5 seconds
You are making an emergency telephone call. In what order must you carry out the four actions listed below? (i.e. number 1 for the first thing you would do, number 2 for the second up to number 4)
Insert Numbers
Give the details of the emergency, state which line(s) you need blocking and any emergency services required - 3
Give your name, job title, company and location, including your telephone or radio call number (using the phonetic alphabet) - 2
State “This is an emergency call” and check you are speaking to the right person e.g. the signaller - 1
Make sure the message is properly understood by the other person and repeated back to you. Then wait for further instructions - 4
What must you do if you discover a problem, which may affect the safety of trains?
Tick 1
Move to the position of safety and tell the signaller immediately
B
In each of these situations, how would you stop a train in an emergency?
During daylight - Show a red flag. If you do not have a red flag
raise both your arms above your head
During darkness or poor visibility - You must show a red light to the driver or any light waved violently
From 05th June 2010, PTS for non-track workers (e.g. FGW traincrew and other FGW staff who hold PTS) can be found in which Rulebook module?
Module G1
What is the minimum Personal Protective Equipment that you must wear for most activities “on or near the line”? Select two items from the list below.
Tick 2
Approved high visibility clothing
Approved safety footwear
If you are walking “on or near the line” in darkness, what must you take with you?
Tick 1
A hand lamp
You are walking alone along the cess and need to cross open lines. List five things you should do/consider before/when crossing.
List 5
A place of safety Direction of trains Speed of the line Any third rail Points or junctions
If caught between two approaching trains and you were unable to reach a position of safety what must your actions be?
Tick 1
Lie down in either the 6 or 10 foot gathering any lose clothing
If you were required to work on the outside of a train next to the running line what must you do before going onto the line?
Tick 1
Arrange for the signaller to stop all train movements
What term must never be used to describe a line that is obstructed?
Tick 1
Not Clear
When walking in and around yards and depots list four additional risks that may be present?
List 4
Movement of trains
Slips trips and falls
Limited clearance areas
If you were passing a engineering worksite and machinery or workers were encrouching onto the “live” railway what would you do?
Contact signaller
stop trains
If you were required to carry out a controlled evacuation of passengers from your train list five things you must take into account?
List 5
Electric traction current switched off How the passenger will be moved from the site If passenger are to cross multiple ones Protection of all lines Places of safety Nominate responsible people to assist
You have to carry out emergency detonator protection of the line. Which five statements from the list below describe the actions you must take?
Tick 5
If possible, walk 2 km (1¼ miles) from the incident towards oncoming traffic
Place the detonators 20m (20 yards) apart
Stand at least 30m (30 yards) from any detonator that is likely to explode
Place 3 detonators on the line
Consider your own safety at all times
You have to carry out emergency detonator protection of the line and you encounter a tunnel whilst walking back. Which seven statements from the list below describe the actions you must take?
Tick 7
If possible, walk 2 km (1¼ miles) from the incident towards oncoming traffic
Place the detonators 20m (20 yards) apart
Stand at least 30m (30 yards) from any detonator that is likely to explode
Place 3 detonators on the line
Place 3 detonators before entering the tunnel.
Lie down in the six foot or between the wall and running rail or stand in a refuge if a train approaches when you are in the tunnel
Consider your own safety at all times
You have to carry out emergency detonator protection of the line and you encounter a converging junction whilst walking back. Which seven statements from the list below describe the actions you must take?
Tick 7
If possible, walk 2 km (1¼ miles) from the incident towards oncoming traffic
Place the detonators 20m (20 yards) apart
Stand at least 30m (30 yards) from any detonator that is likely to explode
Place 3 detonators on the line
Place 3 detonators on approach to the junction
Use your discretion as which line to protect first
Consider your own safety at all times
Where would you find details of which lines are fitted with the AC electrification system?
Tick 1
Sectional Appendix
When must you consider the OHLE line to be live?
Tick 1
At all times
What would you do if you saw something hanging from the OHLE?
Tick 1
Report it immediately to the relevant ECO, specially stopping to do so
B
What is the minimum distance between you, or any part of your clothing and any live OHLE equipment or anything hanging from it?
Tick 1
2.75 meters, or cab floor level
What are the names of the four wires in the OHLE system?
List 4
Catenary Wire
Contact Wire
Headspan Wire
Structure Bond
If you found any Red Bond equipment to be damaged or not attached what must you do?
Tick 1
Keep people back from it and report it to the ECO immediately
If somebody is lying injured below the OHLE, rescue operations may only be attempted prior to isolation of power if you, the person, and anything you are holding comes no closer than what distance from the OHLE?
1meter
How would you identify a line equipped with an electrified third rail?
Tick 1
Live Rail located outside running rail raised above running rail height on insulators
What is the voltage of the third rail?
Tick 1
650-750 volts DC
What safety precautions must you take if removing TC Clips in a third rail area?
Tick 1
Remove the clip nearest to the 3rd rail first, then from the rail furthest from the 3rd rail
Does isolation of power to the third rail give assurance all train movements have been stopped on the line concerned?
Tick 1
No
What additional safety precautions must you take when walking near lines equipped with the third rail system?
Tick 2
Always consider the line to be live and extremely dangerous at all times
Step across any rail, using sections gaps where possible or protected walkway
Where would you place detonators on a third rail system?
Tick 1
The line furthest from the live rail
How would you cross a third rail system if no other means of crossing?
Tick 1
Step over the running rail and live rail in one movement
