Rideout Refresh

Question 1

What are the 7 NTS Skill categories

Answer 1

Situational Awareness
Conscientiousness
Communication
Decision making & Actions
Co-operation
Workload Managment
Self Management

Question 2

Which mainline stations have short platforms

Answer 2

Long Eaton = 4 car
Melton Mowbray = 3 car
Oakham = 4 car
Chesterfield = 8 car
Beeston = 6 car

Question 3

Which mainline stations should you dispatch from the middle and which from the front of the train

Answer 3

Middle
London st Pancras
Wellingborough
Kettering

Front
Oakham (due to signal)

Question 4

What are 5 reasons for the bill lights staying on

Answer 4

Pass com pulled
Egress pulled
Fire detected
Blocked train door
Train actuator

Question 5

Where do you place a detonator during assistance protection

Answer 5

300 meter from the train in the direction on the assistance train

Question 6

What is passenger passive working

Answer 6

2 trains in one block at one time
Generally when coupling up

Question 7

Where must you try not to stop in an emergency

Answer 7

Viaduct
Embankment
Cutting
Tunnel

Question 8

What are the 3 parts of a dangerous goods plate

Answer 8

Top = action code
Middle = UN number
Bottom = telephone number

Question 9

What is degraded working

Answer 9

A system operated by the signaller to get trains moving again after disruption

Question 10

What are the 5 sections of the WON

Answer 10

Safety notices
Temporary speed restrictions
Engineering
Signalling and permanent waypoints
General notices

Question 11

What must you do when you discover a fire

Answer 11

Raise the alarm
Attempt to tackle the fire if safe to do so
Proceed to the assembly point
Evacuation
Do not re-enter

Question 12

What action must be taken when a call for aid is activated

Answer 12

Find out the reason, TMS and location
Obtain details
Advise driver
Reset

Question 13

What are the 4 types of level crossing

Answer 13

Manned
Automatic
Open
Train crew operated

Question 14

What are the 5 main reasons to call the ECO for an isolation

Answer 14

Derailment
Accident
Line side fire
Damaged OLE
Person in or could come in contact with the OLE

Question 15

What are the speed limits if you find you have a hot axel box detected

Answer 15

Positive detection = 10pms, 5mph over points
Passed wheel rotation test but still have hot axel box detected = 20 mph, 10 mph over points

Both cases means out if service asap

Question 16

What must you do in a terror attack with an active terror suspect

Answer 16

Run, hide, tell

Question 17

What information should you exchange on train handover

Answer 17

Any defects
Operational requirements
Signalling instructions

Question 18

What are the 3 signals in order in one block

Answer 18

Distant, Home, Section

DHS

Question 19

What are the 4 types of semaphore signal

Answer 19

Distant, Stop, Subsidiary and Shunting

Question 20

What must you do if you are going on or near the line

Answer 20

Wear a high viz
Obey all warnings (auditable)
Take your lamp

WOT

Question 21

If a hot axel box is detected what must you do with the passengers

Answer 21

Move all passengers out of that carriage in case of fire

Question 22

What is the meaning of a none multi sign

Answer 22

Train can’t be coupled

Question 23

If a train had a head light out of use what speed limit must the train now go

Answer 23

20 mph