Safe Working - ATC disabled/derailed Flashcards
What is the first thing a driver must do you when stopped in the section?
Ensure the train is not derailed or fouling a parallel line
What are the drivers responsibilities after stopping in the section after confirming the train has not derailed or is fouling an adjacent line?
- Secure the train
- Contact TC via TEC call
- State circumstances
- State location of train
What is the drivers duty when fault finding cannot rectify the fault?
Contact TC and declare the train disabled
After declaring a train disabled, what must the driver do?
- Fill our a DRA
- Dictate the DRA to train control
Can a disabled train be moved after it has been declared disabled?
No
After the train is disabled, what is the drivers role in regarding relief arrangements for the train?
- Apply for reactive track access
- Carry our full cab unattended
- Take DRA, portable radio and necessary red have signals
- Proceed to 500 metres in direction of relief train or first fixed signal at stop protecting the train if within 500m
- Display a red hand signal
- Inform TC that the train is protected
What items must the disabled train driver take with them to secure the train?
DRA, portable radio and red hand signals
When would a train authority be dictated to a signaller and handed to a driver?
Attended location
How is a home departure signal secured after a driver receives a train authority?
Sleeved at stop
What must a driver do once a train authority is issued?
Read contents to ensure accuracy and understanding and sign the butt of the form
What is the authority to pass a home departure when rescuing a train?
Train authority issued
How does the driver proceed down the single line section to the disabled train?
Extreme caution past the home departure until entire train is passed the next fixed signal and then travel on aspects of fixed signals
On arrival at the 500 meter mark or the fixed signal protecting the disabled train, what must the relief driver do?
- Stop and pick up the driver
- Obtain the DRA and cancel it
- Be piloted by the driver of the disabled train
- Confer with the driver we to the working of the disabled train
- Conduct a continuity test
- Contact TC prior to departing
Who advises of the direction relief is coming from?
Train control
Who advises the direction of where the combined trains are moved?
This will be on the train authority
When returning to an unattended location, what is the relief drivers duty before entering?
The driver will be instructed to place the DCPM to the hand position and lock it
Who cancels the train authority at an attended location?
Signaller by handing in the DRA and Train Authority
At an unattended location, who cancels the train authority?
The driver who will write cancelled, time, date and signature across the face of the form
Driver must notify train control of the time the authority was cancelled and submit a the cancelled DRA and TA with an incident report by the end of shift
If a train is already in the track section and is authorised to push the train in its original direction of travel, will a train authority be needed?
No, train control will give verbal authority
If a train is already in the track section and is authorised to return the train to the rear, will a train authority be needed?
Yes as it’s a wrong line move
What does it mean for a train to be in protection of an automatic signal as a disabled train?
The signal is at stop due to track circuitry
When communications are down and there is no rail reserve available can the driver secure their train?
No, the driver must remain in the cab and continue to contact train control
If a train travelling on a train authority becomes disabled, what authority does a new relief driver need?
A fresh train authority
With no communications but an available rail reserve, can you protect your train?
Yes, carry out the normal procedure
If there are no comms and no rail reserve available, can the driver protect the train?
No
If there are no comms but a rail reserve available, can the driver protect the train?
Yes from the rear following the same procedures
What is the authority to pass an automatic signal protecting a disabled train?
Utilising rule 1 section 3 as rescuing a disabled train is part of that rule
How would a driver attempt to protect fouled running lines?
REC call abs LTR call Track circuit jumper cables Red flag or light at front of train High and low beams ATWs Short sharp whistles
Regarding a Train Authority, what three things does it allow you to do when rescuing a disabled train?
To pass the home departure
Be within the single line section
Contain instructions for the relief driver
How does a driver verify a TA?
By contacting train control, reading out the entire contents.
Once verified with TC the driver writes VERIFIED, time, date and signature
