Safe Working - Setting Back Flashcards
What is the speed for propelling a train?
15km/h
What should you immediately do when losing communication during a setback or propelling movement?
STOP
What is propelling?
Driving and braking from any cab other then the lead cab
What is a setback?
Sending the train back the same direction which it came
What authority do you need to set back in the MURL?
Train Authority
What is the authority to set back within station limits?
Verbal authority from the controlling signaller
If points can’t be sleeved, what just be placed instead?
Point clips
What is Track Block Command?
It is a process where all the signals in the MURL are set to danger
When can you alter a train authority?
When rescuing from the advance, in the MURL, identifying a signal not listed on the train authority and obtaining permission from the area controller
What sort of communications are used in the Comeng between competent employee and driver?
110v dc bell system,
DTRS motor car number call
Whistle codes
What sort of communication systems are in the Xtrapolis and Siemens for driver and competent employee?
Cab to cab
DTRS motor car number call
Whistle codes
When setting back in a metrol controlled area, what sort of authorisation do you need?
Verbal authority by the senior network controller
Within the metrol controlled area, what areas require a train authority for a setback move?
Boundaries within Jolimont to Clifton Hill (Mernda Line) Jolimont to Westgarth (Hurstbridge) and South Kensington to Albion (Sunbury Line)
Why do certain areas in the metrol controlled area require a train authority?
Due to the high number of automatic signals in the area
When would a track block command be issued?
A return to the rear move in the MURL
