Safeworking - Sidings Operations Flashcards
What warning devices are used to protect trains in Sidings?
- Safety banners
- Red Flags (placed in the bracket of the leading step)
- DANGER MEN AT WORK label
Who allocates the driver their trains in the sidings?
- Fleet Control
- DAO
Who should a driver contact if they have been allocated a train with warning devices protecting it?
- Fleet Control
- DAO
Where do banners have to be placed for trains in a Through Siding?
At both ends of the train
Where should all preparations for a train commence?
The end of the train which it will be driven (Leading Drivers Cab)
What can SAFETY BANNERS also be used to protect?
Sections of Overhead wiring above sidings that have been isolated
What must a driver do if they find a FAULT during train preparation?
Report TMM to Train Control
(Driver mustn’t operate any equipment under these circumstances)
When a driver finds a train allocated which isn’t consistent with the information provided, who must they contact?
- Fleet Control
- DAO
What is a SPECIAL TRAIN?
A driver in a train on STAND BY incase needed for special events (eg. Football game)
What is TR?
Train Register point
Who grants permission for a train to go to TR point when train preparations are complete?
Controlling Signaller
If 1 Dwarf Signal is provided for trains to exit from multiple sidings, what must the driver do?
CONFER with other drivers to ascertain which train will depart first
What is the TR point procedure?
Contact Controlling Signaller and state:
- Departure time
- Destination
- TDN
What is a BLOCK ANNOUNCER?
2 White Sleepers or the letters TR painted on the bitumen
(Used at TR point to send electronic signal to the control panel for that signal)
What are locations where 1 or both sides of a train are not prepared due to them being inaccessible called?
Metro Business Risk
What should trains do when entering a siding equiped with HAND POINTS?
Stop before the points and alter them to lay for a vacant track
What must a driver do with HAND OPERATED POINTS after stabling a train?
Alter the points to lay towards a vacant siding
What are the 2 types of HAND POINTS?
- Willets Spring Activated Points
- Coates Cushion Weighted (CCW) Hand Points
What are the types of SIDINGS PROTECTIONS for derailing trains?
- Hayes Derail
- Catch Points (Slips)
What distance should be between Stabled Trains in the same road?
- 1 to 2 metres
(At some locations there is an ORANGE pole to stop at. Stop the train with the front just touching the pole)
