Sector 1 Road Knowledge Central - Sydenham Flashcards
When terminating on platform 4 at Erskineville where can you return to?
Eveleigh via the gate road
What are the 4 ways in and out of Eveleigh?
Arrival/departure road, Engine dive, Down Illawarra dive, Gate road
After arriving at the stop board at Eveleigh what authority is required to enter the yard?
Shunter’s authority
Where can you safely divide and amalgamate under cover in Eveleigh sheds?
The top of 1 and 4 roads
How do you depart Eveleigh?
Shunters authority to the signal then the clearance of the signal
When entering or leaving Eveleigh which road doesn’t require the shunters authority?
Western sidings
How do you depart Eveleigh via the gate road?
The shunter or guard pilots the train over the level crossings, at the stop board you contact the
signaller for authority to pass the stop board and proceed to the signal and obey indication
Sydney terminal is divided into how many sections, what are they and which roads are in
each section?
3 sections
Main platforms 1 – 4
Suburban platforms 5 – 8
Bankstown platforms 9 – 12
Is a guard required when shunting in Sydney terminal?
Yes
If no guard is available who else may accompany the driver?
The shunter
In Sydney terminal which platforms have a signal under the awning?
Platforms 1, 2 and 3
If entering a platform in Sydney yard on shunting signals how would you expect to find the
platform?
Occupied
What is the system of safe working over the up and down main lines between Sydney yard
and Redfern?
Down main - RVDS uni-directional
Up main - RVDS Two way running
What is the method of safe working on the up and down main lines between Sydney yard
and Redfern?
Yard working
What is the system of safe working on the up and down Illawarra dive?
Down Illawarra dive RVDS Two way running
Up Illawarra dive RVDS Uni-directional
What is the system of safe working on the Engine/Eveleigh dive?
Single line RVDS Bi-directional
What are the PONR for Eveleigh, Illawarra junction and Erskineville platform 4 when
departing Central?
Platform 18 - SY 381 S or 1st signal after the platform
Platform 19 - SY 389 L or 2nd signal after the platform
Platform 22 - SY 399 IL or 3rd signal after the platform
Platform 23 - SY 387 SR or 1st signal after the platform
What are the PONR for Macdonaldtown sidings departing Central?
Platform 18 - SY 407 S or 4th signal after the platform (Cleveland St. Bridge)
Platform 19 - SY 497 L or 3rd signal after platform 6 Redfern
Platform 22 - SY 391 IL or 2nd signal after the platform
Platform 23 - SY 387 SR or 1st signal after the platfor
What are the PONRs for Bankstown on the down Illawarra? And for down Illawarra local?
Down Illawarra - SM 583 I or 4th signal after St. Peters
Down Illawarra local - SM 609 IL or 1st signal after Sydenham
Between Bondi Junction and Sydenham where can trains be amalgamated and divided?
In the terminal road at Central ESR
What is the PONR for the ESR and terminating at Redfern on the up Illawarra local?
SM 594 IL or the 2nd signal after Sydenham platform 3
What are the PONR for Sydney terminal on Up Illarwarra & Up Illarwarra local lines?
Up Illawarra - SY 538 I or 3rd signal after Erskineville platform 3
Up Illawarra local - SY 496 IL or 1st signal after Macdonaldtown yard
What station/s and platform/s is setting back prohibited in sector 1?
Erskineville 2
St Peters 2 and 4
Which shed road/s are protected by a signal in Eveleigh and what does it mean if a red light is showing?
No. 2,3 The overhead power is turned off DO NOT ENTER
