SIGNALS Flashcards
After receiving a waved green flag, when can you resume normal track speed?
After a steady green light or flag
Who would display the ‘WARNING’ flag in T.F.P?
The outer flaggie
What are the drivers duties after exploding ATW’s?
Reduce speed
Sound a long whistle
Press MAD button
Look for inner flaggie preparing to stop
Where does the inner suburban area extend to?
Up end of Richmond
Jolimont and North Melbourne, and East/ West bypass b/w Southern Cross St. & Melb. Yard
If you explode ATW’s and the inner flagman signaler can’t be seen, what is the driver’s responsibilities?
Drive with EXTREME CAUTION
Look for INNER flaggie
Be prepared to stop short of any obstruction
Contact T.C
To what trains does the NS board apply?
Under 200m or 8 cars or less long
What will turning the 5p key switch to NORMAL do at a level crossing?
Raise the boomgates
Put signal to stop
When might a driver operate a 5p switch to operate boom gates?
When there are unavoidable or extensive delays
When may the driver resume normal speed at a tramway square?
Once driver’s cab has passed the END TRAMWAY sign (cleared the crossing)
What is the purpose of a calling on?
To allow a train into an occupied track section
It can only take you into the same track as the home signal above it.
Disc at proceed indicates?
Points SET
Track may be OCCUPIED
Proceed at REDUCED SPEED CAUTIOUSLY
next aspect is UNKNOWN
What are the aspects of a 2 position dwarf on the same post as a home?
Normal
Proceed
When reporting signals, how do you refer to the lights?
A light
B light
C light
For an ATC Home Departure, can you increase to track speed after clearing the points if you departed on a Medium Speed Warning?
NO
What do Clear Medium speeds indicate on a home signal to a driver?
Diverging through points
How does a driver know that a signal has been taken out of use?
Bagged and obscured
Crossed out (black cross)
WON on paperlite and circulars, notice boards
Light extinguished
How do you tell if a signal is a co actor?
Same signal number and may have a P
What is the authority to pass a signal for Home ABS when using exception ‘track circuited with no low speed’ ?
Verbal from controlling signaler, green flag or signal to exit
What authority for Disc/Dwarf for SLW ?
Pilots Authority
How many exceptions to pass a home Arrival on ATC?
1 - Defective
What are drivers duties prior to tripping on a signal when performing R1S3?
(List 4)
P.A to warn passengers
Call R1S3 number
Wait 30 secs (if no ans)
Give name, sig post no., TDN, Motor No.
What is the speed when arriving at a dead end terminal location?
25km/h (by the start of the platform)
When does the speed need to be reduced to 25km /h ?
(Dead end terminal location)
At the start of the platform
(Dead end location)
If a driver sees an incorrect aspect or route indicator for the intended route, what does the driver initially do? (3)
STOP
sound a whistle
Confirm route with the signaler
If wrong routed and unable to stop before the signal, what does the driver do?
Call signaller
Act under instructions
P.A.
- (may be asked to Change ends, (RTA?),
obtain correct authority to set back IF instructed)
Incident report