Single Line Working (SLW)

Question 1

Who will appoint a pilot for SLW

Answer 1

Network Rail Production Manager

Question 2

What’s the maximum number of Pilot appointed to a section of SLW

Answer 2

1

Question 3

How would you identify a pilot

Answer 3

Wearing a red armband with “pilot” written in white on his upper left arm

Question 4

On un-worked points what will be positioned adjacent to these to indicate it’s safe to pass during darkness

Answer 4

Green light

Question 5

On un-worked points what will be positioned adjacent to these to indicate it’s safe to pass during daylight

Answer 5

Green flag

Question 6

What’s the max speed you can pass over unworked or mechanically operated points in the wrong direction

Answer 6

15 mph

Question 7

How far does the detonator have to be from either side of the obstruction line

Answer 7

400m

Question 8

What will the Pilot hand you once he has given you all relevant instructions

Answer 8

SLW Ticket (RT3193)

Question 9

Which SLW ticket contains the most information

Answer 9

Wrong direction

Question 10

What instructions will you always recieve in Right and Wrong direction SLW

Answer 10

The line over which SLW applies

Which crossovers are being used at each end of SLW

To pass over any AHBC level crossing under local control

Question 11

What the max speed in wrong directional SLW

Answer 11

50 mph

Question 12

Will there always be a hand signaller appointed at the end of SLW

Answer 12

No

Question 13

If there’s no hand signaller at the end of SLW what must happen

Answer 13

The pilot must travel with you

Question 14

Hand signaller can only give you a ……. Hand signal to proceed

Answer 14

Yellow

Question 15

What could you see at a location of unworked points to indicate they have been secured for movements during darkness

Answer 15

Green light

Question 16

Who needs to be properly identified before a driver enters SLW

Answer 16

Pilot

Question 17

Who’s personal authority do you need to enter the SLW

Answer 17

Pilot

Question 18

Who is the only person to withdraw SLW

Answer 18

Pilot

Question 19

In poor visibility, who would be appointed at the end of the SLW to control wrong directional movements back to the proper line

Answer 19

Hand signaller

Question 20

What must happen to the SLW ticket when traveling with the pilot

Answer 20

Write cancelled on it and hand it back to the pilot

Question 21

What colour hand signal would you see from a crossing attendant at a level crossing

Answer 21

Green

Question 22

Does a pilot need permission from the signaller to authorise you to pass a signal at danger

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

When will single line working be introduced

Answer 23

When 1 line of a double line is blocked by engineering work or obstruction

Question 24

Do single line working rules apply on a bi directional line

Answer 24

No

Question 25

What form will be issued by the pilot

Answer 25

RT3193

Question 26

If you are the first driver over the SLW line you must stop if instructed to….

Answer 26

Let the pilot Tell anyone working on or near the line that SLW has been introduced Inform any crossing keepers of SLW Check any points have been locked

Question 27

If travelling in the right direction over SLW what is your speed limit

Answer 27

Line speed

Question 28

When do you not need a ticket to enter a SLW section.

Answer 28

Remove a portion of a train Evacuate passengers from a failed train Assist a failed train Remove a train that has proceeded without authority R,E,A,R

Question 29

In SLW if the pilot travels with every train will there be a hand signaller at the end of the section

Answer 29

Only during poor visibility or at night. If there is an exit signal and hand signaller won't be needed

Question 30

What must you do regarding any AWS warnings while passing through a SLW section

Answer 30

In the wrong direction you must acknowledge and disregard, in the right direction you must obey all warnings

Question 31

When travelling through SLW when do you not need a ticket RT3193

Answer 31

Recovering a divided train Evacuating passengers Assisting a failed train Recovering a train that has entered without authority Working to or from an obstruction