Track Safety: Rule 915 HRV

Question 1

For HRV’s what movements and authorities must be applied at Automatic Signalling areas?

Answer 1

• All Hi Rail vehicle and trolley movements must be authorised by Train Control/ Signaller who controls that area.
• Blocking (Rule 908) must be used to protect the movement.

Question 2

For Interlocked Stations all HRV and trolley movements must be given what authority by Signaller?

Answer 2

• Blocking (Rule 908) must be used to protect the movement.
• The Signaller must route lock the route authorised for travelling movements, by clearing subsequent signals in the direction of travel.

Question 3

Conflicting Track Occupancies before granting conflicting track occupancies TC/Signaller must? (5)

Answer 3

• advise the HRV / Trolley Driver or Rail Protection Officer requesting the new occupancy of the conflict.
• confirm that the Driver has a safe working arrangement in place with the RPO to permit travel through the common occupancy area,
• RPO has a safe working arrangement in place with the Driver to permit travel through the common occupancy area.
• apply double blocking to the conflicting area (where available), and
• authorise the HRV / Trolley movement or Track Occupancy

Question 4

When authorising conflicting occupancies what should the second occupancy arrange for movements?

Answer 4

HRV / Trolley’s intending to travel through a conflicting occupancy must not be included as additional vehicles on the Mis.71 for the first occupancy. The second occupancy must arrange a safe working arrangement and complete their own track call

Question 5

When a track occupancy request is received for a lube truck, what authorities are required for what kind of track sections?

Answer 5

• completely clear of rail movements.
• Lube trucks cannot be authorised following trains / HRV’s

Question 6

What HRV authorities must be met after a grease run? (dont know how to word this one soz)

Answer 6

• Train Control is advised that the grease truck has deliberately not greased a
  planned work area (this will normally be communicated between the grease truck
  operator and section Ganger), or
• The HiRail movement is necessary for an inspection for safety purposes (heat or weather inspections) or urgent faults (broken rails).

Question 7

Verification Procedure of last clearing rail vehicles must occur by either:

Answer 7

• Automatic Signalling Panels
• Observing all track circuits are clear within the on-tracking
  location when within station limits of an interlocked station,
• Observing all track circuits are clear between adjacent stations for any continuously detected block section,
• Where the on-tracking location is in dark territory or non-continuously detected section
• Obtaining verbal advice and confirmation of a train’s position
  from the Operator that is confirm arrived at or clear of the next station and Intermediate Boards.

Question 8

When the conflicting Rail Vehicle is a train what Authority is required?

Answer 8

before granting any
track occupancy authority Train Control must verify that the last
train’s position to ensure that it has past clear of the Intermediate
Board (IB) / Section of line or arrived at the Platform clear of the
on tracking location.