Traction Siemens- Cab Equipment Flashcards
How is a cab made active?
Key in and on
Are first aid kits in every motor?
Yes
What 5 CB’s tripped can disable a train?
FACES
Friction brake and monitoring
Automatic coupler control
Cab/train manned
Emergency brake valve
Safety loop
What does the dead man’s switch simulate when doing the hand and foot test?
Simulates the train moving
When entering BP mode, what comes first selector or on/off switch?
Selector
If you bypass the safety loop, what button do you need to continuously press?
MAD
What 3 items make up the control equipment? Are they mechanically interlocked?
Master key switch
Master selector switch
Master controller handle
Yes
2 positions of Master key switch
On off
Do pantos automatically raise on cab active?
No
Four positions of master selector
Reverse
Neutral
Fwd
Set speed
If in neutral, can you get out of B6?
No
If in neutral, what colour will marker lights be?
Red
What is the max km’s the overspend mechanism will apply emg brakes?
125km
When in fwd, do headlights come on automatically?
Yes if in auto mode
What is the set speed limit?
6km
When in set speed when will overspeed kick in?
8km
4 positions of master controller
Emergency brake
Brake B1-B6
0 - Coast
Drive D1-D7
What type of brake is emergency brake?
Pneumatic friction
When does holding brake apply?
0.2km
Holding brake pressure
110kpa
B6 pressure
189kpa
Emergency brake pressure
280kpa
How many seconds after releasing hand or foot device does emg brake apply
3 seconds
What are the 2 types of deadmans switches
Hand and foot
What 5 things make up the vigilance control system
Task linking driver controls
Vigilance acknowledge button
Vigilance Audible buzzer
Vigilance fault indicator
VAR
How many seconds does Vigilance button flash for and then emit tone for?
5 and 5 seconds
If vig button is held for how many seconds before timing cycle advances
5 seconds
Vicers key switch positions
Operate
Isolate
If there is a fault in the vicers event recording system, does train operation data still record?
Yes
Isolating vicers stops what?
Button activating
What happens if you lower pantos then stable?
Can cause batteries to go flat