TRAIN EVACUATION

Question 1

List 3 places where you can evacuate to?

Answer 1

1. From a train to trackside
2. Onto an adjacent train
   3, onto a tunnel walkway

Question 2

What must be laid on the tracks before going trackside when carrying out an evacuation?

Answer 2

Short circuit devices

Question 3

List 4 reasons for an evacuation

Answer 3

1. Vehicle failure
2. Significant disruption to power supply
3. Incident involving your train
4. Incident involving train ahead of you

Question 4

List all the equipment in the emergency cupboard

Answer 4

1. SDC (2)
2. First aid kit
3. Detrainment ladder
4. Detrainment board
5. 1000v rubber gloves
6. Yellow Key
7. AFFF fire extinguisher
8. Bardic lamps

Question 5

How do you evacuate from a train to trackside?

Answer 5

1. Use Detrainment ladder safely
2. Use Crew Access Door preferably
3. Place ladder in the centre of doors and operate CAD handle

On B92 doors will close and hold ladder in place
On B2007 you will need assistance to hold doors against the ladder

4. Ensure ladder diagonal to train, both feet on ground
5. Once in place, one staff at the top and one at the bottom for safety and count passengers coming off

Question 6

How do you evacuate using the end door?

Answer 6

1. Ladder flush with end train
2. Ladders’ feet on ballast for safety
3. One staff on top and one at bottom for safety and count passengers as they come off

Question 7

What must you not do if you’re evacuating near national rail tracks?

Answer 7

You must ensure passengers do not go on their tracks, nor should you as you are not PTS trained

Question 8

How do you evacuate onto an adjacent train?

Answer 8

1. Open CAD, place Detrainment board in the centre
2. Operate handle to close doors (for B2007 you will need assistance to holds doors together)
3. One at a time cross to other train and count passengers

Question 9

If you are in a tunnel where can you evacuate to?

Answer 9

1. Portal
2. Another train
3. Station
4. Walkway
5. Cross Passage
6. Intervention point

Question 10

1. Who is in charge of evacuation in control?
2. When they do they usually propose evacuation after a train has failed?
3. What happens if they don’t decide to go ahead with the evacuation?

Answer 10

1. Control Centre Duty Manager
2. 15 minutes
3. They will review the situation every 15 minutes