Train Preparation Flashcards
Where is the Emergency Pantograph raise crank handle located?
No.2 End RHS of saloon door 4 on Tp
What do you have to do if you relieve a train that is prepared by another driver?
Activate cab
Inspect fault and status panel
Set a pilot valve
Ensure emergency brake releases to holding pressure
How do you raise pantographs?
Key in and on
What are the Functionality tests on an XTrap? (7)
Brake Test
Auto Vigilance test
Hand and foot pilot valve test
Emergency stop button
Safety loop test
VICERS test
Trip test
What other test do you have to do that isn’t a functionality test? Which cab do you do it from?
Traction Test
From leading cab
After you have finished first lap, ie pre-vis external checks and functionality tests, what do you do before internal inspections? (3)
Set DDU maintenance message
Activate emergency stop button
Open saloon doors
After internal inspection when you reach trailing cab what tests do you do?
Continuity
Pantograph
Emergency lighting
How do you do continuity test?
Activate trailing cab
lower Trip
Set hand pilot valve
Observe safety loop remains open and emergency brake applied
How do you do Pantograph test?
Press local and trailing pants buttons
Observe Panto’s lower within 10 seconds
Buttons illuminate RED
Extinguishes - High Voltage Status indicator
Illuminates - One or more Panto Down light
Press both buttons again and ensure Panto’s raise
How do you do the Emergency Lighting Test?
Press Train Stable
Illuminates - one or more pants down
Wait 5 seconds, then remove key
Blinds, doors, trip raised
Proceed to other end inspecting emergency lighting in each car
After conducting Continuity, Panto and Emergency Lighting tests in trailing cab, what do you do when you arrive back at leading cab?
Raise Panto’s
Reinstate emergency Stop Button
Prepare for departure
What is the difference between a Post-Maintenance and a mainline Prep?
Post-maintenance:
- full cab and functionality tests in all 4 cabs
- Check all 4 Auxiliary Pneumatic Panels
In Mainline prep you just do lead cab and trailing cab
What is the difference between a Mainline Prep and a Revenue/Pre-movement prep?
In a Revenue/Pre-Movement Prep you do:
- Limited Full Cab Inspections
- All Functionality tests except VICERS
What is the Limited Full Cab Inspection procedure? (4)
Mirrors
Activate Cab
Lower and reset Trip
Illuminated:
- High voltage presence
- EBA
On a Post Maintenance prep, when doing centre cab inspections what do you have to do to so that all checks can be completed?
Trip 22Q6 Multiple Unit Relay CB
- so that centre cabs think they are not coupled
What pressures does the Brake test check?
What is the procedure?
Holding Pressure - 120
- by Reverser to FWD and setting pilot valve, then MCH to FULL SERVICE
Emergency Pressure - 210
- by MCH into EMERGENCY
Full Service Pressure - 190
- By MCH into FULL SERVICE and turn EMS from 2 to 1 to inhibit holding brakes
Return EMS back to 2 and observe BC pressure back to Holding Pressure
Return MCH to COAST and observe pressure remain at Holding Pressure
Place Reverser to neutral, release pilot valve and observe BC pressure goes to Emergency Pressure
What is the Emergency Stop Button Test checking for?
That BC pressure stays at EMERGENCY (210) when pilot valve is depressed
What is the Hand & Foot Pilot Valve Test checking for?
That when pilot valve is set BC have emergency pressure
When pilot valve is released BC have holding pressure
What is the Safety Loop Test checking for?
A short circuit in the Safety Loop
Emergency Auto Vigilance bypass test??
Used if defective:
Hand pilot valve
Foot pilot valve
Trip
Two positions - normal / bypass
Trip Apparatus Test
That emergency pressure doesn’t release until trip is reset.
VICERS Test
