SPAD Flashcards
What must a Driver do if they pass a signal at danger? S5-9.1 (2)
Stop their train immediately.
Tell the Signaller that the signal has been passed at danger without authority.
What form must be used to ask the Driver questions about the SPAD? S5-9.3 (1)
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Who is the only person that can give the Driver permission to proceed after a SPAD? S5-9.1 (1)
Driver must not proceed until the Signaller gives permission.
What must a Driver do if they see a SPAD indicator that is illuminated, regardless of what line it applies to? S5-9.2 (2)
Stop the train immediately.
Contact the Signaller.
After a SPAD has occurred, what must you make sure the Driver is aware of? S5-9.3 (1)
You must make sure the Driver is aware of the circumstances.
What criteria must be met to allow the train to be moved to a more convenient place to complete the SPAD form? S5-9.3 (3)
The Driver is prepared to make the move.
The movement will not proceed beyond another main aspect stop signal.
You make sure the route is correctly set for movement.
After the SPAD form has been completed, when can you allow the train that was involved in the SPAD to continue on its journey? S5-9.3 (1)
You must not allow the train involved to proceed until authorised by Operations Control.
What must you do if you have any doubt about the correct working of any signal involved in a SPAD? S5-9.3 (1)
You must treat the signal as defective and tell Operations Control.
Whether or not damage is obvious, what must you do with any points that may have been ‘run-through’? S5-9.3 (1)
You must tell Operations Control and treat the points as defective.
What is the definition of a ‘run-through’? Glossary of Railway Terminology (1)
An incident where a movement runs through a trailing set of points that are not set in the correct position for the movement.
