Railway Coms Flashcards
What does REC stand for?
Railway Emergency Calls
How do signallers communicate?
- GSMR
- Signal post telephone (SPT)
- Crossing phones
- Hand signallers
- Bells
What 3 thing do you need to do/ensure when communicating something (NOT ABC):
- Read back message to check understanding
- Prompt other person to check understanding
- Correct errors until message fully understood
Do not use ‘over and out’ and ‘not clear’
Line is blocked
How do you say no to a user asking to use a level crossing?
- Denied
- Refused
- No there is a train approaching
(Don’t use word cross/crossing)
Information required for emergency call
- Your name
- Role
- Train headcode
- Signal number
- Time
- Who was involved
- What happened and where
Phrases you should use
- This an emergency call
- When I give you authority
- Await the signal
- Line is blocked/open
- Proceed with caution/normally
GSMR stands for what?
- Global System for mobile Communications Railway
What is a normal call?
Non-emergency situation
Urgent call
This is an emergency call, but on a 1-1 basis
Emergency group call (REC), definition
An emergency call involving ALL TRAINS in the immediate area of control, operations control, all signallers in the immediate area, ECO
What is displayed for an REC call
Screen red, on adjacent box white with red boarder
Whats happens when a REC call
All trains stop, only lead signaller, controller, and drivers have ability to talk. Control will pick up if lead signaller does not answer
