Driver Displays & Comms

Question 1

How do you stop the train at the right spot on the platform?

Answer 1

Stopping Aid Cameras

Align the platform stopping mark between the two red lines. Ideally in the green line

Question 2

How do you use the Stopping Aid Cameras in a Siding to assist you?

Answer 2

Train has to be in yard mode in the set speed switch then manually activate the SDU screen

Question 3

What happens if Balise Beacon fails?

Answer 3

The camera won’t operate automatically

Question 4

Why might the Stopping Aid Camera fail?

Answer 4

TDN stopping conditions entered incorrectly

Manually operate it

Question 5

What does the SDU do when a train stops at station and doors are released?

Answer 5

Switches from stopping aid camera to body side cameras

Question 6

When does the SDU go blank?

Answer 6

20 metres after the whole of the train has cleared the platform

Question 7

When else would you use body side cameras?

Answer 7

Any time while in motion

To view whether train has cleared points, curves, signals

Question 8

What is the Dynamic Tab?

Answer 8

At the bottom left side of SDU

Drifts from side to side indicating the video is not frozen

Question 9

What happens when there is more than one PI call?

Answer 9

They queue

Passengers get auto message

Once driver finishes first call alert sounds and PI button will flash for next call

Question 10

How long until a PI call is escalated to Metrol?

Answer 10

30 seconds

Question 11

Where are the DERS?

Answer 11

Every door has internal and external DER

Question 12

What indication does driver get when DER is pulled?

Answer 12

SDU displays image of affected saloon

Car will illuminate RED with Emergency Egress Device (EED) icon

Question 13

How are level one alarms indicated?

Answer 13

Audible high-low tone

Flashing red bar

Affected car on pictographs will highlight and flash

Question 14

How are level 2 alarms indicated?

Answer 14

Audible high-low tone

Flashing yellow bar

Question 15

How are level 3 alarms indicated?

Answer 15

Yellow bar remains steady

Question 16

How do you know door is closed and inhibited/unavailable for release?

Answer 16

Solid grey box inside train

Question 17

How do you know door is closed but not inhibited?

Available for release

Answer 17

Solid green box inside train

Question 18

How do you know door is open?

Answer 18

Solid white box outside train

Question 19

How do you know door is defective both in the open and closed position?

Answer 19

Solid red box inside train - closed

Solid red box outside train - open

Question 20

What does a flashing red box mean?

Answer 20

DER pulled to stage 2 position

External EAD activated

Cab EAS being held down

Question 21

What does a solid yellow box indicate?

Answer 21

Door isolated

Question 22

What does an empty box indicate?

Answer 22

Unknown status

Question 23

How do you know what position pantographs are in?

Answer 23

Question 24

What indication do you get when park brakes are on?

Answer 24

Park brake indication illuminates RED

Question 25

How do you enter a TDN?

Answer 25

Press PIDS control on main screen

Press Set TDN for current run and TDN entry screen will appear

Use keypad to input TDN, press enter

Question 26

When does the SDU come on and go off?

Answer 26

On - 10 metres prior to stopping mark

Off - 20 metres after station