Safe Working - Train Authority Procedures

Question 1

How many train authorities should a driver carry at all times?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

How must a train authority be completed as per the book of rules?

Answer 2

Ink and block letters
No erasures, alterations or abbreviations 
On the prescribed form
Be brief and clear
Only contain essential information

Question 3

When can a driver proceed with a train authority?

Answer 3

Is fully understood and complied with all the information required

Question 4

When must a train authority be verified with Train control?

Answer 4

Driver does not directly receive the train authority from tc/signaller
Relief driver is relieving another train

Question 5

If a driver incorrectly fills out a TA, what just happen?

Answer 5

It just be cancelled and a fresh TA be issued

Question 6

How far away should a protecting train be placed when returning from a wrong line movement?

Answer 6

100 meters

Question 7

How far should a train arriving from the rear at a signal box stop from outer most set points?

Answer 7

100 meters

Question 8

What permission does a driver need when arriving to the rear of a signal box and is stopped at the outer most set points?

Answer 8

Verbal Permission or a signal aspect

Question 9

What are the two ways a driver can receive Train Authorities?

Answer 9

Dictated or handed

Question 10

When can train authorities be issued?

Answer 10

Assisting a disabled train

Safe working system failures

Question 11

How are train authorities cancelled?

Answer 11

Unattended location - by the driver who cancels the form and advises train control
Attended location - handed back to the signaller

Question 12

How would a driver verify a train authority?

Answer 12

By contacting train control and reading the entire contents to them for confirmation