GSM - R

Question 1

What is GSMR?

Answer 1

Secure communications between driver and signaller
No need to get out of cab to contact signaller
Clear digital communications
A single national system
100% coverage
Modern GSM based communication functionality including predefined operational text messaging
Train performance improved through fewer delays in communications

Question 2

What is PTT?

Answer 2

Push to talk

Question 3

How to set up?

Answer 3

Powers up automatically otherwise press registration button (top rhs)
Enter train head code
Enter last 3 digits of nearest signal
Press accept button (tick)
99x is wild card and allows cab radio to register on the network at any location.

Question 4

Call priorities?

Answer 4

Priority 1 - emergency call - red button - everyone in that cell will hear conversation
Priority 2 - urgent call - yellow button - direct to the signaller.
Priority 3 - normal call - signaller (bottom rhs)
Priority 4 - low priority call

Question 5

Call types. Who can you call?

Answer 5

Point to point 
Normal 
Urgent 
Public address 
On board communications 

Group
Emergency
Shunting
General broadcast

Question 6

Outgoing Urgent call (yellow button) is used for Point to point call to signaller in the following instances?

Answer 6

Police assistance required 
Person taken ill and requires medical attention 
Signal irregularity
Lineside fire
Train evacuation urgent but controlled 
Acts of vandalism 
Missing TSR or ESR boards or lights out
Train wrong routed

Question 7

Provide Emergency group call examples?

Answer 7

Fire on train 
Major lineside fire
Emergency train evacuation 
Obstruction on the opposite running line 
Derailment affecting the running line 
Land slip affecting running line 
Damage to track which could cause derailment 
Animals within railway boundary

Question 8

What is the railway emergency group call?

Answer 8

Highest priority
A group call between the initiator and all drivers in a specific area
Will send a stop message to all trains in given area

Question 9

Incoming railway emergency group call. What would you do?

Answer 9

As soon as you receive an emergency call u must bring your train to an immediate stand. When at stand press the ST button.
Listen to information given.
Visual display on GSMR will state “ STOP EMERGENCY”.
audible tone and voice STOP EMERGENCY.

Question 10

Point to point calls, how to initiate?

Answer 10

Call signaller button (bottom rhs)
Access number through MU button
Enter full number (provided in WON)

Question 11

General broadcasts will be used by signaller for the following instances?

Answer 11

Blanket speed restriction 
Exceptional low adhesion 
Infrastructure failures and incidents 
Poor railhead conditions 
Defective emergency indicators
Animals on or near the line.
Acknowledge at the end  of the message by pressing ST acknowledge button.