Out of Course Revision Deck Flashcards
(44 cards)
Talk me through the request stop procedure?
1) Conductor checks if any passengers need to alight the train (announcements, train patrols)
2) Driver slows down and beeps horn on approach
3) If no passengers are waiting to board, driver gives RTS signal - buzz buzz
4) If no passengers are waiting to alight, conductor gives RTS signal - buzz buzz - train continues
5) If passengers are alighting, conductor doesn’t repeat back the RTS signal and the driver will then stop at the station
What is the max speed when your air suspension is defective?
Normal line speed unless customers can’t be moved, then 45 mph
List all of the buzzer codes?
1 Stop the train
1-2 Close power operated doors
2-2 do not open doors (d & g to talk)
2 ready to start
3 Set back (won’t use)
3-2-1 Door test
3-3 Cab to cab (driver and guard to talk)
4 Slow down
6 Draw forward
9 Call Emergency services
List the classifications of trains
1) Express passenger train
2) Normal passenger train
3) Empty coaching with special permission
5) Empty coaching
1Z99 - Assisting/rescuing
What flag must you receive to pass a signal at danger?
A yellow hand signal in front of the danger aspect
List the 9 dangers to a train
1) Door open or not closed properly
2) Unstable load
3) Fire
4) Hot axle box
5) Headlights not lit
6) Tail lights not lit or mission
7) Flashing headlights repeatedly
8) Long continuous blasts on the horn
9) Red hand signal from driver or guard
What would you do in the event of a fail to call and how can you prevent it?
Contact the driver and find out why
Report to duty control manager
Assist customers who wanted to get off (endorse tickets, arrange transport etc)
Complete form A
Can prevent this by checking stops with driver before departure
What are your actions if a DKS fails?
1) If the DKS fails, try another DKS to allow passengers to disembark
2) Inform the driver
3) If only the front DKS is working you need to call DCM to ask for permission to dispatch from the front
4) Report to maintenance control
List all of the emergency equipment on a train, both cab and saloon
2 TCOCs
10 Detinators
Fire extinguisher (AAAF)
CRASH kit
Emergency lights
2 red flags
Passcom
First aid kit
Ladder
5 reason why the hazard lights are lit, and 2 extra ones
1) Door open or not closed properly
2) Passcom operated
3) Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) fire bottles activated
4) Track circuit actuator (TCA) is defective
5) Brake miniature circuit breaker (BMCB) tripped
(Call for aid operated - 333 only)
(Local door switch left on open position - 156 only)
Talk me through the long train short platform procedure?
1) Make an announcement
2) Patrol the train for passengers getting off at that stop
3) Open accommodated local door, close DCP, step off
4) Open all accommodated doors using butterfly
5) allow passengers on/off the train
6) Check starting signal (if provided)
7) Close doors using the butterfly
8) Do train safety check, step on, close local door
9) Give RTS signal to driver - buzz buzz
10) Stay at local door observing for anything unsafe
EBS is isolated, what are your actions?
Reach a clear understanding with the driver of how to stop the train in an emergency
Inform passengers they must tell you if they need to stop the train
Patrol the train regularly
TIS is isolated, what are your actions?
Physically check all doors are closed and secured
Check subsequent doors physically after each station stop
Reach a clear understanding with the driver about how to give ready to start signal
If you go over a route you do not sign, what must you ensure?
You have a route conductor with you
8 reasons to stop the train
Door open or not closed properly
Animals, large
Fire
Track defect
Lights out on emergency indicators
Obstruction
Animals - small in groups
Flood
What constitutes as a defective door?
Trappings/injuries
Malfunctions
Door controls
Slam doors
What doors should be kept locked at all times during a journey?
End gangway doors
End gangway doors at connections that can’t be made
Doors to non public areas such as cab doors, vestibules with exposed DCP
Talk me through the disposal procedure
1) Check for anyone on board
2) HOT/WHAT
3) Lights & switches in correct positions
4) Toilet check, general
5) Cleanliness/damage check
6)Lockdoors
What would you do if you had a Door Open in Transit?
STOP THE TRAIN AND CONTACT THE DRIVER
1) Go to affected door, close, secure and lock it
2) If possible, transfer passengers out of affected vehicle
3) Report it to DCM
4) Complete form D
What indicator do you have if you’re coupling/uncoupling and what are your actions?
1) Come to understanding with driver on how you will communicate you have performed your duties and the driver can couple/uncouple
2) Make an announcement to passengers on board that the train doors are about to close as the train is about to couple. Ask them to sit or hold onto the handrail as they will feel a jolt
3) Warn customers on the platform to stand clear as units will be joined/separated
4) Close doors following usual procedure
5) Communicate with driver
6) Ensure DKS is off
7) Once finished, release doors with usual procedure
8) Direct customers to the correct unit if applicable
When are you a competent person to be in the driver’s cab?
When a driver has poor visibility and needs you to check a tunnel
DSD defective
DVE defective
What constitutes a broken window and what are your actions?
A crack or score, 3 inches or more
(On compass, the answer is 3.1”)
What indicates that your train has a faulty coupler?
Non multi sign
Tail light and headlight failure, what are your actions? Any speed restrictions?
Use a Bardic light, a Toclight or a temporary headlight.
If a Bardic light speed restriction is 25 mph, if a TOClight or a temporary headlight, 75 mph
