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Railway Incidents

Under what circumstances are firefighters expected /allowed onto to tracks?

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Only as a last resort to save human life

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Who is responsible for main line tracks, power supplies & signalling in London?

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Network Rail

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Name four types of train commonly found on London’s rail networks

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  • diesel
  • diesel Electric
  • pantograph
  • electric
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What is a ‘Permanent way’?

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The ‘Permanent way’ is a term used to describe the railway track; generally the pairs of rails, typically laid on the sleepers, embedded in ballast

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What are the two types of electrified track found in London?

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3rd Rail System

4th Rail System (see picture)

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What Voltage can be expected to find on a 3rd rail system?

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1200 V DC

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What Voltage can be expected to find on a 4 rail system?

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630 V DC

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What voltage can be found on a overhead line system?

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Upto 25000 V AC

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What is the min distance firefighters need to keep from Overhead Line Equipment (OLE)?

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3 metres

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What distance does a train need to stop when travelling at approx 80mph

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Name some info that should be gained during 7(2)d visits ?

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  • access points
  • traction current supply systems
  • train types
  • line speeds
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What does RIO stand for?

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Rail Incident Officer

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What does TOPS stand for?

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Total Operations Processing System

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How can we communicate with rail staff?

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  • Track side phones
  • Headwall telephones (LUL) (See photo)
  • Signal post telephones (SPT). (Network Rail)
  • Overhead Line Equipment (OLE)
  • Gantry telephones. (Network Rail)
  • Public address systems. (London Underground/Network Rail)
  • Leaky feeder systems. (London Underground).
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Name some safety considerations when going onto rail lines

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  • high voltage power lines
  • movement of trains
  • correct PPE (Hi Viz)
  • safety officers
  • lookouts
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What are the 3 levels of risk control methods when entering onto trackside?

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Level 1 - Slowing trains or running under caution

Level 2 - Stopping trains by signals

Level 3 - Switching off electricity

17
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Railway Incidents

Name the main ways of identifying an incident location

A
  • a signal
  • bridge or OLE support number plate
  • ¼ mile post on track
  • an electrical sub-station No
  • a nearby station or crossing
18
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Railway Incidents

Where can a short circuit device be found?

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In train cabs or in station emergency lockers

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Who can deploy the Short Circuit Device?

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FRU or Network Rail staff

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When attending an incident involving railway arches, what could be used to gather info ?

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  • MDT
  • Info from owner’s
  • Occupiers
21
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What is the minimum weight of attack at any fire rail related incidents

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45mm Jet with covering jet

22
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What does “ROLO” stand for?

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Rail Operations Liaison Officer

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The term “trains run under caution” means?

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Driver is warned that personnel are on the track and they must proceed at a speed which will enable them to safely stop the train if necessary. On long straight stretches of line when visibility is clear, trains can run at a maximum of 50 mph. On stretches of track which are obscured by bends or in bad visibility, the speed could be as low as 5 mph

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Incident commanders (IC) should carry out a dynamic risk assessment taking into account the particular circumstances of the incident and the hazards and roles should consider whether to?

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  • It is safe to work on or near the track with the traction current left on
  • It is safe to work near to the track with the trains running under caution
  • It is safe for trains on adjacent lines to continue to run under caution
  • Diesel trains need to be stopped as they will be unaffected by an isolation of the traction current
  • The traction current needs to be isolated
  • Trains need to be stopped
  • To use risk control measures
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Trackside telephones are indicated by?

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Red telephone on a white background marked with the word ‘ELECTRIFICATION’ and are connected directly to the rail operator’s control

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Signal post telephones are marked with?

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Diagonal black and white stripes and are connected to the signal box. Extreme caution is to be used at all times if using these telephones

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Railway Incidents

What facilities afforded by the Station Control Room (SCR) and the SCR personnel will assist in determining the means by which an incident can be managed, these facilities are?

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  • location
  • alternative access/egress
  • CCTV
  • public address systems.
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Railway Incidents

When attending incidents on LUL premises, incident commanders should consider the following?

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  • Close liaison with a responsible member of staff
  • Committing a reconnaissance team
  • The use of station plans
  • Use of the station control room
  • Consider the use of secondary access routes and intervention points
  • Assess water supplies
  • Consider the use of ventilation systems
  • Consider the use of communication links, CCTV and public address systems and leaky feeder
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Railway Incidents

When dealing with incidents at LUL, The following risk control measures may be available and should also be considered?

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  • Automatic sprinklers
  • Hydrants and hose reels
  • Smoke extraction
  • Wet falling mains
  • Extinguishers
  • Escalator sprinkler system
  • Use of intervention points
  • Use of tunnel smoke control systems
  • Use of train without passengers for reconnaissance
  • Use of thermal image camera
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Railway Incidents

The following risk control measures may be considered with regard to passenger safety at LUL incidents?

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  • Preventing trains from stopping at affected stations
  • Disembarking passengers at adjacent stations
  • Using trains to evacuate areas below the incident
  • Stopping trains at other stations
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All LUL sub surface stations are provided with an LFB plans box situated in an agreed position at the LUL/LFB rendezvous points. The boxes contain?

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  • Two sets of station plans (command and control/BA)
  • A communications status indicator, and where necessary
  • A key to adjacent IV points
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All LUL sub-surface stations have a permanently live UHF channel radio base station system installed. It allows communication between two or more hand held fireground radios when switched to what channel?

A

Channel 5

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Railway Incidents

What emergency equipment is carried in train locker and how is identifed?

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  • One ‘ARCUS’ short circuit devices (SCD)
  • One passenger detraining ladder
  • One detraining board, for emergency transfer of passengers between two trains This locker is marked with a green and white sign and can be accessed using a key held by the PSA (Train Captain)
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Railway Incidents

What type of electrified track sysytem would you expect to find on LUL tracks?

A

4th Rail system

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Railway Incidents

What type of electrified track sysytem would you expect to find on LUL tracks?

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4th Rail system

36
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Railway Incidents

On first attendance at a rail incident what is the minimum safe distance that firefighting personnel should be from the track?

A

3 Metres

37
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Railway Incidents

Where Brigade lookouts are required at railways incidents, lookouts should ensure what safety measures ?

A
  • Wear Hiviz jacket
  • remain in constant radio contact with the safety officer, have a whistle
  • a lamp (in the hours) of darkness
  • stand in line of sight at least 3m from the track facing the on coming trains

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