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TTSA Flashcards

1
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What is the maximum speed for the Inner Suburban Area?

A

65km/h

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2
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What is the minimum sighting distance for the Inner Suburban area?

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455m

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3
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What is the safe approach distance?

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Person: 2m
Plant: 6.4m

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4
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When can we be drug and alcohol tested?

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  • Randomly
  • Show cause
  • Within 3 hours of an incident/accident
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5
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What six things do Metro drivers need to enter the rail corridor?

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  • Metro ID
  • PPE
  • Fit to work
  • Rostered to work
  • TTSA-1
  • Category 1 medical
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6
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What does Fit for Work mean?

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Free from drugs, alcohol and fatigue

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7
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What PPE do train drivers need to enter the rail corridor?

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  • Safety boots (lace up, ankle support)
  • High-vis vest
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8
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What colours are banned from rail corridor?

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  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Green
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9
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What are the boundaries of the rail corridor?

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Fence to fence, or 15m from outer rail

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10
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Where is the Danger Zone within the rail corridor?

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  • 3m from outer rail
  • All space above and below
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11
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Where is the platform danger zone?

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  • Between edge of platform and yellow line
  • 1.5m from edge of platform
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12
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What is a position of safety?

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A place within rail corridor where you cannot be struck by rail traffic

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13
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What is an obstruction?

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Anything that makes a line unsafe for rail traffic

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14
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What automatically triggers the breaks?

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The Automatic Train Stop

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15
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What external OHS legislation applies to rail work?

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  • OHS Act 2004
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16
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What MTM policies and procedures are relevant to OHS

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  • 1994 Book of Rules and Operating Procedures
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17
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Does Rail Safety Work include driving and shunting?

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Yes

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18
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What are some mental signs of fatigue?

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  • Irritability
  • Lacking motivation
  • Distracted
  • Increased risk-taking
  • Poor concentration
  • Difficulty in decision making
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19
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What are some physical signs of fatigue

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  • Headache
  • Yawning
  • Sore/heavy eyes
  • Lethargy
  • Slowed reactions
  • Micro sleeps
  • Fidgeting
  • Poor hand-eye coordination
  • Feeling stiff/cramped
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20
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What is the ‘five foot’?

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The 1600mm area between the rails of a track, also known as Victorian Broad Gauge

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21
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What is the ‘four foot’?

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The 1435mm area between the rails of a track, also known as Standard Gauge

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22
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What is the ‘six foot’?

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The minimum-six foot space between two railway lines

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23
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When may a driver enter the danger zone?

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When necessary provided:
- Have completed Reactive Track Access Request Form (if necessary)
- Are wearing appropriate PPE
- Have identified POS in case rail traffic approaches

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24
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Is an Emergency Refuge a position of safety?

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No

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25
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What is a Restricted Location?

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Where access to a POS cannot be achieved within 10 seconds of seeing approaching rail traffic

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26
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What is a viaduct?

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Long bridge consisting of multiple spans with total length over 100m

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27
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When can you leave a POS?

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  • When rail traffic has passed
  • You are certain you won’t be in danger
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28
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What is an Underbridge?

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Used when road traffic or waterway goes UNDER the rail tracks

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29
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What is an Overbridge?

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Used when road traffic goes OVER the rail tracks

30
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What are sleepers made from?

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Concrete, steel or timber

31
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What is the function of ballast?

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To provide drainage and support/holding the track

32
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What is the function of the sleepers?

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Distribute weight onto the ballast, maintains correct gauge

33
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What is the function of the rails?

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To guide trains through interaction with wheel flanges

34
Q

What is Dual Gauge?

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Tracks with three rails so standard and broad gauge trains can run

35
Q

What do the Kilometre Posts signify?

A

How many kilometres you are away from Southern Cross Station

36
Q

What are Overhead Structure Numbers?

A

Times the number by 100 to know how many feet you are from FSS

(Every stanchion is numbered)

37
Q

What is a bi-directional line?

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Where trains can travel ‘up’ and ‘down’ on same line

38
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What is a double line?

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Two lines where one line is generally used for ‘up’ and the other for ‘down’.

39
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What are multiple lines?

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Three or more lines.

Increase hazards as more trains will be running from both directions

40
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What are Turnout Points?

A

They are a means of altering the route of trains, not necessarily to another line

41
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What are Crossover Points?

A

They are points that allow trains to cross from one line to another

42
Q

Where is the Inner Suburban Area?

A

Between North Melbourne, Jolimont and Richmond platforms

43
Q

One third of railway incidents are caused by what?

A

Communication errors

44
Q

What is ‘active listening’?

A

Where you make a conscious effort to understand not only the words being said but the complete message

45
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In Safety Critical Communication, how do we demonstrate active listening?

A

By repeating back the message

46
Q

Over coms, how do we say ‘no’?

A

Negative

47
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Over come, how do we say, ‘yes’?

A

Correct

48
Q

What are the basic hand signals?

A

‘Stop’ and ‘All-right’

49
Q

What are the driver’s responsibility to an electric shock victim?

A
  1. Safety to themselves
  2. Safety to passenger
  3. Isolate power
  4. Attend to victim
50
Q

How do drivers keep themselves safe from electrical items in sidings and yards?

A

Keep a safe distance from them.

51
Q

What is the exclusion zone for personnel near live apparatus?

A

2 metres

52
Q

How many volts in the traction power system?

A

1500v DC

53
Q

What is the voltage supplied from the power grid to the substation?

A

22,000v AC

54
Q

Overhead structures:

What is the stanchion that forms a complete arch?

A

Portal stanchion

55
Q

What kind of stanchion looks like an F-shirt?

A

Cantilever Stanchion

56
Q

What are the stand-off stanchions used for?

A

To keep the overhead in position around curves

57
Q

What does the transmission wire do?

A

Distributes 22,000v AC along the rail corridor to the substations

58
Q

What holds the contact wire in position from the stanchion towards the centre of the track?

A

Steady arm.

(Staggers in zig-zag pattern to prevent excessive wear)

59
Q

Who manages the overhead power system?

A

Electrol

60
Q

What are Spark Gaps?

A

Safety device that enables power to return to the substation in the event of a fault occurring – similar to safety switch

61
Q

What are the three types of Section Insulators?

A
  • Fibreglass
  • Porcelain
  • Wood
62
Q

When would Section Insulators be used?

A

If a section of the overhead power needs to be isolated

63
Q

What do guy wires do?

A

Attach to the ground and provide stability to stanchions, often where catenary/contact wires terminate

64
Q

What are the two types of tension structures?

A

Spring type and weighted

65
Q

White star symbol with black dot in middle?

A

Terminal Stop Sign

66
Q

Where are Terminal Stop Signs placed?

A

15m from where a pantograph leaves the contact wire

67
Q

Where does a driver stop in relation to a Terminal Stop Sign?

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at least 3 metres before

68
Q

Faults that may occur in overhead equipment includes: (6)

A
  • Loose or hanging wires
  • Obstructions
  • Water flowing onto overhead conductors
  • Sparking between pantograph and contact wire
  • broken insulators
  • Damaged overhead structures
69
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What to do if you need to isolate overhead?

A
  • Contact controller at Metrol/Electrol
  • Lower pantograph
70
Q

What EPA are train drivers to adhere to?

A

EPA Act 2018

71
Q

What do Transmission Wires do?

A

Distribute 22 000v AC along the trail corridor to the substations

72
Q

What heavy gauge copper cables supplies power to the catenary wire?

A

1500v Feeders

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