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1
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What is the rail corridor

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Fence to fence or 15 metres from the closet/outer rail

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2
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Danger zone

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3m from outer rails and all space above and below

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3
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Platform Danger Zone

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From the yellow line or 1.5m from the platforms edge

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4
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My last name in phonetics

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Hotel Uniform Bravo Echo Romeo Tango

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5
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Down the line

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Away from Flinders Street

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Up the line

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Towards Flinders Street

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7
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Broad Gauge (Victoria)

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5 foot

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8
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Standard Gauge

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4 foot

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9
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Space between adjacent rails

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6 foot

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10
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Fit for duty

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Free from fatigue
Free from alcohol
Free from drugs

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Rails

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Guides the wheel flange or wheels of the train

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12
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Ballast

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Provides support and drainage and is crushed blue metal rock

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13
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Sleepers

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Maintain gauge and distribute weight

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14
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Km post

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How many kms you are from Southern Cross

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15
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Position of Safety

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I position in which you can’t be struck by a rail traffic.

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16
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POS - drivers responsibility

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A driver is responsible for identifying a position of safety and ensuring a POS is always available.

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17
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What is TFPC?

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Track Force Protection Coordinator

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18
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What does a Track Force Protection coordinator do?

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Assess and Implement worksite Protection.

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19
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What colours are banned for workers in the Rail corridor?

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Red, Yellow, Green.

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20
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What does TDN stand for?

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Train Describer Number

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21
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When can you leave a POS?

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When rail traffic has passed, there is no more danger and you can confirm there is no further rail traffic.

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22
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When can you use your mobile phone in the danger zone?

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NEVER!

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23
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Can you use your Metro issued Mobile phone in a POS? If so for what reasons?

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Yes, and for emergency or for business.

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24
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What is the ABC for all comms?

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Accurate, Brief, Clear

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What six things do you need to conduct work within the Rail Corridor?
Metro ID Fit for Duty Category 1 Medical TTSA level 1 Must be Rostered on PPE
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When should you report incidents?
Immediately!
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Who do you report incidents to immediately?
Train Controller at Metrol
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What is the hierarchy of incident reporting?
1. Train controller at Metro 2. Your fellow work mates 3. HSR 4. Your Manager
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What are 3 reasons for drug testing?
1. Random 2. Showcase 3. Within 3 hours of an accident/incident
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What PPE do track workers need to have?
Hard Hat Steel cap boots Orange Hi-vis Long Sleeves Long Pants Eye Protection
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What PPE do Drives need? (Sidings, yards, crossing rails)
- Steel cap lace up boots with ankle support - Rail approved special purpose orange Hi-vis
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When is PPE Mandatory?
- yards - sidings - crossing tracks
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What is the max speed for inner suburban area?
65kms per hour
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Average sighting distance for inner suburban area?
455m
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What are the 4 most important things to remember for Electrical safety when handling electrical incidents?
1. The safety of yourself 2. The safety of the passenger 3. Isolate power 4. Attend to victim
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Safe approach distance for a person?
2m
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Safe approach distance for plant?
6.4 m
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How do you cross a point safely?
Go around it if you can otherwise ballast to ballast. NO BODY PARTS GO IN THE POINT!
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What are some Hazards in the rail corridor?
- TRAINS - Trips, Slips and Falls - Ballast - Electrical Infrastructure - Points
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How can you minimise hazard on Ballast?
- awareness of footing - PPE
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How can you minimise the Hazard of Trains within the Rail Corridor?
- Position of Safety - Hand Signals - Awareness of Services
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How can you minimise Hazards around electrical infrastructure?
- Signage - Don’t Touch - Report all faults
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How many volts do Transmission wires distribute to the Substation?
22,000V AC
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What does the Catenary wire do?
Supports the contact wire.
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What is this?
Terminal Stop Sign
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What does a Terminal Stop Sign mean?
15 m - Before the end of the overhead line 3 m- until you stop
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What type of train is this?
Comeng Electric Train
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What type of train is this?
HCMT
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What type of train is this?
X’Trap (X’Trapolis)
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What type of train is this?
Siemens
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What type of train is this?
Velocity Train (V-Line)
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What is this Maintenance Vehicle called?
A Tamper
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What is this Maintenance Vehicle called?
Hi-Rail
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What is this maintenance vehicle called?
Infrastructure Evaluation Vehicle or EV120
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What are these called?
Steady Arms
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What are these called?
Droppers
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What is the top wire called?
Catenary Wire
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What is the bottom wire called?
Contact Wire
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How many volts does the contact wire generate?
1500V DC
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What are droppers used for?
They support the contact wire.
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What is this?
Dropper Feeder
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What are dropper feeders used for?
Distribute electricity
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What are steady arms used for?
Holds the contact line in central position and provides stagger.
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What is the minimum information for communicating an emergency?
- TDN (Train Describer Number) - Origin and Destination - Location of incident - what has happened? - has it affected another track or infrastructure? - what assistance is required?
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When giving a message by phone or radio you must provide what?
- TDN (Train Describer Number) - Origin and Destination - Your location
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What is this signal called?
Home Signal
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What is this signal called?
Automatic signal
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What is this signal called?
Dwarf Signal
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What is this?
Automatic Train Stop
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What does this hand signal mean?
All right
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What does this hand signal mean?
Stop
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How do you hand signal STOP at night?
A red flag, red light or any light waved violently.
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How do you give the ‘All right’ signal at night?
By holding a white light with the extended hand closest to the track, in the direction of the train.
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What are some barriers to effective communication?
- loud environment - poor connection - ambiguous wording - making assumptions - speaking with a strong accent
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What form do you fill out to make sure the track side you need to walk on is clear from trains?
Reactive Track Access Form

Metro (24 decks)

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