Weather & Gates

Question 1

How fast can you go if water is not more than 75mm over rail head and flowing?

Answer 1

Do not proceed

Question 2

How fast can you go if water is not more than 75mm over rail head and not flowing?

Answer 2

5kmh

Once Track Maintenance Representative has inspected

Question 3

How fast can you go if water is below rail head and not flowing?

Answer 3

15kmh

Question 4

Once water has gone how fast can you go?

Answer 4

Track Speed once TMR had inspected

Question 5

On a manual gate if faulty and you need to report what are the gate numbers?

Answer 5

Standing on the outside of gate:

Left gate is no.1
Right gate is no.2

Question 6

Who opens and closes the manual Sidings gates?

Answer 6

First driver out opens
Last driver in closes

It will be in your roster/slip if you are first or last or DAO will let you know if you have to do it.

Question 7

What happens if automatic gates fail to open?

Answer 7

Contact Controlling Signaller and act under their instructions to bypass