Attach Detach

Question 1

What does PA on your schedule card mean?

Answer 1

Portion attach. Another train will attach to your train

Question 2

What does AP on your schedule card mean?

Answer 2

Attach portion. You will be attaching to another train

Question 3

What does PD on your schedule card mean?

Answer 3

Portion Detach. A unit is detaching from you

Question 4

What does DP on your schedule card mean?

Answer 4

Detach portion. You will be detaching a unit from another train

Question 5

If coupling on a through platform, where should the driver of the front unit stop?

Answer 5

At the furthest stop car mark on the platform

Question 6

When attaching, what happens once platform staff have confirmed that the driver in the front unit has removed their master key?

Answer 6

They will instruct the driver in the following unit to make a safety announcement and close doors.

Question 7

When the shunter instructs you to “draw forward and couple up”, what do you need to be mindful of?

Answer 7

The gradient at the location, ensuring enough power for the mechanical coupling mechanism to take operate.

Question 8

AP

When you are attaching to another train, what signal should you expect?

Answer 8

A red main aspect with an associated position signal light.

Question 9

What does an associated position signal light indicate?

Answer 9

It indicates that permissive working is allowed. More than one train is allowed in the signal section at the same time.

The driver that receives this signal should proceed at caution, and stop 6 ft short of the train they are expecting to attach to.

Question 10

When attaching, the driver in the following unit has been instructed to “make a safety announcement and close doors”
Give an example of the safety announcement.

Answer 10

“This is your driver speaking, we are about to attach to another train.
For the duration of this attachment the doors will be closed, but they will reopen once the attachment is completed.

Please take any available seats for your safety. Thank you”

Question 11

(AP) Once the driver (in the rear unit) has made their safety announcement , what does the driver do next?

Answer 11

They close doors and check for interlock.

Question 12

Instruction (AP): draw forward to 2 ft and stop.
What does the driver do?

Answer 12

The driver resets DRA, changes DDS to forward, power notch 1, and moves until they are at 2 ft.
Then secures their train. Brake step 3, neutral, DRA.

Question 13

Instruction (AP): draw forward and couple up.
What does the driver do?

Answer 13

The driver resets DRA, changes DDS to forward, power notch 1, and moves forward, making contact with the unit ahead, mechanically coupling with the Dellner coupler.
They then secure their train, brake step 3, neutral, DRA.

Question 14

Instruction (AP): Ease up and pull away test

Answer 14

Driver resets DRA, DDS to forward, CPBC power notch 1 for 5 seconds. Apply brake step 3.
DDS to reverse, power notch 1 for 5 seconds. Then, if successful stop and secure, brake step 3, neutral, DRA

Question 15

(AP) Instruction: Press the couple button

Answer 15

Driver presses and holds the couple button for 5 seconds. Mitrac will configure. They then key off

Question 16

What does the ‘Couple’ button do?

Answer 16

It connects the trains electronically through the auto electrical coupling block.

Question 17

(AP) once you have keyed off, what will the platform staff do?

Answer 17

Check the other cabs couple button.

The driver must also check the couple button in the rear cab of the train they have just attached to.

Question 18

(AP) once the attachment is complete, what must the driver of the rear portion tell the driver?

Answer 18

Use the cab to cab to inform the driver that the attachment is complete, how many cars they have added, and that they have keyed off.