What are the four types of collision?
Collision with:
Another train
A person
A road vehicle
An obstruction
If you collide with an obstruction, what might you be asked to do?
Check for any damage to the train.
When would you report pooling water?
Immediately
When are you on or near the line?
When you are either on the line itself, or within 3m of the running rail
When are you lineside?
When you are further than 3m from the nearest running rail, but still within the boundary fence
If asked to examine the line, what speed restrictions apply
Max 20mph
If inspection is in a tunnel, max 10
When do you report flooding?
When the water raises above sleeper level
If flood water is below the bottom of the railhead, what speed applies?
Linespeed
If flood water is level with the railhead, what speed applies?
Max 5mph
If flood water is above the railhead, what speed applies?
Only move on instruction.
Where do TCOC’s not work
In an area where there are axle counters
When can a signaller not give signal protection
If the signal is an automatic signal
During extended block working, which line do you protect first?
The other line
What does AFFF stand for?
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
Who is able to get a temporary isolation?
The MOM
There is an obstruction on the line, what would you use to warn other trains?
Long blasts of the low tone, use hazard lights.
What do you need to confirm before making an emergency call for an obstruction?
Your exact location and which lines are affected.
How would you lay a TCOC?
Furthest from the running rail first
What two types of fire might you have on your train
A fire that affects passing trains
A fire that involves evacuating onto the track