Train Authority Procedures

Question 1

What are the two ways a driver can receive a Train Authority?

Answer 1

• if locally controlled, it’s handed
• Remotely controlled, it’s dictated

Question 2

How are Train Authorities cancelled?

Answer 2

• Writing cancelled across the form
• Time and date
• Signature

Question 3

How many Train Authorities does a driver have to carry?

Answer 3

15

Question 4

Can a Train Authority be written out on any piece of paper when the correct form is not available?

Answer 4

No!! It’s a legal document

Question 5

When would a driver need to verify a Train Authority?

Answer 5

• When they didn’t directly receive it from the train controller
• When a relief Driver is sent out to relieve another driver on the train

Question 6

How is a Train authority verified by new driver?

Answer 6

• the driver must write the word VERIFIED
• time and date
• signature across the face

Question 7

What must be done if a Train Authority is written out incorrectly?

Answer 7

• cancelled written
• Time and date
• Signature
• A fresh train authority must be issued as per the procedures

Question 8

If a train travelling on a TA also becomes disabled what would the next relief driver need?

Answer 8

Read the contents of the train authority and sign the butt of the form.

Question 9

What do you do if the instructions on the train authority are ambiguous or unclear?

Answer 9

Driver must contact train controller