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Conductor required equipment under rule book TW1

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Hand lamp
High vis
Time keeping equipment
Green and red flags
Anything required by company
Up to date notices for all line requirements (wons and pons)

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Train head codes what do the codes mean : 1 R 94

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1 = class of train

R = destination or route

94 = individual train number

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Class of train
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2
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5
1Z99

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1 - express passenger
2 - ordinary passenger
3 - empty coach stock if specially authorised
5- empty coaching stock
1Z99 - assisting/rescue train

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Headcodes found on diagrams
+
PT
PTDT
STP

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+ no passengers
PT prepare train
PTDT prepare train and door test
STP short term planning

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Non multi sticker

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Coupler defective

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Cab preparation - what must a train have

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2 TCOCS
10 detonators
2 red flags
Emergency lights
Fire extinguisher

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Saloon preparation- train must have

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Fire extinguisher
Ladder
emergency lights

Crowbar
Rope
Axe crash kit
Saw
Hammer

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What’s in a crash kit

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Crowbar
Rope
Axe
Saw
Hammer

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Door test- PTDT what is done during this

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Open and closing everydoor
Local door is tested as a passenger door and a local
Open and close all doors and checking for cross feed

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DISP - disposing of train . What checks must be done

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Cab secure
Door closed
No customer on board
Check the toilets
Check for lost property using the HOT protocol
Turn off saloon and can lights

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Receiving train crew what do they need to know

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Defects on train
Passenger assist requirements
Stop/not stop orders
Instructions for signaler or control
Performance and safety operations of the train

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What is a route and Traction conducting

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One conductor has signed off the route and not the Traction

And the other has signed off the Traction but not the route

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During a first aid situation what is the conductor

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The appointed person
-Known the location of the first aid kit
- call emergency services
- announcements seeking help for professionals
-stay with casualty
-inform DCM
-Form A

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When can you dispatch on a danger aspect

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Permission from signaller
Dispatch interrupted. Set off on green but you have had to stop the train and the signal turned red

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Long train short platform. What to do?

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-Make an announcement
-Walk through train tell them
-Walk to first first accommodated door
-DKS when platform visible
-open local door. Not full release
- close the DCP if possible
-operate butterfly valves
-wait at front of train for green signal

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5 reasons for hazards lights to be light

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-door open or not closed properly
-passcom operated
-aqueous film forming foam
-track circuit actuator
-break miniature circuit break

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What does AFF stand for

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Aqueous film forming foam
Protects the engine from overheating

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What to do when a passcom is activated

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Emergency break applied
-Investigate and reset passom
-Make sure its not an emergency
-places not to stop. Tunnels, bridges, viaduct, embankments

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What is a track circuit actuator

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Signal booster to track circuit

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Doors that must be locked during journey

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End gangways
Each side of any gangway connection
Doors leading to areas not for public access

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What is the definition defective door

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A door is defective if it’s not acting as we would expect

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What to do with a defective door

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-Try operating 3 times
-lock and label the door out of use
-fill out the vehicle repair book
-report to maintenance control

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Locking a door when is a carriage out of use ?

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Local door - whole carriage out of use
Judgement call they are fire escapes. Call control DCM for advice from maintenance

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Defective on train equipment and faults

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-Report to driver and control maintenance
-Vehicle repair book
-follow instructions and methods of work

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What is EBS
Emergency bypass switch. Break safety loop
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Break safety loop what does the emergency bypass switch do
Overrides break release, passcom will stop working, rear and intermediate breaks will not work. -Reach an understanding with the driver -inform customer it's a request stop now -patrol the train
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What is the TIS
Traction interlock switch
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What does the Traction interlock switch do ?
Power safety loop prevents the throttle from being able to give power
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If there traction interlock switch has actived what are the conductors actions
-Physical check all doors, both sides -Physical check all doors on thside you subsequently release -reach an understanding with the driver with how to ready to start
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What to do when normal working operations has been changed
-Reach a clear understanding of how to ready to start -contact control (maintenance/signal) -contact DCM
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What to do with a defective DKS
-Use another -Report it - permission from DCM to use from unsafe area
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Door control panel defective what to do, won't shut
-stay at door for the remainder of the journey -use a competent person if one is available (northan safety critical memeber of staff) -locked shut? DCM to dispatch from front
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Bell buzzer defect what to do?
Never use cab to cab to move a train -Reach a clear understanding with the driver -use green flag or light
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What to do when 1 tail has failed
-report to driver and maintenance control -fill out repair form -continue as normal
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What to do when both tail lights have failed
-report to driver and maintenance control -repair book -place toclite to rear -display red -continue at line speed
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Headlights failures what to do
-portable headlights or toclight -continue at Speed restrictions 75mph
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A window is broken if the crack or score is [blank] or more
3 inch's
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What to do if the inner pane of the window is broken
Transfer customers, lock vehicle out of use
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Outer pane window broken
-move customers out of the vicinity of that window -emergency film fitted - max speed 100mph
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If an emergency film is fitted to a broken window what is the max speed a train can go
100mph
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What to do with defective air suspension
Transfer customer - contine at line speed If unable to Transfer customer - max speed 45mph
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If you can't transfer customer with defective air suspension what is the max speed the train can go
45mph
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Saloon light defect what do do ? One carriage/full failure
One carriage - transfer customers / lock out of use Full failure - patrol train with emergency lights If daylight hours continue as normal if no longer tunnels
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PA defect
-report to maintenance control - mover customer from affected carriage -face to face announcements
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Hustle alarm defect What to do ?
-make PA announcements that doors are closing -platform blow whistle -close doors
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Toilet defect what to do
- Arrage toilet stops with customer service control - ring maintenance -journey continue as normal
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Wheelchair ramp defect or missing. What to do ?
-station staff assistance -call customer service control arrage alterations travel -journey continue as normal
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GSM-R failure in rear cab what to do
Report to maintenance control Continue as normal
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GSM-R drivers cab failure what to do
-report to maintenance control -conductor stays in rear cab and listens to GSM-R -train taken out of service at next stop
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Train accident definition 4Cs 2Fs 2Ds
-Collision with train or rail vehicle -Collision with road vehicle -Collision with a person -Collision an obstruction -Fire on train, passenger are evacuated onto running lines -Fire on train that puts another passing train in danger -Derailment -Division that causes another line to be obstructed
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Train accident 4 Cs
-Collision with train or rail vehicle -Collision with road vehicle -Collision with a person -Collision an obstruction
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Train accident definition 2 Fs
-Fire on train, passenger are evacuated onto running lines -Fire on train that puts another passing train in danger
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Train accident definition 2 Ds
-Derailment -Division that causes another line to be obstructed
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What to do during a train accident
Check for obstruction Decide the quickest way to stop approaching trains
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What does + mean on a diagram
+ no passengers
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What does PT mean on a diagram
PT prepare train
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What does PTDT mean on a diagram
PTDT prepare train and door test
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What does STD mean on a diagram
STD short term planning
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What is a DSD
Driver safety device
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What is DVE
Driver vigilance equipment
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Reasons to be in the front cab
-To examine the line during darkness, poor visibility or a tunnel -driver safety device defective -driver vigilance equipment defective
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What does the TIS do
-Power safety loop, won't allow power because it thinks a door is open - Bell buzzer won't work -train won't stop if a door is open
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Conductor actions with the TIS failure
-check all doors both sides -check all doors after they are used -come to an understanding of how to dispatch with the driver
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When doing request stops and the driver gives to 2 on the bell buzzer what does that mean
No one on platform, does anyone want to get off? 2 bell buzzers for pass station No bell for request stop
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Temporary working block principle
One train in one temporary block section at any one time
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What a conductor needs to know about temporary block
-Allows us to pass two or more consecutive signals at danger -can dispatch on a red signal -will likely cause delays -hand signaller at entrance/exit -driver gets TBW paper work -Speed restrictions max 50mph -during an emergency protect our line first
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Door open in transit. What to do
Stop the train Contact the driver
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What are the 5 reasons for a hazard light to be on
-Door open or not closed properly -passcom -aqueous film forming foam -track circuit actuator -break miniature circuit breaker
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What is EBS
Emergency bypass switch Breaks applied if hazard lights illuminated
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What does the emergency bypass switch do when activated
-forces the breaks on -can be caused by open doors, emergency switch, anything for a hazrd light -passcom won't work -rear and intermediate breaks won't work
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Conductor actions for EBS activation
-Reach and understanding with the driver as how you will stop the train -inform customer it's a request to stop -consistently patrol train
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9 danger of a train (Train, fire, lights, people)
Door not open or closing properly Insecure load Hot axle box Fire Front light out Rear light out Hazard indicators Drive/guard danger hand signal Long continuous blast on the horn
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8 reason to stop a train (DAFT LOAF)
-Damage to structure on ground above or below -animal -large -fire -track -lights out -obstruction -animal -small group -flood above rails
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Accidental train division. Conductor actions
●Establish if anyone has fallen out ●secure the gangway end door ●make sure customer ar in a position of safety
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Hazardous train incident what to say on a emergency call
This is a rail dangerous good emergency call
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What would be on a hazardous warning panel
-Emergency action code -UN number -hazardous symbol -telephone number -company logo
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3 types of evacuations and definitions
Controlled - preplanned, signal protected Emergency evac - imminent threat to life on train, no signal protection Uncontrolled evac - not instigated by train crew
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