Formative Questions - Train Authorities

Question 1

True or False - A Train Authority required to return to the rear if the train is within Station Limits or the Metrol Controlled Area?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Can a Train Authority be completed in pencil?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What must a driver do if the instructions on a Train Authority are ambiguous or unclear?

Answer 3

Confer with TC

Question 4

How many Train Authorities are required to be carried by each Driver?

Answer 4

15

Question 5

What must a relief Driver do when relieving another Driver after a Train Authority has been issued? (3)

Answer 5

1. The TA must be verified
2. Contact TC and read back the contents of the TA.
3. Write VERIFIED, time date, and sign the TA.

Question 6

How is a Train Authority cancelled at an Attended Location? (2)

Answer 6

1. The Signaller will confirm that the train has arrived complete
2. Signaller will cancel the TA and notify TC of the time it was cancelled

Question 7

If a Train Authority is cancelled by a Driver at an Unattended Location, what must be done with the Train Authority?

Answer 7

It is submitted with an incident report by the driver prior to the end of the shift.

Question 8

When the train returns to the rear on a Train Authority, how far must it stop before the outer most set of points?

Answer 8

100m

Question 9

True – False. The Driver must obtain verbal permission from the controlling Signaller before entering the station limits of the signal box that the train was returning to the rear on a Train Authority.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

In which locations are Train Authorities not required when returning to the rear? (2)

Answer 10

1. Within station limits
2. Within the Metrol Controlled Area

Question 11

True – False. A train authority is not required if a rescue train is already in the line section assisting a disabled and is going to assist in the same direction of travel.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Can a Train Authority be transmitted to drivers?

Answer 12

No