PTS PTS - Personal Track Safety Railway Hazards and Terminology 2

Question 1

What is the term for the minimum distance that track workers must keep from a running line when a train is approaching?

Accepted Answer

Position of safety

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Clearance distance

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Cess distance

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Warning distance

Question 2

What does the term 'cess' refer to on a railway?

Accepted Answer

The area of ground beside the track outside the rails

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The railway ballast layer

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The signalling control room

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The tunnel drainage channel

Question 3

What is a 'line blockage' in railway operations?

Accepted Answer

A formal arrangement preventing train movements on a specified line or section

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A physical barrier placed on the track

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A signal failure causing trains to stop

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A track defect requiring speed restrictions

Question 4

What does 'fouling point' mean in railway terminology?

Accepted Answer

The location where vehicles on converging lines would come into contact

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The point where debris accumulates on the track

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A contaminated section of ballast

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The point where a signal aspect changes

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'look-out' in a Lookout Protected Working system?

Accepted Answer

To watch for approaching trains and give timely warning to workers

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To observe track geometry defects

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To record train movements in the working area

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To liaise with the signaller about line occupations

Question 6

What does 'possession' mean in the context of railway track work?

Accepted Answer

An arrangement where a section of line is taken out of use and handed to engineering teams

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Ownership of railway infrastructure by contractors

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Workers occupying the cess alongside an open line

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A competency held by track workers