PTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

PTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED You are on the line side if.. - you are within thr railway boundary but not on or near the line. - you can be seen by the driver in an approaching train (but not on the platform) What counts as a position of safety? - more than 2m (6ft 6inches) from running rail - more than 1.25m from running rail if train is running at 100mph or less If train is running at 90mph how far away would you need to be to be in a position of safety? 1.25m If the train is running at 125mph how far away would you need to be to be in a position of safety? 2m (6ft 6inches) Are you line side if on a platform? No. 1.25m from platform edge would be on or near the line and any further away from that is neither lineside or on or near the line What is the space between the rails on one track called? 4 ft What is the space between two tracks running between same places but in opposite directions called? 6 ft What is the space next to the tracks called? The cess That is the space between two sets of two tracks called? 10 ft What is the wideway? Another name for the 10ft What is a siding? A track which comes off the main line and serves as an area to store trains What are points? Where tracks intersect (usually controlled by a signal box) What is a facing point? Where trains leave the line What is a trailing point? Where trains join the line Where does the Up line go? To the city/town in question Where does the down line go? Away from the city/town in question Are you on or near the line if crossing the line at a level crossing? No When are you on or near the line? - when on the line - with