Siemens Traction Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)

Siemens Traction Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) How is a Siemens 3 car train arranged? - answerDMA - T - DMB What is the difference between the DMA and DMB cars? - answer- DMA has the PA circuit breaker - DMB has the CCTV record circuit breaker What internal equipment is located in the cars? - answer- 4 doors - 2 wheelchair ramps on door 1 and 4 of motors - 2 PEIs on doors 1 and 2 - 3 CCTV - 2 PIDs - saloon lighting - 4 DDAs per motor Where is the air compressor and battery box located? - answer- trailer car - air compressor on no. 1 end on A side - battery box is on no. 2 end on B side What roof mounted equipment is located on a motor car? - answer- pantographs - antenna - surge arrester - HVAC What roof mounted equipment is located on a trailer car? - answer- HVAC What safety equipment is in the cab and where is it located? - answer- first aid kit (mounted on the rear wall corner behind the driver on B side) - ATWS (under the first aid kit) - emergency track circuit jumper cables (on top of the first aid kit) - red and green flags (mounted on the wall to the left of the first aid kit) - switch stick (mounted on the wall behind the driver and under the flags) - fire extinguisher (under the drivers desk on the A side) What equipment makes up the master controller? - answer- master key switch - master selector switch - master controller handle What positions does the master key switch have? - answer- on - off What positions does the master selector switch have? - answer- reverse - neutral - forward - set speed What are the positions of the master controller handle? - answer- emergency (B7) - brake (B1 - B6) - 0 - drive (D1 - D7) What position does the master key switch need to be in to activate the cab? - answer- on When might REVERSE be used? - answer- allow the train to set back - will need a competent employee When might NEUTRAL be used? - answer- when stopped at a signal at danger - any time can unattened is required - any time a cab is to be deactivated When might FORWARD be used? - answer- to drive the train forward to a max of 115kph When might SET SPEED be used? - answer- during coupling and shunting movements with max of 6kph The master selector switch is in SET SPEED At what speed will the overspeed light Illuminate? At what speed will the emergency brakes apply? - answer- over 6kph will get the overspeed light - over 8kph the emergency brakes will apply The master selector switch is in FORWARD At what speed will the train lose traction power? At what speed will the overspeed illuminate? At what speed will the emergency brakes apply? - answer- over 119kph will lose traction power - over 120kph overspeed light will illuminate - over 125kph the emergency brakes will apply? What braking is used when making an emergency brake application? - answer- EP/friction At what speed and position of the master controller handle will the holding brake apply? - answer- speed below 0.2kph - master controller handle in 0 What pressure is the holding brake? - answer- 110kpa What pressure is B1? - answer- 57kpa What pressure is B6? - answer- 189kpa What pressure is B7/emergency brake - answer- 280kpa What pilot valves are available on the Siemens and how can they be set? - answer- hand pilot valve