Home Events Parties About Us Visiting Drivers 2010 Convention Links Contact The following notes are provided for the benefit of visiting locomotive drivers. The safety of passengers and members is of paramount importance. The following operating procedures are designed to allow smooth operation and to minimise accidents. However it is the responsibility of all members to be vigilant for unsafe practice at all times. Visiting Locos Current boiler certificate must be sighted. Water and compressed air are available in steaming bays. Water is available in stations. Coal and ash trays available in coal shed behind engine shed. Ash disposal (thoroughly wetted) in drum behind engine shed. Managing Trains / Carriages Carriages must be coupled together properly. Safety chain must be connected to loco. Managing Passengers Driver is responsible for his load. Passengers are only allowed on the platform during loading. Driver to check behind at every curve for misbehaviour. Train Operation One short toot: Leaving station, after stationmaster�s bell has been rung. Entering tunnel. Moving train from unloading platform to loading platform. Only stop: To discipline a passenger. In an emergency. All disembarking passengers must be outside gate before moving train to loading platform. Maximum speed 6mph (10kph). Multiple Trains Be aware of where other trains are on the track. There must be at least 30m between trains. Raised Track Blue skirts must be in place between carriages. Section signals give some indication of the train ahead. Only one train through #4 point from the steaming bay at a time. This is to prevent the signalman changing the point back while the second train is crossing the point. Point must be allowed to reset and the demand button pressed again. If the driver sees someone in the signal box as he goes past, he should be wary of having #4 point changed against him. Section signals tell the driver about trains ahead of him: Red - there is a train in the next section. Yellow - there is a train in the next section but one. Green - there are no trains in the first two sections. Drivers must not pass a section signal that is red. There are no section signals in the western loop. Points signals tell the driver what state the points are in: Red - the point is open for that direction. Green - the point is closed for that direction. Ground Level Track Beware of vehicles when approaching level crossings - vehicle drivers may not see you nor give way. Blow whistle at all pedestrian crossings. Beware of pedestrians at all times, particularly near the car park by the station and particularly small children. Make sure all points are set correctly for your direction of travel. Radios are available for inter-train communication. Proper signalling is yet to be implemented.