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    Shunter/ATM/Groundstaff Questions

    The list is the same for all safety critical staff. About the only thing you could do would be a PTS course.
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    locos running on bio-fuel?

    The Royal locos are fuelled specially with biofuel for the Royal Train. The rest of the time the locos run on normal fuel, due in part to price and higher fuel consumption. The fuelling takes place at Bescot prior to the Royal Train running, along with the locos' exams and hand cleaning. The...
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    Why is a FGW 142 in the north east?

    C4 overhaul being carried out at Heaton.
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    A train with a wheelflat?

    The driver would not be aware. A wheelflat couldn't be heard from the front, and would not affect handling in any way. Wheelchex and WILD will measure the force being exerted by the flat, and the severity of that will determine what speed a train can continue at, if at all.
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    Faulty TPWS transmitter loop?

    So complete your 3185 and ask your PM what the speed was you were doing at the grids, and what speed they are set to. That will give you the definitive answer.
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