Sounding of Accident Alarm signals
Long
Range electric Sirens:
Ø This is installed at
important stations to give immediate warning to the various departments, in the event of an
accident.
Ø This is provided
with a delayed action switch marked as “Accident Warning” and a check switch to test whether the siren
is in good working order.
Ø The delayed action
switch is designed to give call for 45 secs duration each with 30 secs interval
between two successive calls.
Ø If for any reason,
the switch fails to operate the emergency call shall be given by manually
operating the check switch to give calls as indicated below.
Sounding
of Hooters
|
SL.No
|
Description of the Accident
|
No.
of hooters
|
|
1
|
Accident in traffic yard/loco
shed
ART is required.
|
Two long
|
|
2
|
Accident in the Traffic yard,
loco shed
ART and MRT required.
|
Two long-one short
|
|
3
|
Accident at out
station and through traffic not affected-ART required.
|
Three long
|
|
4
|
Out station accident through
traffic not affected-ART & MRT required.
|
Three
long one short.
|
|
5
|
Out station accident and through
traffic affected-ART required.
|
Four long.
|
|
6
|
Out station
accident through traffic affected- ART & MRT required.
|
Four long-one short.
|
The duration of the
long hooter shall be 45 secs for long and 10 secs for the short, with 30 secs
interval between two successive calls.
The emergency call shall also be given by the
violent ringing of station bell.
