Irish Rail Incidents

CTC in an acronym for

• Central Train Control

• City Train Centre

• Connolly Train Control

ERCC should contact CTC when

• Immediately

• Before turning out DFB resources

• On request of OIC

• CTC will contact DFB

IE is an acronym for

• Irish Rail/Iarnrod Eireann

• Incident Efficiency

• Incident Electricity Control

The minimum PDA for all Irish Rail incidents is

• 3 Appliances, 1 ET, 1 Ambulance, 2 DOs

• 3 Appliances, 1 ET, 1 Ambulance, 1 DO

• 3 Appliances, 1 ET, 2 DO's

• 4 Appliances, 1 ET, 1 Ambulance, 1 DOs

The DOs travel to the incident and where else

• CTC

• ERCC

• Incident

• Only 1 DO is on the PDA

The role of the DO at CTC is

• Command Support

• Incident commander

• Observer

When all train traffic is stopped, this is known as

• Wheels Free Zone

• Safe Line

• Closed Road

• Nightmare

When the DO arrives to the CTC, he/she must introduce themselves to the duty manager and confirm that:

• Site is protected

• Zone is clear

• Safe Road

• DFB in charge

When asking for all traffic to stop, an IC should be mindful of

• the impact of not bringing trains to platform

• environmental impacts of idling trains

• cost

• trespass on the line

The DO in the CTC should pass on any information to the IC via

• Radio or Mobile

• By runner

• Through the ERCC

• Via IE's communications systems