VEHICLES ESCAPING FROM STATION GR-6.11, SR-6.11-1
6.11- If any vehicles escape from a station the SM shall take immediate steps to warn the other
stations on persons concerned as for as practicable to prevent an accident.
a. The SM must-
- Immediately advise the station in the direction on which the vehicle has escaped by sending the prescribed signals on the block instruments, where provided and also advise him on telephone If the escaping vehicle contains passengers this information also given to the SOCR on controlled section.
- Put back all signals to ON. Stop any train proceeding in that direction until it has been as ascertained that the line is clear.
- On a double line section if the vehicle has escaped on the wrong line, stops any train proceeding on that direction on the right line until it has been ascertained that the escaped vehicle is not fouling the adjacent line
b. After the receiving the 6 pause 4 or 6 pause 5 beats the SM shall take following steps-
- He must place all signals at ‘ON’ to stop any train proceeding in the direction from which the vehicle has escaped until it has been ascertained that the line is clear.
- If there is an approaching train in the section in front of the runaway vehicle he should admit the train in front immediately if a line is clear and then take steps to stop or divert the runaway vehicle.
- He must also take such measures as may be most expedient under the circumstances for stopping the escaping vehicle by covering the rails heavily with earth or small stones for as great a distance as possible or turning the runaway vehicle into a clear loop or siding or derailing it by placing a sleeper on its path.
- As far as possible the vehicle containing passengers should not be de-railed or turned into a derailing siding. If block section ahead is clear and the line is not on a falling gradient, the vehicle may be allowed to run through the station and the “vehicle running away” signal must be given to the station ahead by giving 6 pause 4 or 6 pause 5 beats.
- If Guard is present in the ’Running away vehicle’ detonators shall be placed at 10-10 meters and then waving the green flag in day and white light at night in a up-down motion so as to draw the attention of Guard to apply hand brake.
- The station master at both ends of the section will depute competent railway servants to make a search for the vehicle and after it is ascertained that the vehicle has come to a stand and has been secured send assistance into the section to bring the vehicle out of the section.
