UK Train Driver Rules Part 3 - Personal Track Safety PTS Part 2. Safety On the Railway Track

UK Train Drivers Rules - A Complete Guide to all the rules and regulations relating to the driving of trains on the UK Railway Network.
Part 3. We continue to look at Personal Track Safety (PTS) Today we look at what to do when we go onto the track, including authorised walking routes, positions of safety and crossing the railway line safely.
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[@DadRail]

CHANNEL MEMBERS. The next video will be out early next week. Unfortunately it’s not available immediately as stated in the video.

[@tygerways6615]

Very happy to see that you finally got to doing more rule videos! Looking forward to a lot of valuable insights..

[@lewiss626]

I have my PTS written assessment on Tuesday and this video has really helped with my revision thank you 🎉

[@lewiss626]

Update I passed my assessment with 100% marks!!

[@markcaiger-watson1104]

Good video Richard. I've just started with a TOC this week so this assessment will be coming up very soon. Great introduction to the subject for me 👍

[@CreativeLogiq]

Very useful and informative videos. Like many others, I’m eagerly awaiting more videos on train driver rules. The visuals and delivery are definitely helpful to embed learning. More videos soon pleeeaase!

[@traingeek08]

Great video again Richard, can't wait for next weeks one, seems interesting applying this weeks notes into lines with overheads or third rail on them 😃

[@WaylandJoe]

Looking forward to this assessment, 😉 it has been a while since I have been 'on track', about 11 years of hard graft maintaining the four foot. Apart from that year working out of Reading P'way with the ultra sonic testing boys - walk 5 miles job done!
Enjoying this set of videos.

[@Robdc89]

Also for crossing the rail, if there are conductor rails, and there is no AWR, ideally cross where there's a conductor rail gap, a conductor rail cap is a space between the running rails, where the conductor rail is segregated, in these gaps there is enough space to cross the tracks without having to worry about the conductor rail.

[@XSeDanX]

Thank you Richard!

[@peteryoung4957]

This was really interesting. It'll interesting to find out what happens in tunnels and on viaducts. 😀

[@Meeyuh]

Hell yes new Dad Rail Driver Rules video! :D

[@jameswhite7734]

Hi Richard. I’m enjoying the videos. Any news on when the rest of the rules videos are coming out?
Cheers James

[@ClaireClose-dj8pi]

Hi Richard great videos much better than reading the rule books with my rules coming up... Whens is the next one, please? Northern Driver

[@kswindlehurst]

This could be handy for me as I’ve just completed my assessments in my hopes to be a train driver 😀

[@AyrshireAirsports]

Did you ever produce any more of these Richard?

[@gdwnet]

I've been rewatching Paddington 24/7 and noticed I understood what the network rail engineers meant when they were talking about the 4 foot and 6 foot. Made the show more fun so thanks for explaining these points.
One question though - when you're done with these videos, will there be a test?! 🤔

[@peter-e2q]

Rich, another really interesting video!! Have you ever tried flying? Talk about rules and stuff to learn!! Can’t cook an omelette without breaking eggs!

[@DadRail]

Funnily enough yes! Getting my PPl is on the bucket list. I started a few years ago but had to stop as it is so expensive. What about a Vegan Omelette 😁

[@peter-e2q]

@@DadRail nice one!

[@deadaccount2048]

Are you at St Pancras rn? Thought I saw you taking pictures of the model by the SE platforms

[@DadRail]

Yep that was me, should have said hi!

[@deadaccount2048]

:O I KNEW IT!!! I was a bit shy LOL and with my parents! I was actually the kid in the blue coat!

[@Toms.Transport]

Will this series continue?

[@mdhazeldine]

I reckon the Indian version of this video would be rather short......"just don't die". lol. On a more serious note, I'm assuming that these rules differ for track engineers working on the line? I guess in that situation part of the line is closed and the current switched off, so they can go places that you can't normally.

[@dangrove6562]

Will this rules series be continuing?

[@DadRail]

Yes it will, but real life is hindering progress at the moment

[@oceannspiritt659]

i dont think ive ever seen the word "safety" and a picture of a class 701 put together and it be a positive video about a serious topic

[@Freakymonify]

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