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Section 34 34 – 136 Wolo Procedures
1994 BOOK OF RULES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
Operating Procedure 34 – 136 – Wolo Procedures
Operating Procedure 34 – Section 136 – Wolo Rev 15.01 (SW.0178/2015) Page 2 of 13
DOCUMENT CONTROL
Document ID: 34 – 136 Wolo Procedures
Created: 16th
November 2015.
Document History
Date Status By Reviewed
16.11.15 Draft Procedure – Rev 15A
Issue for review and comment D. Kerry W Hicks
09.12.15
Draft Procedure – Rev 15B
Updated for identification of effected corridor on WOLO advice
form as shown on SW.0171/2015.
D Kerry
22.12.15 Revision 15.01 issued on SW.0178/2015 D Kerry
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CONTENTS
136 – WOLO ' HEAT RELATED SPEED RESTRICTIONS .................................. 4
1. SPEED RESTRICTIONS................................................................................... 4
3. DISTRIBUTION OF WOLO' SPEED RESTRICTION ADVICE NOTICE ...... 7
4. CANCELLING THE `WOLO' SPEED RESTRICTIONS.................................. 9
5. APPLYING A LATE NOTICE WOLO ........................................................... 11
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136 – WOLO ' HEAT RELATED SPEED RESTRICTIONS
1. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
a. Application of WOLO Restrictions
When the Manager Train Controller or delegate has been notified that speed restrictions
are necessary, a `WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice, must be provided to the
Train Controller for the area concerned and all other employees controlling the
movement of trains, advising of the need for trains to run at reduced speed.
The Manager Train Controller or delegate is notified of hot weather conditions that
require speed restriction imposed by:
Maintenance Representative, or
Advice from the Bureau of Meteorology, or
Automated devices.
The table of speed restrictions when 'WOLO' conditions are in force is shown in Rule 2
Formulation and Distribution of the WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice will be in
accordance with document NOW1 016 located on the V Line Document System
b. Time of WOLO advice
The restrictions imposed will only apply from 1200 hours to 2000 hours, unless otherwise
specified in the`WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice given.
The restrictions will apply for that day only, and a new `WOLO' Speed Restriction
Advice Notice must be issued for the next day if required.
The standard form for warning Drivers of `WOLO' restrictions is the WOLO' Speed
Restriction Advice Notice `as received from the Train Controller notifying the Line
sections over which the heat speed restriction will apply.
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c. Example WOLO Heat Speed Restriction Advice Notice
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2. TABLE OF SPEED RESTRICTIONS
The speed of any train must not exceed the maximum speed set down for any
locomotive or vehicle on the train, on any other temporary or permanent speed restriction
in force, or on any other lesser speed determined by the General Manager Asset
Management and no case may exceed the speeds indicated in the following table from
the Network Service Plan:
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3. DISTRIBUTION OF WOLO' SPEED RESTRICTION ADVICE NOTICE
a. Duties of the Train Controller
When advised that `WOLO' conditions are in force, the Train Controller shall
immediately advise all concerned, including
Signallers and Station Staff at Train Terminating and Originating Locations.
Train crewing officers Depot Officials, Regional Maintenance and Operational Staff
Directly to Train Drivers currently operating on Corridors where there are no in
field Staff.
The Train Controller must also endorse the Train Control Graph. and ensure every train
travelling over the affected Line Section is issued with a `WOLO' Heat Speed
restriction advice notice.
b. Duties of Train Crewing Officers and Regional Operating Staff and Signallers
Arrange for all Drivers signing on who are required to operate on affected lines between
the hours of 1200 and 2000 (unless otherwise specified in the `WOLO' advice) to be
issued with a copy of the `WOLO' Heat Speed Restriction Advice Notice.
Ensure that all Drivers of originating trains at that location (or who are signing on at
that location to relieve a train in running) are in possession of, or are issued with a
WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice
The person issuing the WOLO advice notice is to highlight the applicable line section.
Ensure that each Driver issued with a WOLO Speed Restriction Advice Notice
acknowledges receipt of the Form either on a separate copy held at the location or using
a record form an example of which is shown below .
c. Trains in Running
The information may be transmitted to the Driver by telephone or train radio for
recording on the Train Preparation Docket or other Train Running Documentation as a
permanent record of the advice received
The WOLO information is to be repeated back by the Driver to ensure it has been
correctly received and understood
In the event that that a train is operating at a speed in excess of the restricted speed
when `WOLO' restrictions are in force, arrangements to be made for the Driver to be
reminded of the restrictions.
If necessary, stop the train for this purpose.
The details to be recorded on the Train Graph, Train Register Book or Station Log
Book.
Note: All Train Crew and Depot Officers are reminded that it is their responsibility to
ensure that each Driver is issued with a `WOLO' Advice Form upon signing on for
duty.
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4. CANCELLING THE `WOLO' SPEED RESTRICTIONS
a. Conforming WOLO to be cancelled
In the event that the actual temperature on the day has not exceeded the Threshold
Temperature by 16:30 hours, or at any other time at the discretion of the Maintenance
Manager Track and Civil; the Asset Management maintenance supervisors should
advise train control via the WOLO advice cancel form that a ‘WOLO’ Speed
Restriction can be cancelled
b. Removing the WOLO Advice
Advice by WOLO Report Advice from
Maintenance Manager
Senior Train Controller run
‘WOLO OFF’ Report at 16:30
Are there WOLO’s that can be removed?
Senior Train Controller calls Track Supervisor to confer
if WOLO can be removed
No further action until
20:00
Yes No
Can not be removed / No Contact with Supervisor
Track Supervisor to complete Authority to Cancel WOLO form, dictate to Senior Train Controller, Senior Train Controller complete
form and repeat to Track Supervisor over recorded phone /
radio No further action until
20:00
Can be removed
Senior Train Controller to arrange WOLO
cancel Notice to be distributed to relevant
locations
Staff to cease providing drivers with WOLO advice form on
line section
Train Control / Signallers to monitor train movements and
advise drivers when it appears WOLO cancel advice
has not been received
Train Control / Signallers to advise drivers in Running
and drivers until 20:00 that WOLO has been cancelled
and line speed is permitted
Does the Maintenance Manager
Track and Civil authorise the
removal of a WOLO?
No further
action until
20:00
Yes No
Maintenance Manager Track
and Civil to complete
Authority to Cancel WOLO
form, dictate to Senior Train
Controller, Senior Train
Controller complete form and
repeat to Track Supervisor
over recorded phone / radio
Senior Train Controller to
arrange WOLO cancel
circular to be distributed
to relevant locations
staff to cease
providing drivers with
WOLO advice form
on line section
Train Control / Signallers to
monitor train movements and
advise drivers when it
appears WOLO cancel
advice has not been received
Train Control / Signallers to
advise drivers in section and
drivers until 20:00 that WOLO
has been cancelled and line
speed is permitted
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c. Authority to cancel WOLO form
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5. APPLYING A LATE NOTICE WOLO
a. Immediate WOLO notification
Temperature data shall be monitored by Infrastructure Maintenance staff during hot
weather. An immediate WOLO shall be applied in the following circumstances:
The WOLO database detects that the threshold temperature has been reached or
exceeded on a section of track where no WOLO is in force; or
At the discretion of the Maintenance Manager Track and Civil, as a result of
monitoring real-time Bureau of Meteorology temperature data or knowledge of local
conditions.
b. Duties of the Senior Train Controller/Train Controller
Where an immediate WOLO is required, the Senior Train Controller shall arrange for a
WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice to be sent to the relevant locations (CARS,
Signallers, Station Officials, Locomotive Depot Officers, Train Crewing Officers,
Regional Operations and Infrastructure District Offices).
The notice will be automatically generated where the WOLO database detects the
WOLO conditions, and will be handwritten on WOLO Advice form when generated by
the Maintenance Manager Track and Civil.
The Senior Train Controller shall arrange for an SMS to be sent out to the V/Line SMS
Management list advising of the Late Notice WOLO and advise CARS office by
telephone.
The Train Controller shall contact all signallers and originating stations concerned by
telephone to confirm that they have received the WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice.
Priority shall be given to Passenger corridors.
The Train Controller shall endorse the train control graph of location and time advised
that staff concerned have received the WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice.
Train Controllers shall monitor the progress of all trains for the remainder of the day for
evidence that a train is not complying with the WOLO Advice notice. Where the
reduction of speed is not observed, the Train Controller shall immediately contact the
driver to confirm that the driver is in possession of a WOLO Advice notice and remind
the driver of the WOLO conditions in force.
c. Duties of Signallers /Station Officers
Ensure that all Drivers of originating trains at that location (or who are signing on at
that location to relieve a train in running) are in possession of, or are issued with a
WOLO' Speed Restriction Advice Notice
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d. Trains in Running
The information may be transmitted to the Driver by telephone or train radio for
recording on the Train Preparation Docket or other Train Running Documentation as a
permanent record of the advice received
The WOLO information is to be repeated back by the Driver to ensure it has been
correctly received and understood
In the event that that a train is operating at a speed in excess of the restricted speed
when `WOLO' restrictions are in force, arrangements to be made for the Driver to be
reminded of the restrictions.
If necessary, stop the train for this purpose.
The details to be recorded on the Train Graph, Train Register Book or Station Log
Book.
Note: All Train Crew and Depot Officers are reminded that it is their responsibility to
ensure that each Driver is issued with a `WOLO' Advice Form upon signing on for
duty.
Where multiple trains are in progress on a Corridor operated with fixed Signals, stop all
trains in the effected section.
Each train can then continue to proceed once they have been provided with the advice
of the WOLO and this has been acknowledged by the Driver
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e. Advise of Late Notice WOLO