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General source material and resources

Attempted questions and general information about Signals (specific AWS & TPWS separate)

Attempted questions and general information about AWS, TPWS, ATP, ETCS etc

Application of mainline ATP, TVM or ETCS etc. Application of metro systems: CBTC, DTG-R, SELtrack etc. There is some overlap between modules, but "Principles of Operation" would primarily be a Module 3 topic

Attempted questions and general information about Point Operation and Detection

Info re different types of track circuits, axle counters etc. Attempted essay questions (calculation questions filed separately)

A Track Circuit Calculation question has been a feature of the exam for very many years; no guarantees though!

Atempted qustions and general information relating to level crossings

Distribution, immunisation, protection, monitoring, UPS etc

Miscellaneous queries and description of relay circuit operation etc

General staff and system safety considerations

Miscallaneous items relating to installation rules and practices

Assurance, Verification & Validation and Testing Generic

Items of a general nature not specific to a particular equipment type

Drawing a Fault Tree is another fairly regular type of question

Things that span categories or have nowhere else to go