(1) If any vehicle escapes from a station, the Station Master on duty shall take immediate steps to warn the station at the other end of the block section, gateman, Controller and railway servants concerned, as far as practicable, to prevent an accident.
(2) The Station Master on duty shall, -
(a) advise the station in the direction in which the vehicle has escaped by sending the emergency danger signal on the block instrument, where provided, otherwise advise him on approved means of communication;
(b) initiate ‘Railway Emergency Call' if provided to alert Loco pilot of the trains in close proximately and concurrently put back all signals to ‘ON’ condition.
(c) not permit further train movement in either direction of the affected section until it has been ascertained that the line is clear of obstruction;
(3) The Station Master on duty who has received the signal shall promptly, -
(a) 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;
(b) admit the train in front of the run away vehicle if any, before taking steps to stop or divert the runaway vehicle;
(c) (i) arrange to derail the running vehicle by turning it into a derailing or dead end portion of the isolation provided or into a derailing siding, if available.
Provided further, that if the block section ahead is clear and the line is not on a falling gradient, the vehicle may be allowed to run through upto the next station; or
(ii) repeat the emergency danger signal to the next station in the direction in which the vehicle is escaping if he is unable to stop the runaway vehicle at his station.
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