Section 187 in The Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway General Rules, 2018
187. Duties of locomotive crew in respect of signals.
(1)Though the prime responsibility in respect of observing and compliance of signals remains with the loco pilot, the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot shall identify each signal, engineering indicator, neutral zone indicator, for lowering pantograph, whistle board as soon as it becomes visible and shall call out their aspects to each other. Provided that,-(a)a loco pilot shall pay immediate attention to and obey every signal whether the cause of the signal being shown is known to him or not;(b)he shall not, however, trust entirely to signals but always be vigilant and cautious.(2)The loco pilot, on receiving "railway emergency call" shall immediately stop his train and be guided by signals that he may receive or if no hand signals or amber flasher signals are at once visible to him,-(a)if it is day and he has clear view of line ahead, proceed very cautiously at such speed as will enable him to stop short of any obstruction;(b)if it is day and the view of the line is not clear due to curvature etc., or if the visibility is impaired for bad weather, or during night, proceed very cautiously on hand signals given by assistant loco pilot who shall walk ahead of the train for this purpose; and(c)after proceeding fifteen hundred meters from the location where "railway emergency call" was first heard if he does not sight any amber flashing light, or no hand signals are received, or "railway emergency call" is switched off, he may then resume authorised speed after confirming from the station master of the station ahead that all is well as far as his line is concerned.(3)If in consequence of fog or storm or any other reason, the view of the signals is obstructed, the loco pilot shall take every possible precaution, so as to have the train well under control.(4)When two or more engines are attached to a train, the loco pilot of the leading locomotive shall be responsible for the observance of and compliance with the signals and the loco pilot of other locomotive shall watch for and take signals from the loco pilot of the leading locomotive except in case of distributed power formation where the train is driven through a single controlling apparatus in the front locomotive.(5)(a)if the loco pilot notices that his locomotive explodes a detonator he shall immediately bring his train to a stop, be guided by the signal that he may receive or if no hand signal or other signal are at once visible to him he shall follow the procedure as given in clause (d) to (f) of this sub-rule (5) of the rule 187;(b)in thick, foggy or tempestuous weather impairing visibility if his locomotive explodes two detonators place about ten meters apart he shall control his train immediately and shall follow the aspect of the fix signal ahead within a distance of two hundred seventy meters;(c)if his locomotive explodes three detonators about ten meters apart, he shall control his train and move cautiously to stop short of any obstruction and be guided by the signal that he may receive or if no hand signal or other signal are at once visible to him he shall follow the procedure as given in clause (d) to (f) of this sub-rule (5) of the rule 187;(d)if it is day and he has clear view of line ahead, proceed very cautiously at such speed as will enable him to stop short of any obstruction;(e)if it is day and the view of the line is not clear, or if the visibility is impaired on any reason, proceed very cautiously on hand signals given by assistant loco pilot who shall walk ahead of the train for this purpose; and(f)after proceeding fifteen hundred meters from the place where the explosion occurred, if he does not explode any more detonator or sees no other signal, he may then resume authorised speed, The loco pilot shall report the incident to the controller or the next station.
