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Personal Track Safety (PTS) — Sentinel (Network Rail/NSAR, UK) Exam Prep Radio

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Maya & Ben talk through Personal Track Safety (PTS) — Network Rail / Sentinel (UK) in a 58-minute show that never stops: 30 segments, practical scenarios and quick checks. Tune in and keep studying while you browse.

  • Maya & Ben
  • English
  • 58-min show, always on
  • 30 segments

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What’s on Personal Track Safety (PTS) — Sentinel (Network Rail/NSAR, UK) Radio

Times shown in your local time · the show repeats every 58 minutes

  1. 0:0001Where danger starts: the three-metre zone, positions of safety and the warning horn3 min
  2. 3:1802Your Call quiz · Where danger starts2 min
  3. 5:1203Positions of safety · Where danger starts2 min
  4. 7:1104The warning horn · Where danger starts1 min
  5. 8:3605Myth or Fact · Where danger starts1 min
  6. 9:3606Rewind and what's next · Where danger starts2 min
  7. 11:2107Working in a group: the COSS briefing, the lookout's warning and the site warden3 min
  8. 14:2608Your Call quiz · Working in a group2 min
  9. 16:2109The lookout's warning · Working in a group3 min
  10. 19:0210The site warden · Working in a group2 min
  11. 20:4311Myth or Fact · Working in a group1 min
  12. 21:4212Rewind and what's next · Working in a group2 min
  13. 23:3113Walking alone: permission to walk, eyes and ears, and limited clearance signs3 min
  14. 26:2414Your Call quiz · Walking alone2 min
  15. 28:1515Eyes and ears · Walking alone2 min
  16. 30:2816Limited clearance signs · Walking alone2 min
  17. 32:1717Myth or Fact · Walking alone1 min
  18. 33:2118Rewind and what's next · Walking alone2 min
  19. 35:0819Electrified lines: the overhead wires, trouble on the wires and the conductor rail3 min
  20. 37:5520Your Call quiz · Electrified lines2 min
  21. 39:4121Trouble on the wires · Electrified lines2 min
  22. 41:4622The conductor rail · Electrified lines2 min
  23. 43:3023Myth or Fact · Electrified lines1 min
  24. 44:3224Rewind and what's next · Electrified lines2 min
  25. 46:1925When it goes wrong: the emergency call, stopping a train and speaking up3 min
  26. 49:1626Your Call quiz · When it goes wrong2 min
  27. 51:0127Stopping a train · When it goes wrong2 min
  28. 53:2028Speaking up · When it goes wrong2 min
  29. 55:0629Myth or Fact · When it goes wrong1 min
  30. 56:0130Rewind and what's next · When it goes wrong2 min

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About Personal Track Safety (PTS)

Independent Personal Track Safety (PTS) study guide by OpenExamPrep. Covers track layout and signals, Sentinel, fitness for work, PPE, positions of safety, 25 kV AC and 750 V DC electrification rules, safe systems of work, safety-critical communications, emergency protection and reporting, based on RT3170 and Rule Book Handbooks 1, 2, 16 and 17.

Exam sponsor
Network Rail (PTS); Sentinel competence records
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time limit
Providers commonly offer two-day initial and one-day recertification courses following required pre-learning; confirm included AC/DCCR modules and assessment timing for your booking.
Passing score
Candidates must pass the applicable pre-learning, knowledge and practical assessments; no universal national percentage was established in the public sources reviewed.
Official exam information

Recorded with AI-generated hosts. Built with Fish Audio. Independent study material from Open Exam Prep.

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Personal Track Safety (PTS) — Sentinel (Network Rail/NSAR, UK) radio FAQ

Is Personal Track Safety (PTS) Radio free?

Yes. Personal Track Safety (PTS) — Sentinel (Network Rail/NSAR, UK) Exam Prep Radio is free to listen to, with no sign-up. Press the power button and you join the broadcast straight away.

How does Personal Track Safety (PTS) Radio work?

It is a 58-minute recorded study show that broadcasts continuously. Everyone tuned in hears the same moment, like real radio. Turn it off whenever you like; turning it back on joins the current broadcast.

How is this different from a study podcast?

It works like a study podcast that is always on. Instead of choosing an episode, you join the show in progress, and everyone on a station hears the same moment. There is no seek bar, speed control or download.

Who are the hosts?

Maya & Ben are AI-generated hosts. The show is independent study material from OpenExamPrep; check exam rules with the official exam sponsor and practice with our free questions.

Can I keep listening while I practice?

Yes. Open practice questions, study guides or flashcards on any page. The radio keeps playing, and the header has a power button to turn it off or back on.

What is Personal Track Safety (PTS) and who needs it?

PTS supports authorised access on or near Network Rail lines alongside sponsorship, fitness and safe-system arrangements. HB1 includes the line itself and locations within 3 metres without a separating permanent fence or structure; engineering or technical platform work within 1.25 metres of the edge is also covered. Check exceptions and task-specific AC/DCCR requirements.

What do I need before an initial PTS course?

A Primary Sponsor and Sentinel profile, a valid NR/L2/OHS/00124 medical, photo identification, effective English communication and passed PTS pre-learning. Confirm the workforce-specific D&A requirement: Issue 8 retains a negative test within three months before PTS training for the supply chain but removes that separate pre-course requirement for Network Rail workers. Other fitness and testing duties still apply.