B.P (From N) Flashcards
New Street to Five Ways
10mph
20mph board = Increase to speed at the signal in Holliday Street Tunnel
30mph board = Increase to speed halfway through Canal Tunnel
Brake test at 30mph
Get back to 30mph
3 car = Step 1 @ ISLINGTON ROW MIDDLEWAY BRIDGE
6 car = Step 1 @ middle of passenger shelter
Car Stop Board
Five Ways to University
30mph
50mph board = Increase to speed at Church Road crossover
Maintain 50mph
Step 1 = 2 stanchions (on RHS) before Pritchatts Bridge
S Board
University to Selly Oak
45mph
Step 1 = in the middle of the staggered bridges on the left and right
Car Stop Board
Selly Oak to Bournville
60mph
Step 1 = At stanchion 22 before the double yellow signal
Car Stop Board
Bournville to Kings Norton
50mph if the route is set
Step 1 = At the bridge for Lifford West Junction
35mph shut off
The bend will reduce you to 30mph for Kings Norton Station Junction
3 car = Step 1 @ Bridge on approach into station
6 car = Step 1 @ start of platform
Car Stop Board
Kings Norton to Northfield
If signal is single yellow = 15mph until you get to the next signal
60mph
Step 1 = Grey OLE box on the LHS before Wychall Bridge…. or you can use the buffer stop on the Goods Line
S Board
Northfield to Longbridge
45mph
(When you reach 45mph just coast and allow a drop in speed….. do not accelerate towards the red signal)
Step 1 = Stanchion 22
(Ensure you are doing no more than 20mph at the AWS magnet because the signal is red @ Longbridge)
S Board
Longbridge to Barnt Green
20mph on the right turn at Longbridge Junction
((FOR REDDITCH = Increase to 75mph at the red brick building on the RHS……. Step 1 at the OLE sign……. 50mph…… Step 1 at the magnet for the Junction Indicator signal……. 15mph…… Car Stop Board))
((FOR BROMSGROVE = Increase to 85mph at the red brick building on the RHS……. Step 1 = AWS magnet for the signal that is normally a single yellow for Redditch……. Car Stop Board))
Barnt Green to Alvechurch
15mph
40mph = Increase at the Disused Bridge
Step 1 = Milepost with the solar panel on RHS (Just after the left curve)
Car Stop Board
Alvechurch to Redditch
55mph
Step 1 = At the AWS magnet for the second signal
50mph through Weights Lane Junction
55mph once clear
Step 1 = On the straight track immediately after the right bend
30mph at the Board
Step 1 = After the long metal fence….. where there is a small metal fence on the LHS
S Board
Barnt Green to Bromsgrove
75mph
Step 1 to 60mph after the PRI at Blackwell South Junction
Step 1 = At the PRI before the nice house
Platform 1 or 2 = Go over crossover at 30mph
Platform 3 = Go over crossover at 35mph
(Platform 3 = Ensure you are doing no more than 20mph at the AWS magnet because the signal is red)
Car Stop Board
New Street to Duddeston
10mph
30mph board = If 3 car then increase to speed at the AWS magnet……. If 6 car then at the end of the Tunnel
Brake test for 10mph reduction
Increase back up to 30mph and control the speed to the station
S Board
Duddeston to Aston
60mph
Step 1 at the Neutral Section for the 45mph board
Step 1 = Electrical things on the LHS
Car Stop Board
Aston to Gravelly Hill
20mph right turn at Aston North Junction
40mph board = If 6 car increase to speed at the stanchion before the Aston Expressway
45mph = Increase to speed at the crossover
Step 1 = When you see the Bridge at Gravelly Hill
S Board
Gravelly Hill to Erdington
60mph
Step 1 = At the second signal
Car Stop Board
Erdington to Chester Road
45mph
Step 1 = Big pole Telephone mast on RHS, just before the weird houses
Car Stop Board
Chester Road to Wylde Green
50mph
Step 1 = 1st grey box on the LHS
Car Stop Board
Wylde Green to Sutton Coldfield
60mph
Step 1 = Driffold Bridge
35mph board
S Board
Sutton Coldfield to Four Oaks
35mph
45mph
If the next signal is red for Four Oaks = Step 1 at the solar thing on the RHS
If going to LTV = Step 1 at the Ground Position Light for the crossover on the RHS
S Board
(If you are stopping on the Up Platform….. stop 5-6 feet away from the metal railing)
Four Oaks to Butlers Lane
50mph
Step 1 = At the Footbridge
Falling gradient so control your speed carefully
Car Stop Board
Butlers Lane to Blake Street
50mph
Step 1 = At the milepost (LHS) just BEFORE the AWS magnet for the second signal
S Board
Blake Street to Shenstone
50mph
After the 60 Board you can increase to 55mph
You are going downhill so keep the speed in check
Step 1 = At the large clump of trees just before Holly Hill Lane Bridge
S Board
Shenstone to Lichfield City
60mph
Shut off at the green underbridge
Rising gradient will take you to 55mph
There is no 60mph board so build up the speed after you have passed the board on the RHS
Step 1 = Just after Farm Bridge, at the BACK OF SIGNAL on the RHS just before the new housing estate
Bring speed down to 45mph and shut off
Step 1 = At the Junction Indicator signal
Ensure you are doing max 20mph after Lichfield City Junction
Car Stop Board
Lichfield City to Lichfield Trent Valley
20mph
45mph
Step 1 = At the 1st Foot Crossing (Burton Old Road)
Car Stop Board