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
New Street to Adderley Park
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 to 40mph
100 Board = Increase to 60mph
Step 1 = Big mast on LHS, opposite the go-kart track
UDS 4 Board
Adderley Park to Stechford
70mph, Step 1 @ Belchers Lane Bridge (3rd bridge)
(or if you haven’t stopped at Adderley Park……)
85mph
Step 1 = Neutral Section Advance Warning board
45mph coast
Step 1 = Within the Neutral Section
UDS 4 Board
Stechford to Lea Hall
65mph
Step 1 = Church Road Bridge
Car Stop Board
Lea Hall to Marston Green
70mph
Step 1 = At the underbridge with the LC sign on it (before the signal)
Marston Green to Birmingham Airport
45mph
Platform 1 & 2 = 40mph at the crossover
Platform 3 & 5 = 30mph at the crossover
Step 1 = At the 1st crossover if going to Platform 3 or 5
Platform 3 = Stop before the AWS magnet
New Street to Smethwick Rolfe Street
10mph
40mph = Increase to speed at the signal (red on top)
Brake test before the end of Tunnel
2nd brake test approaching the second signal in the Tunnel
65mph once clear
Step 1 = At the crocodile bridge
S Board
Smethwick Rolfe Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge
45mph as short distance
Step 1 = In the middle of Galton Junction
4 UDS Board
Smethwick Galton Bridge to Sandwell & Dudley
65mph
Step 1 = M5 Bridge
Long Platform, do around 30-35 at start of platform
S Board
Sandwell & Dudley to Dudley Port
60mph
70mph once clear of the 75 Board
Step 1 = At the AWS magnet for the 4th signal
S Board
Dudley Port to Tipton
50mph
Step 1 = Just before the signal at the end of the Goods Line
S Board
Tipton to Coseley
60mph
Step 1 = Before the AWS magnet for the 3rd signal
S Board
Coseley to Wolverhampton
75mph and maintain
Step 1 = At the 30 Warning Board
Coast at 45mph
Step 1 = At start of viaduct
30mph for the Board
Step 1 for the 15mph Board
Less than 10mph over the TPWS grids
S 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
Maintain 20mph
15mph @ Curzon Street Junction
30mph board = Increase speed just before the Vauxhall Junction signal
Brake test = 10mph reduction
Judge your braking
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 Witton
45mph
75mph board = Get up to 50mph
Step 1 = At Milepost 2 1/4 on LHS, in between end of Salts Factory and the AWS magnet
S Board
Witton to Perry Barr
50mph
Step 1 = Where the fence (on the RHS) drops from large to small
Car Stop Board at end of platform
Perry Barr to Hamstead
60mph
Shut off and coast through Neutral Section
Step 1 = At the signal after the Neutral Section
Speed comes off really quickly so just cut off at around 35mph and manage speed to the station
S Board
Hamstead to Tame Bridge Parkway
75mph and maintain
Be aware there may be tresspassers around Charlemont Red/Green crossing
Step 1 = AWS magnet for the 5th signal
Car Stop Board end of platform
Tame Bridge Parkway to Bescot Stadium
If the route is set….. 50mph
Step 1 = At the bridge at Bescot Middle Junction
(If the signal at Bescot Stadium is red…. brake slightly before the bridge so as not to activate the TPWS grids)
S Board
Bescot Stadium to Walsall
30mph through the Neutral Section
45mph after the AWS magnet
Step 1 = Corporation Street Bridge (2nd bridge)
Bring speed down to 20mph
Ensure doing less than 10mph at the platform otherwise you will activate the TPWS grids
S Board
New Street to Soho Bank
Start the same as NS-Wolves….. 25mph through the points at Soho South….. 45….. coast through the Neutral Section…… 20 after Hamstead Tunnel…… coast through the Neutral Section
Bescot Stadium to Walsall (for RTV)
30mph and hold because the next signal should be a red
20mph left turn at Pleck Junction
45mph = Increase at the next signal to around 40mph
Step 1 = At the magnet for the last signal
Ensure no more than 20mph at the Board
Walsall to Bloxwich
20mph
45 Board = Increase as you get towards the end of the Tunnel
Possible wrong route risk, Junction Indicator would take you to Sutton Park
50mph = Once clear of the Board
Step 1 = The big green bridge
S Board
Bloxwich to Bloxwich North
40mph
Step 1 = Stanchion 20 on the LHS (at end of metal fence LHS)
S Board
Bloxwich North to Landywood
60mph
After the 2nd signal…. start looking for your braking point
Step 1 = As the track bends to the right and you get to a green and grey fence
S Board
(Staggered platform, be careful of any trespassers)
Landywood to Cannock
60mph
Step 1 = As the track straightens out and you get to a grey factory with a blue trimmed roof
S Board
Cannock to Hednesford
60mph
Step 1 = At Stanchion 29 (before the ‘15 Right’ Board)
(You could be terminated at Hednesford…… 50mph, Step 1 at the house with the flag….. 15mph through the points….. S Board located in the cess)
Hednesford to Rugeley Town
60mph and maintain
Step 1 = Grey box past the Warning Board
Expect very poor adhesion here
Rugeley Town to Rugeley Trent Valley
35mph
(Signal on RHS is always red so don’t worry as it doesn’t apply to you)
30mph at Rugeley Power Station Junction
Shut off for the Neutral Section
Step 1 = At the AWS magnet for the last signal
