B.P (To N) Flashcards
Bromsgrove to Barnt Green
If leaving Platform 3 you get an AWS magnet….. just cancel and ignore it
40mph through the crossover
Brake test before the 90mph board
Full power gets you to around 60mph
Brake test at Blackwell South Junction
Step 1 - M42 Bridge
Redditch to Alvechurch
30mph
Brake test
70mph = When at the grey box on LHS
2nd brake test = Around 50mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board
45mph, let coast to 40mph
Step 1 = At the yellow railings (after the Distant signal)
S Board
Alvechurch to Barnt Green
25mph
40mph once clear (rubber things on the gantry)
Step 1 = At the magnet for the last signal
15mph into Barnt Green
S Board
Barnt Green to Longbridge
75mph (or 90mph if not stopped at BG but ensure you are at 75mph before the double yellow signal)
Step 1 = Where there is a “Danger overhead lines” sign on the RHS
Coast at around 35-40mph (OSS grids set at 40)
Step 1 = At the Junction Indicator signal to bring you to 30mph
If 3 car = Step 1 @ 20mph board
If 6 car = Step 1 @ 70mph board
Longbridge to Northfield
55mph
Step 1 = At the signal
Coast at 30mph, judge speed into the platform
Car Stop Board
Northfield to Kings Norton
60mph
Step 1 = At the tiny bridge after KN West Junction, bring speed down to 45mph
Control speed down to the station
S Board
Kings Norton to Bournville
40mph
Speed creeps up as you go downhill but that’s ok
Step 1 = Poor adhesion sign
S Board
Bournville to Selly Oak
60mph
Step 1 = At the second signal @ Raddlebarn
Car Stop Board
(Don’t forget to set the DRA if the last signal was a single yellow!!)
Selly Oak to University
45mph
Step 1 = Between the AWS magnet and the signal
Car Stop Board
(Don’t forget to set the DRA if the last signal was a single yellow!!)
University to Five Ways
50mph
Step 1 = Middle of Church Road Tunnel, bring speed down to 30mph
Coast at 30mph
Step 1 = St James Bridge
S Board
Five Ways to New Street
25mph, the downhill gradient will roll you to 30mph
Reduce to 20mph halfway through Canal Tunnel
Reduce to 10mph as you near the end of Holliday Street Tunnel
Lichfield Trent Valley to Lichfield City
30mph for the BT
20mph over the crossover (if you went at 25mph it is a bit rickety)
Do not exceed 25mph until…..
50mph as you come towards the 2nd crossing
Brake test
2nd brake test and maintain brake
Ensure you are doing 20mph at the 20mph Board @ Sturgeons Hill Bridge
Car Stop Board
Lichfield City to Shenstone
20mph
45mph Board = If 3 car, increase to speed at the Bridge…… if 6 car, increase to speed at stanchion 22
60mph
Step 1 = To 55mph at the Travis Perkins shop on the RHS
Speed will naturally increase to 60mph due to falling gradient…. watch your speed so that it doesn’t increase any more
Step 1 = At Farm Bridge before Shenstone Viaduct
Car Stop Board
Shenstone to Blake Street
60mph
Shut off speed at Footherley Lane Bridge
Rising gradient will bring you down to 50mph
Step 1 = Somewhere between the 50mph board and the underbridge (i.e. poor adhesion board)
Car Stop Board
Blake Street to Butlers Lane
45mph
Step 1 = Grey OLE box (up high) on the LHS
Car Stop Board
Butlers Lane to Four Oaks
If single yellow…. 25-30mph only
Otherwise….. 45mph and shut off
Step 1 = In between the 2 grey boxes on the LHS
Falling gradient so be careful not to overrun the station
Car Stop Board
Four Oaks to Sutton Coldfield
(20mph if leaving the bay platform)
45mph
Step 1 = In between the AWS magnet for the 3rd signal and the signal
Brings your speed down to 35mph
Shut off to maintain 35mph
If 3 car = Step 1 mid way through the Tunnel
If 6 car = Step 1 at the end of the Tunnel
Car Stop Board
Sutton Coldfield to Wylde Green
60mph
Step 1 = At the Ground Position Light on the RHS before the crossover
S Board
Wylde Green to Chester Road
45mph
Step 1 = At the little grey box on the LHS
S Board
Chester Road to Erdington
45mph
Step 1 = In between the 2 grey boxes on both sides
S Board
Erdington to Gravelly Hill
60mph
Step 1 at the 1 3/4 milepost on the RHS (in between the 2 bridges)
Falling gradient so be careful not to overrun the station
Car Stop Board
Gravelly Hill to Aston
50mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board
Speed reduces to 40mph, shut off and coast
Step 1 = At the Aston Expressway bridge to 20mph
S Board
Aston to Duddeston
30mph
Go through the Neutral Section at 30mph
If you are not stopping at Duddeston = 60mph
If you ARE stopping at Duddeston = 50mph
(Increase only when you get your power back after the Neutral Section)
Step 1 = At the end of the red bridge on both sides
Car Stop Board
Duddeston to New Street
35mph as short distance
25mph at Proofhouse (as it’s a bit rickety)
25mph through the Tunnel
Brake for 10mph towards the end of the Tunnel
Birmingham Airport to Marston Green
40mph
Brake test
2nd brake test
65mph
Step 1 = At Elmdon Bridge
Car Stop Board
Marston Green to Lea Hall
70mph
Step 1 = Green Footbridge
Car Stop Board
If not stopped at Marston Green…….
85mph
Step 1 = At the SOY signal before the green footbridge
Lea Hall to Stechford
60mph
Step 1 = At Hill House Bridge
UDS 4 Board
Stechford to Adderley Park
40mph and shut off for the Neutral Section
65mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board
(If not stopping at Adderley Park….. 80mph)
Adderley Park to New Street
60mph
Step 1 = At the AWS magnet for the second signal
45mph shut off
On the bend reduce speed to 30mph
Reduce speed to 10mph through the Tunnel, you are helped by the rising gradient
Wolverhampton to Coseley
15mph
When you get to the signal, get up to 30mph
Brake test
75mph = When clear….. 2nd brake test at 60mph
Step 1 = At the Black Country Route Bridge
Coseley to Tipton
60mph
Coast through the Neutral Section
Step 1 = At the 60mph board
S Board
Tipton to Dudley Port
50mph
Step 1 = At the second signal
Dudley Port to Sandwell & Dudley
60mph
Step 1 = At the 75mph Board @ Albion Junction
4 Board, before the Banner Repeater
Sandwell & Dudley to Smethwick Galton Bridge
65mph
Step 1 = Spon Lane South Bridge
S Board
Smethwick Galton Bridge to Smethwick Rolfe Street
45mph as short distance
Step 1 = Between the magnet and the 2nd signal (Stanchion 45)
Car Stop Board (4 Board)
Smethwick Rolfe Street to New Street
60mph
Step 1 = At start of Monument Lane
40mph for the start of the Tunnel
Step 1 = At the 1st countdown marker board
Walsall to Bescot Stadium
20mph over the crossover
Increase to 45mph when you get to the grey telephone box on the RHS
Brake test at 45mph = reduce by 10mph
Stay at 35mph through the Neutral Section
30mph on approach
Car Stop Board, at the end of the platform
Bescot Stadium to Tame Bridge Parkway
60mph
Step 1 = At the second signal
Car Stop Board, at the end of the platform
Tame Bridge Parkway to Hamstead
75mph
Step 1 = Just before the 5th signal at the end of the playing fields on the LHS
Car Stop Board, at the end of the platform
Hamstead to Perry Barr
(If going to Soho Bank, this signal will be a single yellow)
60mph, shut off before the Neutral Section
Step 1 = At the 4 grey boxes on LHS
S Board
Perry Barr to Witton
50mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board
Car Stop Board, towards the end of the platform
Witton to Aston
45-50mph
Step 1 = Salts Factory
S Board
Aston to Duddeston
30mph
Go through the Neutral Section at 30mph
If you are not stopping at Duddeston = 60mph
If you ARE stopping at Duddeston = 50mph
(Increase only when you get your power back after the Neutral Section)
Step 1 = At the end of the red bridge on both sides
Car Stop Board
Duddeston to New Street
35mph as short distance
20mph at the crossover
Falling gradient so be careful as signals are in close proximity
25mph through the Tunnel
Brake for 10mph towards the end of the Tunnel
Platform 7 = If going to the end of the Platform, stop opposite the horse on the RHS
Rugeley Trent Valley to Rugeley Town
30mph
Brake test before the Neutral Section
Get speed back to 30, go through the Neutral Section
40mph
2nd Brake Test
Back to 40mph
Step 1 = At the Repeater signal box, just after the 45mph sign
S Board
Rugeley Town to Hednesford
60mph and maintain
After the 5th signal look for the Braking Point
Step 1 = Sandite 2 Board on the LHS
Hednesford to Cannock
60mph
Step 1 = At the second signal
(When you see the back of the signal on the RHS you know you’re coming up to the platform)
S Board
Cannock to Landywood
60mph
Shut off through Mid Cannock Junction so you’re doing 50mph at the Board
Step 1 = At the 50mph Board
S Board
Landywood to Bloxwich North
60mph
Step 1 = At Stanchion 22, before the 3rd signal (adjacent to the big mast on the RHS)
S Board
Bloxwich North to Bloxwich
40mph
Step 1 = At stanchion 17 (or the box on the floor)
S Board
Bloxwich to Walsall
50mph
45mph for Ryecroft Junction
Drop speed to 20mph
Car Stop Board
