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B.P (To N) Flashcards

1
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Bromsgrove to Barnt Green

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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

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Redditch to Alvechurch

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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

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3
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Alvechurch to Barnt Green

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25mph
40mph once clear (rubber things on the gantry)
Step 1 = At the magnet for the last signal
15mph into Barnt Green
S Board

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4
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Barnt Green to Longbridge

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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

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5
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Longbridge to Northfield

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55mph
Step 1 = At the signal
Coast at 30mph, judge speed into the platform
Car Stop Board

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6
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Northfield to Kings Norton

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60mph
Step 1 = At the tiny bridge after KN West Junction, bring speed down to 45mph
Control speed down to the station
S Board

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7
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Kings Norton to Bournville

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40mph
Speed creeps up as you go downhill but that’s ok
Step 1 = Poor adhesion sign
S Board

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8
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Bournville to Selly Oak

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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!!)

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9
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Selly Oak to University

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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!!)

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10
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University to Five Ways

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50mph
Step 1 = Middle of Church Road Tunnel, bring speed down to 30mph
Coast at 30mph
Step 1 = St James Bridge
S Board

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11
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Five Ways to New Street

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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

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12
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Lichfield Trent Valley to Lichfield City

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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

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13
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Lichfield City to Shenstone

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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

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14
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Shenstone to Blake Street

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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

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15
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Blake Street to Butlers Lane

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45mph
Step 1 = Grey OLE box (up high) on the LHS
Car Stop Board

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16
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Butlers Lane to Four Oaks

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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

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17
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Four Oaks to Sutton Coldfield

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(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

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18
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Sutton Coldfield to Wylde Green

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60mph
Step 1 = At the Ground Position Light on the RHS before the crossover
S Board

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19
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Wylde Green to Chester Road

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45mph
Step 1 = At the little grey box on the LHS
S Board

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20
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Chester Road to Erdington

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45mph
Step 1 = In between the 2 grey boxes on both sides
S Board

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21
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Erdington to Gravelly Hill

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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

22
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Gravelly Hill to Aston

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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

23
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Aston to Duddeston

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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

24
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Duddeston to New Street

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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

25
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Birmingham Airport to Marston Green

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40mph
Brake test
2nd brake test
65mph
Step 1 = At Elmdon Bridge
Car Stop Board

26
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Marston Green to Lea Hall

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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

27
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Lea Hall to Stechford

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60mph
Step 1 = At Hill House Bridge
UDS 4 Board

28
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Stechford to Adderley Park

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40mph and shut off for the Neutral Section
65mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board

(If not stopping at Adderley Park….. 80mph)

29
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Adderley Park to New Street

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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

30
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Wolverhampton to Coseley

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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

31
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Coseley to Tipton

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60mph
Coast through the Neutral Section
Step 1 = At the 60mph board
S Board

32
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Tipton to Dudley Port

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50mph
Step 1 = At the second signal

33
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Dudley Port to Sandwell & Dudley

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60mph
Step 1 = At the 75mph Board @ Albion Junction
4 Board, before the Banner Repeater

34
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Sandwell & Dudley to Smethwick Galton Bridge

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65mph
Step 1 = Spon Lane South Bridge
S Board

35
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Smethwick Galton Bridge to Smethwick Rolfe Street

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45mph as short distance
Step 1 = Between the magnet and the 2nd signal (Stanchion 45)
Car Stop Board (4 Board)

36
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Smethwick Rolfe Street to New Street

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60mph
Step 1 = At start of Monument Lane
40mph for the start of the Tunnel
Step 1 = At the 1st countdown marker board

37
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Walsall to Bescot Stadium

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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

38
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Bescot Stadium to Tame Bridge Parkway

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60mph
Step 1 = At the second signal
Car Stop Board, at the end of the platform

39
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Tame Bridge Parkway to Hamstead

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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

40
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Hamstead to Perry Barr

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(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

41
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Perry Barr to Witton

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50mph
Step 1 = At the Warning Board
Car Stop Board, towards the end of the platform

42
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Witton to Aston

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45-50mph
Step 1 = Salts Factory
S Board

43
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Aston to Duddeston

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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

44
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Duddeston to New Street

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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

45
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Rugeley Trent Valley to Rugeley Town

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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

46
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Rugeley Town to Hednesford

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60mph and maintain
After the 5th signal look for the Braking Point
Step 1 = Sandite 2 Board on the LHS

47
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Hednesford to Cannock

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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

48
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Cannock to Landywood

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60mph
Shut off through Mid Cannock Junction so you’re doing 50mph at the Board
Step 1 = At the 50mph Board
S Board

49
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Landywood to Bloxwich North

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60mph
Step 1 = At Stanchion 22, before the 3rd signal (adjacent to the big mast on the RHS)
S Board

50
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Bloxwich North to Bloxwich

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40mph
Step 1 = At stanchion 17 (or the box on the floor)
S Board

51
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Bloxwich to Walsall

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50mph
45mph for Ryecroft Junction
Drop speed to 20mph
Car Stop Board

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