Bridlington Route Learning Flashcards
How many controlling signallers are there on this route and who are they?
5 - Hull Paragon, Hessle Road, Beverley, Driffield, Bridlington
What are the lines of route on this route called?
Up Scarborough towards Hull
Down Scarborough towards Scarborough
What type of signalling is used on this route?
TCB & AB
Where does TCB start and where does AB commence?
TCB starts at Hull Paragon and continues until Beverley where AB signalling begins.
Which area does Hessle Road control in the Down direction?
At the first signal out of Hull Paragon located before The Angle until Radiator Curve
Who controls movements over The Angle?
Hessle Road
Which area does Beverley control in the down direction?
From the signal where the single yellow usually is on approach to Cottingham until the Section Signal at Cherry Tree CCTV
Which area does Driffield control in the down direction?
From Cherry Tree CCTV until Nafferton’s IBH signal
Which area does Bridlington control in the down direction?
From Nafferton’s IBH signal until the Section Signal protecting the single line at Bridlington
Where are the AB sections in the down direction?
Between Cherry Tree (Beverley’s Section Signal) and the home signal on approach to Driffield.
From Nafferton’s IBH until Bridlington’s home signal.
Who controls the AB section between Cherry Tree and Driffield’s home signal on the down?
Driffield
Who controls the AB section between Nafferton’s IBH and Bridlington’s home signal?
Bridlington
Where are the Intermediate Block sections in the down direction?
Between Driffield’s platform starting signal and Nafferton’s IBH signal
Who controls the IB section between Driffield and Nafferton?
Driffield (box in rear)
What are the speeds in the down direction from Hull to Bridlington?
15 out of station
25 at West Parade Junction
40/50 before The Angle at Hessle Road’s first signal
40/70 after The Angle (at warning board)
40/55 at Radiator Curve
40/70 as track straightens after Radiator Curve
20 through Cottingham
35 after Cottingham
40/70 before Cottingham North
40/50 on approach to Beverley
25 through Beverley station
40/70 after Beverley station
40 before Driffield
40/70 after Wansford Road CCTV
20 from Bridlington’s home signal
15 into platform 6 at Bridlington
What are the speeds in the up direction from Bridlington to Hull?
15mph out of platform 6
20mph out of the station
40/70 when fully out of station
40 before Driffield
40/70 after Driffield MCB
25 through Beverley Station
40/70 after Beverley Station
40/55 for Radiator Curve
40/70 after Radiator Curve
25mph between the two bridges
15mph at West Parade Junction
Which area does Bridlington control in the Up direction?
From Bridlington station until their section signal (where red would be if leaving station on single yellow).
Which area does Driffield control in the Up direction?
From Bridlington’s section signal until Hutton Cranswick’s IBH signal
Which area does Beverley control in the Up direction?
From Hutton Cranswick’s IBH until Hessle Road’s first signal (outer distant for Radiator curve)
Which area does Hessle Road control in the up direction?
From the outer distant for radiator curve until HP601.
Where are the AB sections in the up direction?
Between Bridlington’s section signal and Driffield’s home signal before Meadow Gates.
Between Hutton Cranswick’s IBH signal and Beverley’s home signal before Beverley North.
Where are the IB sections in the up direction?
Between Driffield’s section signal (platform starting signal) and Hutton Cranswick’s IBH signal.
Who controls the AB section between Bridlington and Driffield?
Driffield
Who controls the AB section between Hutton Cranswick and Beverley?
Beverley
Who controls the IB section between Driffield and Hutton Cranswick?
Driffield
If starting from Hull Paragon on a single yellow, where is the red signal?
Hessle Road’s first signal located before the Angle.
What indication would you receive from the platform if going to Bridlington?
Main aspect and ‘B’
What would your actions be if you received a main aspect and a ‘U’ at Hull Paragon when going to Bridlington?
Contact signaller to clarify but this means that you are leaving the station on the Up Scarborough (facing road) and then rejoining the Down Scarborough via the cross over at Walton Street
If you started from Hull Paragon with a ‘U’ indication, where is your next signal?
Under Argyll Street bridge.
If you passed the signal under Argyll Street bridge and this was a single yellow, where is the red?
Before Walton Street CCTV.
If drawn to a red on the Up Scarborough (facing road) before Walton Street CCTV, what indication would you expect when this clears and where would your next signal be?
Single yellow main aspect only. Red is immediately after Walton Street CCTV.
What would your actions be if you received a single yellow and a no.1 junction indicator before Walton Street CCTV when travelling facing road on the Up Scarborough?
Wrong route. Do not pass the signal, contact signaller and complete RT3184.
If you received a no.1 junction indicator before Walton Street CCTV when travelling facing road on the Up Scarborough, where would this be routing you to?
Walton Street Junction.
If you received a no.1 junction indicator before Walton Street CCTV when travelling on the Down Scarborough, where would this be routing you to and can you accept this?
Walton Street Junction. You cannot accept this. Stop and inform the signaller as this is a wrong route. Complete RT3185.
What indication would you expect to see at the signal before Walton Street CCTV when travelling on the Down Scarborough?
Main aspect only.
What are your actions if you receive a single yellow on the approach to Cottingham with the red at Thwaite Gates CCTV?
Shut off at bridge, brake at last houses on left, control train to 35mph and if red not cleared by electrical boxes, immediately brake for red. If signal clears, take power up to 40mph and then shut off and brake at signal for 20mph through Cottingham station.
What are the signal sections on the branch?
Stop signal to stop signal.
Do any AHBC/R&G crossings not have wrong direction controls on the branch?
No, all have wrong direction controls.
What are the speeds through Cottingham on the Down and the Up and what is the reason for the different speeds?
20mph increasing to 35mph on the Down
70mph on the up
There is poor sighting of trains on the Down line from the foot crossing after Cottingham station but better sighting of trains on the up line.
After the platform starting signal on the Down platform at Cottingham, where is your next signal?
At Ashworths UWC on the approach to Beverley.
If you receive a single yellow at Ashworths UWC on the down, what are your actions?
Shut off and brake immediately. Red is at England Springs UWC.
Where is the single yellow usually on the approach to Beverley?
At England Springs with the red at Cherry Tree CCTV
What is your usual approach to Beverley?
Shut off at Beverley Parks AHBC and brake at Ashworths UWC for the reduction to 50mph. Maintain 50mph and then shut off at England Springs UWC and brake at the leisure centre to be 20mph at the platform edge (3 car) or 15mph at platform edge (2 car).
What is the speed over the main-to-main cross over at Beverley?
15mph
What are the stopping points at Cottingham?
2 car- by the number 2 sign
3 car- platform end
What are the stopping points at Beverley?
2- tile map
3- platform end
What shunts may you be asked to do at Beverley?
If turning around at Beverley from the Down platform, you may be asked to change ends and obey the main aspect signal to take you over the cross over to join the Up Scarborough. If you obey this signal and it is a single yellow, the red is at England Springs UWC.
If you cannot continue to Hull on the Up Scarborough, you may be asked to proceed over Beverley MCB having received a single yellow (or passed signal at danger if signaller cannot clear signal) to get behind the position light, change ends and then go over the cross over onto the Down Scarborough to return to Bridlington.
What is the risk if leaving Beverley on a single yellow in the Up direction?
The red is at England Springs UWC which is quite far away- easy to forget that you started on a yellow.
What are your actions if you enter Beverley station in the down direction having passed a single yellow before it?
Set DRA as red at Cherry Tree
Can your guard dispatch you if there is a red at Cherry Tree?
Yes as this isn’t a platform starting signal.
Where is the next signal after Beverley’s section signal at Cherry Tree?
The distant signal on the approach to Driffield after Low Green Farm.