Mainline Route Learning

Question 1

What are the stations in order from St Pancras - Corby

Answer 1

St Pancras
Kentish Town
West Hampstead Thames link
Cricklewood
Brent Cross west
Hendon
Mill Hill broadway
Elstree & Borehamwood
Radlett
St Albans
Harpenden
Luton airport parkway
Luton
Leagrave
Harlington
Flitwick
Bedford
Wellingborough
Kettering
Corby

Question 2

What are the neutral sections between St Pancras and Corby

Answer 2

Graham park = between Hendon and Mill Hill broadway

Elstree = just after elstree station

East Hyde = just before Luton airport

Sundon = between Leagrave and Harlington

Sharnbrook = after Oakley, before Sharnbrook junction

Question 3

What are the tunnels in order between St Pancras and Corby

Answer 3

Camden Road

Hampstead

Lismore circus

Belsize

Elstree

Amptill

Question 4

What area are you in when passing the incinerator before Bedford on the down line

Answer 4

Stewartby

Question 5

After stewartby on the down towards Bedford what are the next two areas and where are they

Answer 5

Next is Houghton conquest, where the new housing estate is being built

Then

Elstow Road, where the freight sidings are.

Question 6

What’s the area between Flitwick and Harlington

Answer 6

Westoning

Question 7

What are the speeds on the up down Hendon lines

Answer 7

30 mph both ways

Question 8

What are the speeds through Kentish Town

Answer 8

70 on up/down fast
50 on the slows
30 on up/down relief

Question 10

On the down slow line coming out Kentish Town what is the next speed change and where is it

Answer 10

50mph through Kentish Town
75mph at lismore circus tunnel

Question 11

What’s the speeds through Elstree tunnel

Answer 11

75mph on slows, 90mph on exit

100mph 360s
110mph 222 on fasts

Question 12

What’s the slow line speeds through Radlett

Answer 12

90mph