Metrol area Sidings and Yards Flashcards
How many sidings are at Victoria Park?
What are they labelled?
Capacity?
ONE siding
Siding A
Can hold TWO 6-car trains
How many stabling roads are at Burnley Stabling sidings?
Capacity?
3 stabling roads, labelled 1-3
Each can hold TWO six-car trains
Is there any metro business risk at Burnley stabling sidings?
Siding 3, due to cleaning platforms
Access to Burnley stabling siding?
Located off the Glen Waverly line
Must receive a GW indicator
Trains docking OUT of the siding can only access platform ONE at Burnley station
What is the emergency siding at Burnley station?
Capacity?
Access?
A siding
One six-car train
Can only be accessed from platform 4 at Burnley station
Who are the Lay-by sidings controlled by?
How many roads and what capacity?
Access?
Northern signal control panel
TWO sidings, numbered 1 and 2
Each hold ONE six-car train
Access is from roads 10, 10A and 11 @SSS
Walking access from platform 12
What is the Metro Business Risk for the Lay-by sidings?
The running line side of both sidings
Who controls Melbourne Yard Stabling sidings?
How many roads?
Controlled by the Regional Rail link controller
TEN roads, numbered 1-10
How is Melbourne Yard Stabling sidings accessed?
Can drivers operate points?
The Down through suburban and Caulfield Viaduct lines get a G (on MRG sig) to access the Metro and Freight bypass track
Then an M to access Melbourne Yard
Drivers can operate the points if instructed within the Metro and Freight Bypass tracks
The points in Melbourne Yard Stabling sidings will be operated by a signal technician
What is the Metro business risk at Melbourne Yard Stabling sidings?
In Siding 4
The B-side of the trailing motor car cannot be accessed due to the Dynon st bridge
Who controls North Melbourne Siding?
Western Signal Control panel
How many roads are at North Melbourne Siding?
How many cars do they hold?
How are they dwarved?
EIGHT road
Numbered 1-8
Each hold ONE six-car train
All share a single dwarf and WSA points
How is North Melbourne Sidings accessed?
Off the DOWN Broadmeadows suburban line
Access from platform SIX at North Melbourne station receiving a K route indicator
Is there any Metro business risk at North Melbourne Sidings?
Yes
Sidings 1 and 8 due to cleaning platforms
Who controls Macaulay Stabling Sidings?
How many roads are there?
Capacity?
The Western Signal control panel
SEVEN roads
Each can hold ONE six-car train
