N to BI Flashcards
New Street to Adderley Park
UP STOUR LINE 10mph to start 30mph as you enter the tunnel New Street South Tunnel Crossover at 15mph CB149 CA, just outside of the tunnel Crossover at 20mph Park Street Bridge UP COVENTRY LINE CB142 (Proofhouse Junction before signal at 20mph) 40mph on the signal CB136 (wrong route risk) Curzon St Junction CB135 60mph Grand Junction 100mph CB483 CB4128 Bordesley Green Road Bridge UDS 4
Adderley Park to Stechford
Pretoria Road Bridge 100mph still CB4126 Footbridge Belchers Lane Bridge CB4124 EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD STARTS Neutral Section Stechford North Junction Crossover at 20mph UDS 4
Stechford to Lea Hall
Station Road Bridge 100mph still CB4122 SAS SPAD Stechford South Junction Hill House Lane Bridge Church Road Bridge CB4120 CAR STOP BOARD
Lea Hall to Marston Green
Lea Village Road Bridge 100mph still Meadway Bridge CB4118 SOY SPAD CB4116 & Warning Board for 40mph (DOUBLE FLASHING YELLOW FOR PL 1, 2 OR 5) PRI CAR STOP BOARD
Marston Green to Birmingham Airport
100mph still EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD ENDS AT THE 100 BOARD Land Lane Bridge CB4114 (SINGLE FLASHING YELLOW FOR PL 1, 2 OR 5) PRI Elmdon Road Bridge CB4112 Birmingham International North Junction Bickenhill Lane Road Bridge 40mph if going to PL1, 2 or 5 30mph if going to Platform 3 PLATFORM 5 IS FURTHEST LEFT CAR STOP BOARD
Speed changes New Street = Adderley Park = Stechford = Lea Hall = Marston Green = Birmingham Airport = Stop
New Street = 30, 40, 60, 100 Adderley Park = 100 Stechford = 100 Lea Hall = 100 Marston Green = 100 (40 for PL 1, 2, 5 & 30 for PL 3) Birmingham Airport = Stop
UDS 4 Boards….?
Adderley Park
Stechford
Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)
Up Stour
Up Coventry = Park Street Bridge
What is the only tunnel in the section?
New Street South Tunnel
Neutral Section….?
On the approach to Stechford
Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)
Proofhouse Junction (at the signal with the 40mph sign) Curzon St Junction Grand Junction Stechford North Stechford South Birmingham International North
Stations with SAS SPADS…..?
Only Stechford has the risk
Describe signals, line names, junctions, speeds, between New Street to Adderley Park
(30mph, Up Stour Line) - 3 signals signals before Proofhouse Junction (becomes Up Coventry Line at Park Street Bridge and speed change to 40mph on the second signal) - 3 signals after Proofhouse (increase to 60mph - Grand Junction - 100mph)
Describe signals, line names, junctions, speeds, between Lea Hall to Marston Green
(100mph) - signal SOY SPAD - signal (DOUBLE FLASH for PL 1, 2, 5) AND Warning Board for 40mph - PRI
There is a crossover in NS South Tunnel - speed?
15mph
Immediately after NS South Tunnel there is another crossover, just before the signal - speed?
20mph
There is another crossover just before the signal with the 40mph sign on it - speed?
20mph
What is the speed at the crossover, where the signal with the 60mph sign on it is?
25mph
Where does the Exception Railhead start?
Just before Stechford Neutral Section (after Belchers Lane Bridge)
Where does the Exception Railhead end?
Immediately after Marston Green, where the 100mph sign is
What speed can you go at the Stechford crossover?
20mph
Birmingham North Junction speed?
40mph for Platform 1, 2, 5
30mph for Platform 3
What do you need to be careful about with CB136, the signal at Curzon St Junction?
It is a wrong route risk…. you go straight on, so if PS. 1 Junction Indicator is showing then it’s taking you left towards Duddeston and if Position 4 or 5 is showing then you are turning right at Grand Junction
You could be routed into Platform 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5…. what Junction Indicators apply to each Platform?
Platform 1 - PS. 6 Platform 2 - PS. 5 Platform 3 - PS. 4 Platform 4 (No Junction Indicator, it's the straight ahead platform, with the Banner Repeater on approach) Platform 5 - PS. 1
There are 5 Platforms at Birmingham Airport….. as you approach, where is Platform 1? What is the order of the platforms?
Platform 1 is the furthest on the right (hence PS. 6 Junction Indicator)
The platforms go right-left 1-5
If you’re going to Platform 3, what speed do you do at the crossover? What about the other Platforms?
30mph
For the other Platforms you would do 40mph at the crossover
Where does NS Panel signalling change, and what does it change to?
At the first signal after New Street South Tunnel (CB149) it changes to WMSC Proofhouse
What is the name of the Bridge immediately before Adderley Park?
Bordesley Green Bridge
What are the 2 main bridges between Adderley Park and Stechford? (Note the one in between is just a foot bridge)
Pretoria Bridge
Belchers Lane Bridge
What are the names of the 2 bridges between Stechford and Lea Hall?
Hill House Bridge
Church Road Bridge
(They are located in between the 2 signals)
What are the names of the 2 bridges between Lea Hall and Marston Green?
Lea Village Road Bridge
Meadway Bridge
What are the 4 bridges between Marston Green and Birmingham Airport?
Land Lane Bridge ((signal)) Elmdon Bridge ((signal)) & Disused Bridge Bickenhill Bridge
If you are routed into Platform 3, what is the crossover speed?
30mph
Which stations are affected by Exceptional Railhead adhesion?
Stechford
Lea Hall
Marston Green
Who controls the ECO?
Rugby
Where is CB149 signal and what does it mark?
Immediately after New Street South Tunnel
It is the 1st Proofhouse signal
Where is CB136 and what do you have to be aware of?
Signal protecting Curzon St Junction
Wrong route risk
What aspect could CB4116 show and where is it located?
Double flashing yellow for routing into Platforms 1, 2, 5 at BIA
It is the 2nd signal after Lea Hall
What aspect could CB4114 show and where is it located?
Single flashing yellow for routing into Platforms 1, 2, 5 at BIA
It is the 1st signal at Marston Green
How can you identify Pretoria Bridge?
It is a big Bridge located after Adderley Park
The SOY SPAD signal is after the Bridge
What business is adjacent to Stechford?
Jewson
How can you identify Hill House, and where is it located?
It is a big Bridge located after Stechford South Junction (after the SAS SPAD signal)
The signal at Lea Hall is a SOY SPAD risk…. you pass two Bridges before you reach it. What are the Bridge names, and what do you then see on your right as you go towards Marston Green?
Lea Village Road Bridge
Meadway Bridge
On the right is a big car park
On the left after Elmdon Bridge is…. WHAT?
A new housing estate
Which Platforms at BHX is Permissive Working allowed?
1, 2, 5
If you used the 15mph crossover for Grand Junction, where would this take you to? (Note this station is on the cross city line)
Kings Norton (Up & Down Camp Hill Line)
What Viaduct is immediately before Stechford?
Stechford Viaduct
What is the first thing you see after Adderley Park?
Pretoria Bridge
Where are the 6 & 8 Car Stop Boards located at Lea Hall and Marston Green?
At the end of the platform
What are the first 3 things you see after Lea Hall?
Lea Village Road Bridge
Meadway Bridge
SOY SPAD signal
What are the first 4 things you see after Marston Green?
100mph sign
End of Exceptional Railhead sign
Land Lane Bridge
SOY SPAD signal
Which Board are you looking out for at Adderley Park and Stechford?
UDS 4 Board
Which Car Stop Boards are located at Lea Hall and Marston Green?
3&4 and 6&8
What type of train would you be driving for this journey?
Class 350
On approach to Lea Hall and Marston Green, how do you recognise where the 3 & 4 Car Stop Board are located?
At Lea Hall they are immediately past the building above the tracks
At Marston Green they are immediately past the footbridge above the tracks
