N to BI Flashcards

1
Q

New Street to Adderley Park

A
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
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2
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Adderley Park to Stechford

A
Pretoria Road Bridge
100mph still
CB4126
Footbridge
Belchers Lane Bridge
CB4124
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD STARTS
Neutral Section
Stechford North Junction
Crossover at 20mph
UDS 4
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3
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Stechford to Lea Hall

A
Station Road Bridge
100mph still
CB4122 SAS SPAD
Stechford South Junction
Hill House Lane Bridge
Church Road Bridge
CB4120
CAR STOP BOARD
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4
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Lea Hall to Marston Green

A
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
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5
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Marston Green to Birmingham Airport

A
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
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6
Q
Speed changes
New Street =
Adderley Park =
Stechford =
Lea Hall =
Marston Green =
Birmingham Airport = Stop
A
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
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7
Q

UDS 4 Boards….?

A

Adderley Park

Stechford

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8
Q

Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)

A

Up Stour

Up Coventry = Park Street Bridge

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9
Q

What is the only tunnel in the section?

A

New Street South Tunnel

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10
Q

Neutral Section….?

A

On the approach to Stechford

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11
Q

Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)

A
Proofhouse Junction (at the signal with the 40mph sign)
Curzon St Junction
Grand Junction
Stechford North
Stechford South
Birmingham International North
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12
Q

Stations with SAS SPADS…..?

A

Only Stechford has the risk

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13
Q

Describe signals, line names, junctions, speeds, between New Street to Adderley Park

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(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)

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14
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Describe signals, line names, junctions, speeds, between Lea Hall to Marston Green

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(100mph) - signal SOY SPAD - signal (DOUBLE FLASH for PL 1, 2, 5) AND Warning Board for 40mph - PRI

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15
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There is a crossover in NS South Tunnel - speed?

A

15mph

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16
Q

Immediately after NS South Tunnel there is another crossover, just before the signal - speed?

A

20mph

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17
Q

There is another crossover just before the signal with the 40mph sign on it - speed?

A

20mph

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18
Q

What is the speed at the crossover, where the signal with the 60mph sign on it is?

A

25mph

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19
Q

Where does the Exception Railhead start?

A

Just before Stechford Neutral Section (after Belchers Lane Bridge)

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20
Q

Where does the Exception Railhead end?

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Immediately after Marston Green, where the 100mph sign is

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21
Q

What speed can you go at the Stechford crossover?

A

20mph

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22
Q

Birmingham North Junction speed?

A

40mph for Platform 1, 2, 5

30mph for Platform 3

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23
Q

What do you need to be careful about with CB136, the signal at Curzon St Junction?

A

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

24
Q

You could be routed into Platform 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5…. what Junction Indicators apply to each Platform?

A
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
25
Q

There are 5 Platforms at Birmingham Airport….. as you approach, where is Platform 1? What is the order of the platforms?

A

Platform 1 is the furthest on the right (hence PS. 6 Junction Indicator)
The platforms go right-left 1-5

26
Q

If you’re going to Platform 3, what speed do you do at the crossover? What about the other Platforms?

A

30mph

For the other Platforms you would do 40mph at the crossover

27
Q

Where does NS Panel signalling change, and what does it change to?

A

At the first signal after New Street South Tunnel (CB149) it changes to WMSC Proofhouse

28
Q

What is the name of the Bridge immediately before Adderley Park?

A

Bordesley Green Bridge

29
Q

What are the 2 main bridges between Adderley Park and Stechford? (Note the one in between is just a foot bridge)

A

Pretoria Bridge

Belchers Lane Bridge

30
Q

What are the names of the 2 bridges between Stechford and Lea Hall?

A

Hill House Bridge
Church Road Bridge
(They are located in between the 2 signals)

31
Q

What are the names of the 2 bridges between Lea Hall and Marston Green?

A

Lea Village Road Bridge

Meadway Bridge

32
Q

What are the 4 bridges between Marston Green and Birmingham Airport?

A
Land Lane Bridge
((signal))
Elmdon Bridge
((signal)) & Disused Bridge
Bickenhill Bridge
33
Q

If you are routed into Platform 3, what is the crossover speed?

A

30mph

34
Q

Which stations are affected by Exceptional Railhead adhesion?

A

Stechford
Lea Hall
Marston Green

35
Q

Who controls the ECO?

A

Rugby

36
Q

Where is CB149 signal and what does it mark?

A

Immediately after New Street South Tunnel

It is the 1st Proofhouse signal

37
Q

Where is CB136 and what do you have to be aware of?

A

Signal protecting Curzon St Junction

Wrong route risk

38
Q

What aspect could CB4116 show and where is it located?

A

Double flashing yellow for routing into Platforms 1, 2, 5 at BIA
It is the 2nd signal after Lea Hall

39
Q

What aspect could CB4114 show and where is it located?

A

Single flashing yellow for routing into Platforms 1, 2, 5 at BIA
It is the 1st signal at Marston Green

40
Q

How can you identify Pretoria Bridge?

A

It is a big Bridge located after Adderley Park

The SOY SPAD signal is after the Bridge

41
Q

What business is adjacent to Stechford?

A

Jewson

42
Q

How can you identify Hill House, and where is it located?

A

It is a big Bridge located after Stechford South Junction (after the SAS SPAD signal)

43
Q

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?

A

Lea Village Road Bridge
Meadway Bridge
On the right is a big car park

44
Q

On the left after Elmdon Bridge is…. WHAT?

A

A new housing estate

45
Q

Which Platforms at BHX is Permissive Working allowed?

A

1, 2, 5

46
Q

If you used the 15mph crossover for Grand Junction, where would this take you to? (Note this station is on the cross city line)

A

Kings Norton (Up & Down Camp Hill Line)

47
Q

What Viaduct is immediately before Stechford?

A

Stechford Viaduct

48
Q

What is the first thing you see after Adderley Park?

A

Pretoria Bridge

49
Q

Where are the 6 & 8 Car Stop Boards located at Lea Hall and Marston Green?

A

At the end of the platform

50
Q

What are the first 3 things you see after Lea Hall?

A

Lea Village Road Bridge
Meadway Bridge
SOY SPAD signal

51
Q

What are the first 4 things you see after Marston Green?

A

100mph sign
End of Exceptional Railhead sign
Land Lane Bridge
SOY SPAD signal

52
Q

Which Board are you looking out for at Adderley Park and Stechford?

A

UDS 4 Board

53
Q

Which Car Stop Boards are located at Lea Hall and Marston Green?

A

3&4 and 6&8

54
Q

What type of train would you be driving for this journey?

A

Class 350

55
Q

On approach to Lea Hall and Marston Green, how do you recognise where the 3 & 4 Car Stop Board are located?

A

At Lea Hall they are immediately past the building above the tracks
At Marston Green they are immediately past the footbridge above the tracks