N to L Flashcards
New Street to Duddeston
UP DERBY LINE
10mph to start
30mph at the Tunnel
15mph if using crossover
New Street South Tunnel
WP148 CA, outside of tunnel
20mph if using crossover
Park Street Bridge
WP133 Junction Indicator PS1
30mph at the left turn @
Proofhouse Junction
DOWN VAUXHALL LINE
50mph
PA82
Vauxhall Junction
PA442
60mph
S BOARD - right hand platform
Duddeston to Aston
Duddeston Mill Road Bridge
70mph
Warning Board for 45mph
PA4407 (DOUBLE YELLOW)
Nechells Place Bridge
PA4413 (Multi SPAD because of focus on Neutral Section) (SINGLE YELLOW)
Nechells Park Road Bridge
Neutral Section (No board)
Long Acre Bridge
45mph
BR for SB4623 (Right) (SIGHTING IS RESTRICTED DUE TO A LINESIDE BUILDING)
Aston South Junction
Crossover at 15mph, signal facing in the opposite direction
DOWN GRAND JUNCTION
CAR STOP BOARD
Aston to Gravelly Hill
SB4623 Junction Indicator PS4 SAS SPAD
20mph at the right turn @
Aston North Junction
DOWN SUTTON LINE
40mph
Aston Expressway
AN101 (First 3 aspect)
M6 Bridge and Aston Expressway (25mph at the crossover just after the 45 cutout sign)
AN103 - poorly sighted
Hillaries Road Bridge
60mph, at the station entrance
S BOARD
Gravelly Hill to Erdington
60mph still
AN105 SAS SPAD
Hunton Hill Bridge
Fentham Road Bridge
Reservoir Road Bridge
AN107
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD STARTS
CAR STOP BOARD
Erdington to Chester Road
60mph still
AN111 SAS SPAD
CAR STOP BOARD
Chester Road to Wylde Green
60mph still
AN113 SAS SPAD
Cricket grounds and allotment on left
CAR STOP BOARD
Wylde Green to Sutton Coldfield
60mph still
AN115 SAS SPAD
Highbridge Road Bridge
Crossover at 25mph
Warning Board for 35mph
Jockey Road Bridge
AN117
Driffold Road Bridge
Manor Hill Road Bridge
35mph, at the station entrance
CAR STOP BOARD
Sutton Coldfield to Four Oaks
AN121 SAS SPAD
Sutton Tunnel
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD ENDS
45mph
AN123 (Multi SPAD, located on a very long left bend, difficult to see) If terminating at Four Oaks this must be SINGLE YELLOW
55mph
AN125
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD STARTS
Crossover at 20mph
CAR STOP BOARD
Four Oaks to Butlers Lane
AN127 SAS SPAD
Lichfield Road Bridge
60mph
Disused Bridge
AN133
Bellwell Lane Bridge
Butlers Lane Road Bridge
CAR STOP BOARD
Butlers Lane to Blake Street
60mph still
AN153 SAS SPAD
AN137
Hill Hook Road Bridge
Crossover at 15mph
50mph, at the station entrance
S BOARD
Blake Street to Shenstone
50mph still
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD ENDS
60mph
AN141 SOY SPAD
Footherley Lane Bridge
Nice green fields on left
DSD goes off, long stretch
AN145
Hollyhill Lane Bridge
S BOARD
Shenstone to Lichfield City
60mph still
Lynn Lane Road Bridge
AN147 SAS SPAD
Farm Bridge
M6
AN151
AN153
55mph
60mph
Farm Bridge x2
45mph
AN155
Lichfield City Junction - crossover at 25mph
20mph
CAR STOP BOARD
Lichfield City to Lichfield Trent Valley
20mph still
AN161 SAS SPAD
Path Bridge
Sturgeons Hill Bridge
60mph, no board, speed up after Sturgeons Hill Bridge
Embankment
Whistle Board
AN165 - SINGLE YELLOW
Whistle Board
Path Bridge
2x foot crossings
Crossover at 25mph
CAR STOP BOARD
Speed changes
New Street =
Duddeston =
Aston =
Gravelly Hill =
Erdington =
Chester Road =
Wylde Green =
Sutton Coldfield =
Four Oaks =
Butlers Lane =
Blake Street =
Shenstone =
Lichfield City =
Lichfield TV = Stop
New Street = 30, 30 @ left, 50, 60
Duddeston = 70, 45
Aston = 20 @ right, 40, 45, 60
Gravelly Hill = 60
Erdington = 60
Chester Road = 60
Wylde Green = 60, 35
Sutton Coldfield = 35 through the bridge, 45, 55
Four Oaks = 60
Butlers Lane = 60, 50
Blake Street = 50, 60
Shenstone = 60, 55, 60, 45, 20
Lichfield City = 20, 60
Lichfield TV = Stop
S Boards….?
Duddeston
Gravelly Hill
Sutton Coldfield
Four Oaks
Blake Street
Shenstone
(“That Dog,” Said Foster….. “Had a Black Shiny racquet”)
Left/Right turns….? (Speed and Junction)
Left @ 30mph @ Proofhouse Junction
Right @ 20mph @ Aston North Junction
Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)
Up Derby
Down Vauxhall = Left @ 30mph @ Proofhouse Junction
Down Grand Junction @ Aston South Junction
Down Sutton = Right @ 20mph @ Aston North Junction
Neutral Section….?
Between Duddeston to Aston, just before Long Acre Bridge
Tunnels….?
New Street South Tunnel
Sutton Tunnel
Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)
Proofhouse = Left @ 30mph
Vauxhall
Aston South
Aston North = Right @ 20mph
Lichfield City
Stations with SAS SPADS…..?
All except for
Duddeston
Blake Street
Describe signals, speeds, junctions, lineside features between Duddeston to Aston
(70mph) - Warning Board for 45mph - DOUBLE YELLOW - SINGLE YELLOW - Neutral Section no board - (45mph) - Banner Repeater - Aston South Junction - Down Grand Junction
Where are the 2 Warning Boards?
Immediately after Duddeston, for 45mph
After Wylde Green, for 35mph
What 2 features outside of the railway, do you pass between Chester Road to Wylde Green?
Cricket grounds and allotments on the left
Describe signals, speeds, junctions, lineside features between Sutton Coldfield to Four Oaks
Signal - Sutton Tunnel - (45mph) - signal - (55mph) - signal
How many signals are between Shenstone to Lichfield City?
4
(3 signals @ 60mph)
What motorway do you pass over after Shenstone?
M6
What are the speed changes between Shenstone to Lichfield City? Where is the last speed change located?
60
Then after 3 signals…..
55
60
45 - at the last of the 4 signals
20 - located at Lichfield City Junction
Describe signals, speeds, junctions, lineside features between Lichfield City to Lichfield Trent Valley
(20mph) - signal - (60mph - no board, speed up after 2nd bridge) - whistle board - signal - whistle board - 2x foot crossings
What speed do you go between Butlers Lane to Blake Street?
60mph
50mph just before the station entrance
Where does the line name change to Down Sutton?
At Aston North Junction
Immediately after you join the Down Sutton Line via Aston North Junction, what do you notice about the signals?
They become 3 aspect signals
Which two stations have right hand platforms?
Duddeston
Lichfield City
Where is the only Banner Repeater located?
On approach to Aston station
What speed can you do the right turn at Aston North Junction at?
20mph
Between Duddeston to Aston, what aspects should the two signals show?
Double yellow
Single yellow (at the Multi SPAD signal)
In readiness for the right turn @ 20mph @ Aston North Junction
There is a Crossover as you enter NS South Tunnel…. speed?
15mph
Immediately after NS South Tunnel there is another crossover, just before the signal - speed?
20mph
What speed do you cross over on to the Down Vauxhall Line?
30mph
Do you get a signal before you reach Vauxhall Junction?
Yes, because it protects the line if there is another train on the Down Vauxhall Chord Line
What is the Multi SPAD signal after Duddeston?
PA4413 (the second signal, just before the Neutral Section)
There is a crossover just after Aston South Junction (use if going to Stechford) - speed? What do you find at the crossover?
15mph
There is a signal at the crossover, you can’t see the aspects because it is facing away from you but it is on your side on the line
Between the 1st Aston Expressway Bridge and the grouping of Aston Expressway and M6 Bridges, there is a Crossover….. speed?
25mph
Where does the 1st Exceptional Railhead start?
After Gravelly Hill, after the 2nd signal and on approach to Erdington
Where does the 1st Exceptional Railhead end?
Just after Sutton Tunnel
There is a Crossover after Wylde Green, immediately before the Warning Board for 35mph, what is the speed over it?
25mph
What do you have to be careful about with the first signal after Sutton Tunnel?
SPAD risk (It is a Multi SPAD) due to poor sighting (line bends to the left)
(Also it will show a single yellow if terminating at Four Oaks)
Where does the second Exceptional Railhead area start?
At the 3rd signal, just before Four Oaks
Where does the second Exceptional Railhead area end?
Just after Blake Street
There is a Crossover before Four Oaks (you use this to go on to the Four Oaks Bay platform)…. speed over it?
20mph
There is a Crossover just before Blake Street….. speed?
15mph
What Motorway do you get between Shenstone and Lichfield City?
M6 Toll
Lichfield City Junction Crossover speed?
25mph
There is a Crossover just before Lichfield Trent Valley (the one you pass over on the way back)….. speed?
25mph
There’s a problem with the positioning of the Banner Repeater before Aston…. why?
Because it is poorly sighted due to a lineside building
When you leave New Street the signals are controlled by NS Panel…. what does this change to and when?
WMSC Proofhouse @ the first signal after New Street South Tunnel (WP148)
What workstation does WMSC Proofhouse change to, and where?
Aston Workstation, at the first signal after Aston North Junction (AN101)
(Located just after the first Aston Expressway Bridge, before the 45mph cut-out sign)
(This signal is also the 1st 3 aspect)
What are the names of the 3 bridges before Aston?
Nechells Place Bridge
Nechells Park Bridge
Long Acre Bridge
Is the signal at Aston a 3 or 4 aspect?
4 aspect (the last one before changes to 3 aspect signalling)
What are the bridges between Aston and Gravelly Hill?
Aston Expressway
Followed by a grouping of
Aston Expressway &
M6
There are 3 signals between Aston and Gravelly Hill… are any of them poorly sighted?
Yes, the 3rd signal (after the grouping of Aston Expressway and M6 Bridges) which is located on a curve
What are the names of the bridges between Gravelly Hill and Erdington?
Fentham Bridge
Reservoir A4040 Bridge
(Both in the middle of the 2 signals)
There are 4 bridges between Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield…. what are their names?
Highbridge Bridge
Jockey Bridge
Driffold Bridge
Manor Hill Bridge
Between Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield there is a 35mph Warning Board….. between which bridges is this board located?
Highbridge Bridge
Jockey Bridge
After Sutton Coldfield, where does the speed increase to 45mph?
After Sutton Tunnel
There are 3 signals after Sutton Coldfield….. which one is poorly sighted? What do you note about the aspect?
The 2nd one, after Sutton Tunnel
Aspect must be a single yellow if terminating at Four Oaks
What is the name of the large bridge between Butlers Lane and Blake Street?
Hill Hook Bridge
(Located after both of the signals)
Is the signal at Blake Street a SAS SPAD risk?
No, it is a SOY SPAD risk
What are the names of the bridges between Blake Street (start getting more nice scenery) and Shenstone? (The second bridge is when you start slowing down for Shenstone….)
Footherley Lane Bridge
Hollyhill Lane Bridge
What is the name of the Bridge where you increase to 60mph after Lichfield City Station?
Sturgeons Hill Bridge
Where is there an OSS TPWS multiple activation risk?
Just before Lichfield Trent Valley
Why might the signal before Lichfield Trent Valley be held at danger?
It is a double block protection for the signal at the end of the station
Who controls the ECO?
Rugby
Which stations are affected by Exceptional Railhead adhesion?
Erdington
Chester Road
Wylde Green
Sutton Coldfield
Four Oaks
Butlers Lane
Blake Street
What do you note about WP148?
It is the 1st Proofhouse signal, located immediately after New Street South Tunnel and before Park Street bridge
What are you looking for at WP133?
Junction Indicator position 1 to put you on the Down Vauxhall
Where is PA4413 and what is important to note about it?
It is the 2nd signal after Duddeston and it is a Multi SPAD
AN101 is the 1st…… what?
3 aspect signal
Aston signal
Located after Aston North Junction
Where is AN123 and what is important to note about it?
It is the 2nd signal after Sutton Coldfield and it is a Multi SPAD
Where is AN165 and why might it be at danger?
It is the signal before the 2 Foot Crossings before Lichfield Trent Valley. It could be at danger as a double block protection for the signal at LTV
WP148 (the signal just after New Street South Tunnel) also displays a route indicator….. what can it show?
C = Up Coventry
D = Up Derby
The SAS SPAD signal at Butlers Lane (AN135)….. why might this show a single yellow?
If you are terminating at Blake Street
(Which means that the second signal…… before Hill Hook Bridge……. will show a Junction Indicator Position 4 for the 15mph crossover)
The second signal at Butlers Lane has a Junction Indicator…. why?
It will show Position 4 if you are terminating at Blake Street and you will be using the crossover @ 15mph to get to Platform 1 on the Up Sutton Line (ready to go back to New Street)
NOTE - There is a signal at Blake Street on the right hand side for this scenario
The third signal after Shenstone could show a single yellow…. why?
If you are terminating at Lichfield City
The fourth signal after Shenstone has a Junction Indicator….. why?
It will show Position 4 if you are terminating at Lichfield City and you will be using the crossover @ 25mph
NOTE - There is a signal at Lichfield City on the right hand side for this scenario….. it can show ‘E’ for Stabling Siding
Which 2 stations have a Bay Platform (hence a Limit of Shunt indicator for WDMs)
Four Oaks
Lichfield City
How do you know where Gravelly Hill station is?
It is at the end of a long left curve after the third signal from Aston
If you look to the right between Erdington and Chester Road, what do you see?
A row of distinctive houses with large roofs
How can you identify Driffold Bridge, and where is it located?
It is at an angle, and located between Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield (after the second signal)
When you approach Sutton Coldfield, if you look to the right what can you see?
A car park building with the letter ‘G’ on it
The second signal after Sutton Coldfield (after Sutton Tunnel) is a MULTI SPAD signal…… why?
Because it is poorly sighted at the end of a long left bend
There are four Bridges between Four Oaks and Butlers Lane….. they are?
((signal))
Path (Disused)
((signal))
Bellwell Lane Bridge
Footbridge
Butlers Lane Bridge
Blake Street to Shenstone is quite a long distance with 2 signals….. after the first SOY SPAD signal….. what changes to the scenery? When do you apply the brakes?
You start getting nice open fields followed by Fotherley Lane Bridge
Brake after Holly Hill Lane Bridge
After Shenstone, you pass over two large roads…. what are they?
M6 Toll
A5 (next to a big mast on the left)
(The 2nd signal after Shenstone is in the middle of these roads)
Before you get to the fourth signal after Shenstone, what do you see on the left?
A roundabout
How can you identify Hill Hook Bridge, and where is it located?
It is at an angle, and located between Butlers Lane and Blake Street (after the second signal)
Which Platform do you use at LTV in order to turn back?
Platform 3
Which Platform can you use at Lichfield City in order to turn back?
Platform 2 (You get crossed over at the 25mph crossover @ Lichfield City Junction)
Which Platform can you use at Blake Street in order to turn back?
Platform 1 (You get crossed over at the 15mph crossover just before the station)
Which Platform can you use at Four Oaks in order to turn back?
Platform 2 (You get crossed over at the 20mph crossover just before the station)
What do you note about the Vauxhall Goods Lines at Duddeston?
They are out of use but the OLE is still live
Which Platform can you use at Aston in order to turn back?
Platform 1 (Stop at the station and then change ends and turn back over the crossover @ 15mph)
What Viaduct is immediately before Aston Station?
Aston Viaduct
The crossovers after Aston (25mph), Wylde Green (25mph) and on approach to Four Oaks (20mph) have what on both lines? What is different about the one after Aston?
Ground Position Lights
The signal @ Aston is on a pole but the others are on the ground
The crossovers before Blake Street (15mph) and Lichfield City (25mph) do NOT have Ground Position Lights…. what do they have instead?
The signals before the crossovers have a Junction Indicator on them….. also there is a right hand side signal located at the relevant stations
The signals before which three stations have:
1. Theatre Box?
2. Junction Indicator?
If you are terminating at either of these three stations, what do the signals before the Theatre Box or Junction Indicator have to show?
Also, when terminating at the three stations what do you see on the right hand side?
- Four Oaks (Theatre Box)
- Blake Street (for the 15mph crossover) and Lichfield City (for the 25mph crossover) (Junction Indicator)
The signal before the Theatre Box or Junction Indicator has to show a single yellow (I.e. the Multi SPAD signal after Sutton Coldfield……….. the first signal at Butlers Lane………….. and the third signal after Shenstone just before the 55mph board)
When terminating at Four Oaks, Blake Street and Lichfield City you will see a signal on the right hand side at the stations
Which three stations have a signal on the RHS?
Four Oaks
Blake Street
Lichfield City
Where is the 6 Car Stop Board located at Aston?
At the end of the Platform
When does the line become Down Sutton?
What do you see immediately after this point?
After Aston North Junction
40mph sign
Where is the 25mph crossover located after Aston?
In between the initial Aston Expressway Bridge and the large group of M6 and Aston Expressway Bridges
How many signals do you get at Aston? Explain.
3
SAS SPAD…… 1st Aston and 3 aspect signal after the Aston Expressway Bridge…… SPAD risk signal after a right bend after the large group of Bridges
Gravelly Hill has a SAS SPAD signal. How soon after this signal do you come across Fentham Bridge and A4040 Reservoir Bridge?
Almost immediately after…… and certainly before the second signal and the start of Exceptional Railhead sign
Where is the 6 Car Stop Board located at Erdington?
Around 3/4 of the way down the Platform
Why might the MULTI SPAD signal (2nd signal, located on a left bend after Sutton Tunnel) after Sutton Coldfield be a single yellow?
If you are terminating at Four Oaks….. the 3rd signal can show a Theatre Box for the “Bay” Platform
What 3 Bridges are after the second signal at Four Oaks?
Bellwell Lane Bridge
Footbridge
Butlers Lane Bridge
Where is Hill Hook Bridge in relation to the 2 signals at Butlers Lane?
After both of the signals
What is the first 2 things you see after Blake Street, before the SOY SPAD signal?
End of Exceptional Railhead sign
60mph sign
After the SOY SPAD signal at Blake Street you start seeing open fields. What do you see next?
Footherley Lane Bridge
If you are stopping at the 6 Car Stop Board, the Board is at the end of the platform….. with the exception of which station?
Erdington (The 6 Car Board is around 3/4 down the Platform)
At the stations where you stop at the Car Stop Board, which Boards are displayed?
3 & 6 Car Stop Boards (There is also a 4 board at Aston)
What type of train would you be driving for this journey?
Class 323
In your direction of travel, which points are Facing or Trailing…..
After New Street South Tunnel =
Aston South Junction =
In between Aston Expressway and the successive bridges =
In between Highbridge bridge and Jockey Bridge =
Just before Four Oaks =
Just before Blake Street =
Just before Lichfield City =
Just before LTV =
After New Street South Tunnel = Facing
Crossover at Aston South Junction = Trailing
In between Aston Expressway and the successive bridges = Trailing
In between Highbridge bridge and Jockey Bridge = Trailing
Just before Four Oaks = Facing
Just before Blake Street = Facing
Just before Lichfield City = Facing
Just before LTV = Trailing
Where are the 4 viaducts located?
Lawley Street Viaduct (at Proofhouse)
Aston Viaduct (before the station)
Canal Viaduct @ the M6 and Aston Expressway Bridges
&
Shenstone Viaduct (after the SAS SPAD signal)
EXAM……. Can you depart from any platform from the southern end of New Street to go towards Lichfield?
No (only from Platforms 7-12)
EXAM……. List all of the PSRs in order via the Up Derby and Down Vauxhall Lines…..
New Street 10, 30, 30 Left, 50, 60
Duddeston 70, 45
Aston 20 Right, 40, 45, 60
Gravelly Hill 60
Erdington 60
Chester Road 60
Wylde Green 60, 35
Sutton Coldfield 35, 45, 55
Four Oaks 60
Butlers Lane 60, 50
Blake Street 50, 60
Shenstone 60, 55, 60, 45, 20
Lichfield City 20, 60
EXAM……. How many neutral sections?
1
EXAM……. Maximum speed through the crossover from the Up Derby line to the Up Stour line?
20mph
EXAM……. WP 148 (1st signal after NS South Tunnel)….. what indication would be shown if being signalled towards the Down Vauxhall Chord line?
“C” in the theatre box route indicator
EXAM……. WP 133….. what indication would be shown for a train to be routed from the Up Derby line to the Down Vauxhall line?
Number 1 junction indicator
EXAM……. SB 4623…..
1. Where is this signal located?
2. Where does the main aspect take you?
3. Where does the Junction Indicator 4 position take you?
- SAS SPAD signal at the end of Aston station (Down platform)
- Towards Witton
- Down Sutton Line towards Lichfield
EXAM……. Maximum line speed between Aston North Junction and Lichfield Trent Valley?
60mph
EXAM……. Are you under TCB or AB?
TCB
EXAM……. List the stations that lie within the areas of low adhesion……
Erdington
Chester Road
Wylde Green
Sutton Coldfield
Four Oaks
Butlers Lane
Blake Street
EXAM……. What is the name of the station shown in the picture? Maximum speed through the platform?
Sutton Coldfield
35mph
EXAM……. What are the three permanent speeds between Sutton Coldfield and Four Oaks?
35, 45, 55
EXAM……. AN 125 approaching Four Oaks…… if terminating at Four Oaks……
1. What can be displayed in the theatre box, and where does each indication take you?
2. Maximum speed through the crossover?
- “U” for Up Platform, or “B” for Bay (Platform 3)
- 20mph
EXAM……. AN 131 at Four Oaks and AN 143 at Blake Street are on the RHS of the running line. What type of signals are they?
Fixed red signal
EXAM……. AN 137 approaching Blake Street……
1. Where does Junction Indicator position 4 take you?
2. Maximum speed through the crossover?
- Up Platform at Blake Street
- 15mph
EXAM……. AN 155 approaching Lichfield City……
1. Where does Junction Indicator position 4 take you?
2. Maximum speed through the crossover?
- Up Platform at Lichfield City
- 25mph
EXAM……. Line speeds from Lichfield City to Lichfield Trent Valley…..
20, 60
EXAM……. Describe the shunt movement from the Down platform at Lichfield City to the Up platform at Lichfield City…..
Change ends and obey the Ground Position Light signal AN 310…..
“XD” in the Theatre Box…. move forwards and stop at the LOS signal AN 308
Change ends and obey the main line signal AN 155, junction indicator position 4, move forwards through the crossover at max 25mph and stop at the fixed red signal AN 163 on the Up Platform
