N to R Flashcards
New Street to Five Ways
DOWN GLOUCESTER LINE
10mph to start
20mph as you reach the tunnel
Holliday Street Tunnel
NS452 with CA poorly sighted, in tunnel
30mph when you leave the tunnel
Canal Tunnel
Granville Street Tunnel
NS451 Last 3 aspect (Ground level, red on top)
Bath Row Tunnel
Islington Row Middleway Bridge
CAR STOP BOARD
Five Ways to University
St James Road Bridge
BB3511 SAS SPAD First 4 aspect
50mph
Church Road Junction (25mph at the crossover)
BB3515
Church Road Tunnel
Canal on left
SY56 poorly sighted, after the left bend
EXCEPTIONAL ADHESION STARTS
Somerset Road Bridge
Long stretch of canal
Pritchatts Road Bridge
Banner Repeater for SY54
S BOARD
University to Selly Oak
University Road Bridge
SY54 SAS SPAD
60mph
Selly Oak Viaduct
House with graffiti
CAR STOP BOARD
Selly Oak to Bournville
SY52 SAS SPAD
Continue doing 60
Raddlebarn Road Bridge
Cadbury’s Bridge
Houses by the canal front
SY48 (DOUBLE YELLOW / DOUBLE FLASH)
CAR STOP BOARD
Bournville to Kings Norton
Mary Vale Road Bridge
Warning Board 30mph (you obey this)
EXCEPTIONAL RAILHEAD ENDS
SY46 (SINGLE YELLOW / SINGLE FLASH)
Disused Bridge
25mph if using the crossover
Lifford West Junction
45mph
Banner Repeater for SY44 (bottom left)
Pershore Road Tunnel
SY44 Junction Indicator PS.1
30mph left turn
@ Kings Norton Station Junction
DOWN CAMP HILL LINE
CAR STOP BOARD
Kings Norton to Northfield
SY62 SAS SPAD
Leave at 30mph
Kings Norton Junction
DOWN GLOUCESTER SLOW LINE
70mph
Kings Norton Depot on the left is not electrified
SY38 (Read across risk with DG Fast)
Kings Norton West Junction (15mph at the crossover)
Wychall Road Bridge
ESSO Garage on left
S BOARD
Northfield to Longbridge
SY34 SAS SPAD (1 YELLOW, Read across risk)
Warning Board for 45mph
45mph, located at the station entrance
S BOARD, sooner than you think
Longbridge to Barnt Green
Longbridge Lane Bridge
SY26 SAS SPAD
Right turn here, Junction Indicator PS4
@ Longbridge Junction
20mph on the right turn
20mph if using the Logbridge Crossover (Longbridge Reversal Sidings stop at relevant 3-6 car stop Board, have to have an ‘S’ if leaving)
DOWN GLOUCESTER FAST LINE
90mph
SY22 - Read across risk with Goods Line)
Embankment
Groveley Lane Bridge
SY18 - DOUBLE YELLOW, Read across risk
Cofton Junction, Goods line joins DG Fast (If there’s a train on the Goods Line, the signal will not be clear until you get to the AWS magnet)
DOWN GLOUCESTER LINE
SY14 (SINGLE YELLOW)
SY12 Junction Indicator PS1
Crossover before Barnt Green Junction at 15mph
15mph on the left turn @ Barnt Green Junction
DOWN REDDITCH
CAR STOP BOARD
Barnt Green to Alvechurch
SY8 SAS SPAD (if signal fails as long as Track Circuits are working the signaller will authorise you to pass at danger….. if Track Circuits are not working then Pilotman working is needed)
15mph still
Barnt Green Single Line Junction
40mph
REDDITCH SINGLE (DOWN DIRECTION)
Disused Bridge
Aquaduct Lane Bridge
M42 Bridge
Axle Counter Detection starts
Alvechurch Station Junction
DOWN REDDITCH LINE
CAR STOP BOARD
Alvechurch to Redditch
70mph
Grange Lane Bridge
60mph
BB7587 Distant signal
70mph
BB7589 (IF THIS SIGNAL FAILS = PILOTMAN WORKING REQUIRED)
50mph
Weights Lane Junction (ONE TRAIN WORKING WITHOUT STAFF starts)
REDDITCH SINGLE (DOWN DIRECTION)
Warning Board for 30mph and 70mph sign
30mph
BB7593 Reflectorised Fixed Distant
Disused Bridge
BUFFER STOP
Speed changes
New Street =
Five Ways =
University =
Selly Oak =
Bournville =
Kings Norton =
Northfield =
Longbridge =
Barnt Green =
Alvechurch =
Redditch = Stop
New Street = 20, 30
Five Ways = 30, 50
University = 60
Selly Oak = 60
Bournville = 60, 45 before Pershore Rd Tunnel, 30 @ left
Kings Norton = 30, 70
Northfield = 45
Longbridge = 20 @ right, 90, 15 @ left
Barnt Green = 15, 40
Alvechurch = 70, 60, 70, 50, 70, 30,
Redditch = Stop
S Boards….?
University
Northfield
Longbridge
Left/Right turns….? (Speed and Junction)
Left @ 30mph @ Kings Norton Station Junction
Right @ 20mph @ Longbridge Junction
Left @ 15mph @ Barnt Green Junction
Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)
Down Gloucester
Down Camp Hill = Left @ 30mph @ Kings Norton Station Junction
Down Gloucester Slow almost immediately after
Down Gloucester Fast = Right @ 20mph @ Longbridge Junction
Down Gloucester = Cofton Junction (Where the Goods line joins)
Down Redditch = Left @ 15mph @ Barnt Green Junction
Redditch Single (Down Direction) = Barnt Green Single Line Junction
Down Redditch = Alvechurch Station Junction
Redditch Single (Down Direction) = Weights Lane Junction
Name all of the tunnels
Holliday Street
Canal
Granville Street
Bath Row
Church Road (after Five Ways)
Pershore Road (after Bournville)
Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)
Church Road
Lifford West
Kings Norton Station = Left @ 30mph @ Kings Norton Station Junction
Kings Norton
Kings Norton West
Longbridge = Right @ 20mph @ Longbridge Junction
Cofton = Where the Goods line joins
Barnt Green = Left @ 15mph @ Barnt Green Junction
Barnt Green Single Line
Alvechurch Station
Weights Lane
Stations with SAS SPADS…..?
All except for
Bournville
Alvechurch
What 2 things is different about the SAS SPAD signal at Five Ways (BB 3511)?
It is the first 4 aspect (they were 3 aspect signals before this)
It is the first Kings Norton Workstation signal
There are 2 Banner Repeaters in this route.
1. Which station is one on APPROACH TO?
2. Where is the other one?
- University
- Between Bournville to Kings Norton…. just before you go in to Pershore Road Tunnel
Where are the 3 Warning Boards?
Immediately after Bournville, for 30mph left turn @ Kings Norton Station Junction
Between Northfield to Longbridge, for 45mph,
Between Alvechurch to Redditch, for 30mph, immediately as the line becomes Redditch Single (Down Direction) @ Weights Lane Junction
Northfield is a short section, with one signal…. what aspect must this show and what else is important to note before you get to Longbridge?
Single Flash (or single yellow) needed
45mph Warning Board
After Longbridge, when you go on to the Down Gloucester Fast Line, the 2 signals that follow are all read across risks… why? And why does this then stop?
Because of the Goods line to the left
Stops @ Cofton Junction, because that is where the Goods line merges with your line (which then becomes Down Gloucester)
The signal after Church Road Tunnel (the 3rd signal) is poorly sighted…. why? What else is displayed at this signal?
It is just after a long left bend
Start of exceptional railhead adhesion sign
Selly Oak has 2 signals, what aspect does the second of these signals (SY 48) need to show?
Double Flash yellow (or double yellow)
(This is the signal that runs adjacent to the houses by the canal)
Describe the Speeds/Junctions/line names etc between Bournville to Kings Norton
End of exceptional railhead adhesion - Warning Board for 30mph - single yellow - Lifford West Junction - 45mph - Banner Repeater - Pershore Road Tunnel - Junction Indicator PS1 - 30mph @ left turn at Kings Norton Station Junction - Down Camp Hill Line
What Junction is between Alvechurch to Redditch, what line are you now on, and what lineside feature do you get immediately after?
Weights Lane Junction
Redditch Single (Down Direction)
30mph Warning Board and 70mph sign
Between Longbridge to Barnt Green you do a right turn at Longbridge Junction and then a left turn at Barnt Green Junction…. what speeds do you do during this section?
Right at 20mph
90mph (Down Gloucester Fast)
Left at 15mph
Where does the Exceptional rail adhesion start?
Just after the 3rd signal after Five Ways (SPAD risk, poorly sighted)
Where does the Exceptional rail adhesion end?
Immediately after Bournville station, before the Warning Board for 30mph left
There is a crossover in Holliday Street Tunnel - speed?
20mph
What is the speed if you’re travelling over Church Road Junction?
25mph
Is there a crossover between Bournville to Kings Norton?
Yes, just after the single flash yellow, before Lifford West Junction and Pershore Road Tunnel, @ 25mph
When can you increase your speed after Kings Norton?
When you get to the 70mph board at Kings Norton Junction - before that (whilst you’re on the Down Camp Hill Line) you are still doing 30mph
Can you go in Kings Norton Depot?
No, it is not electrified
What are the crossover speeds at Kings Norton West Junction?
15mph
What are the crossover speeds at Longbridge Junction?
20mph
What are the crossover speeds just before Barnt Green Junction?
15mph
When does Axle Counter Detection start? What is before this?
Immediately after the M42 Bridge, after Barnt Green Station (before this is Track Circuit Block)
When does One Train Working Without Staff start?
Immediately after Weights Lane Junction when you go on to the Redditch Single (Down Direction) Line
The signal at Barnt Green (SY8) - if the signal has failed, but Track Circuit is operative, what will the signaller tell you to do?
To pass the signal at danger
The signal at Barnt Green (SY8) - if the signal has failed, and Track Circuit is NOT operative, what will happen?
Pilotman working is required
If BB7589 (the signal protecting Weights Lane Junction) fails, what is required?
Pilotman working
The signal at Cofton Junction (where the Double yellow signal is)….. why MIGHT that be difficult to see?
Because there could be a train in the Down Goods Line, which means you won’t see your signal until after the AWS magnet
The first signals from New Street are controlled by NS signal box…. what Workstation does it to change to and where?
Kings Norton Workstation at the first signal at Five Ways (BB3511)
Do you have AWS for the signal (NS 452) in Holliday Street Tunnel?
No
(That is why it is a SPAD risk…… as well as it being located on a left bend)
Where does the speed become 30mph between New Street to Five Ways?
After Holliday Street Tunnel…. just before Canal Tunnel
What is the name of the Bridge immediately before Five Ways?
Islington Row Middleway
Between Five Ways and University, what are the names of the two bridges? Where are they located in relation to the signals?
Somerset Road Bridge
Pritchatts Bridge
They are both located after the 3rd signal
What is the name of the Canal at Selly Oak Viaduct?
Birmingham and Worcester Canal
Between Selly Oak and Bournville, what are the names of the two bridges?
Raddlebarn Bridge
Cadburys