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1
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New Street to Smethwick Rolfe Street

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DOWN STOUR LINE
10mph to start
New Street North Tunnel (also forms Arena Tunnel)
40mph
NS471 red on top
NS293
Both of the previous signals are in the tunnel
65mph
St Vincent Bridge
Ladywood Middleway Road Bridge
@ Monuments Lane
NS305
Neutral Section
Dudley Road Bridge
Winson Green Road Bridge
BW4197
Soho South Junction (25mph on the crossover)
LMD arrival lane at 15mph
Soho Dept on left (11 lanes - 9 & 10 are for the shed
8a and 11 are not electrified)
BR for BW4199
BW4199
Soho North Junction (15mph on the crossover)
BW4205
Soho Street Road Bridge
BW4209
New Street Road Bridge
Cross Street Road Bridge
S BOARD

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Smethwick Rolfe Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge

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Rolfe Street Road Bridge
65mph
BR for BW4213 (Right)
Roebucks Lane Road Bridge
BW4213
Galton Junction (35mph on the crossover)
Telford Way A41 Tunnel
BR for BW4215
CAR STOP BOARD

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Smethwick Galton Bridge to Sandwell & Dudley

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BW4215 SAS SPAD
75mph
Spon Lane South Road Bridge
BW4217
M5 Motorway
DPD on left
BW4219
BR for BW4221
S BOARD

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Sandwell & Dudley to Dudley Port

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BW4221 SAS SPAD
60mph
Albion Junction (15mph on the crossover)
BW4225
75mph
BW4229
BW4231
S BOARD, platform on right hand side

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5
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Dudley Port to Tipton

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75mph still
BW4233 SAS SPAD, on the left is Down Stour Goods Line
@ Watery Lane - Crossover is at 15mph
BW4239
CAR STOP BOARD

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Tipton to Coseley

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BW4247 SAS SPAD
60mph
75mph
BW4249
Central Drive Road Bridge
Neutral Section
Bayer Street Road Bridge
BW4251
Old Meeting Road Bridge
Gough Road Bridge
S BOARD

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7
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Coseley to Wolverhampton

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75mph still
BW4253 SOY SPAD
Black Country Route Bridge
BW4257
BW4259
BW4261
Warning Board for 30mph
BW4265 - Monmore Green on right - Crossover is at 15mph
BW4269 - DOUBLE YELLOW
30mph
BR for BW4271
BW4271 - SINGLE YELLOW
15mph
Crossover is at 15mph
Wolverhampton Crane Street Junction
S BOARD

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8
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Speed changes
New Street =
Smethwick Rolfe Street =
Smethwick Galton Bridge =
Sandwell & Dudley =
Dudley Port =
Tipton =
Coseley =
Wolverhampton = Stop

A

New Street = 40, 65
Smethwick Rolfe Street = 65
Smethwick Galton Bridge = 75
Sandwell & Dudley = 75, 60, 75
Dudley Port = 75
Tipton = 75, 60, 75
Coseley = 75, 30, 15
Wolverhampton = Stop

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9
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S Boards….?

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(All except for Smethwick Galton Bridge)

Smethwick Rolfe Street
Sandwell & Dudley
Dudley Port
Tipton
Coseley
Wolverhampton

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10
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Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)

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Down Stour

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11
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Neutral Sections….?

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After New Street
After Tipton

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12
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Tunnels…..?

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New Street North Tunnel
Telford Way A41 Tunnel

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13
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Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)

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Soho South
Soho North and Soho North Curve
Galton
Albion
Wolverhampton Crane Street

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14
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Stations with SAS SPADS…..?

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All except for
Smethwick Rolfe Street
Coseley

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15
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What is the Signal/Junction/Speeds order between New Street to Smethwick Rolfe Street?

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(40mph) - 2 signals in tunnel - (65mph) - signal - Neutral Section - signal - Soho South Junction - Banner Repeater - Signal - Soho North Junction - 2x signals

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16
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Smethwick Rolfe Street is a nice short section with one signal, but what else do you see before Smethwick Galton Bridge station?

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Banner Repeater for the SOY SPAD risk (Right)
SOY SPAD signal
Galton Junction @ 35mph
Telford Way A41 Tunnel
Banner Repeater just before the station
Roebuck Lane Bridge

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17
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What stations do you get Banner Repeaters on APPROACH TO?

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Smethwick Galton Bridge
Sandwell & Dudley
Wolverhampton

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18
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There is one Warning Board in the entire route….. where is it?

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Between Coseley and Wolverhampton (after 4 signals), for 30mph

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19
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What is the Signal/Junction/Speeds order between Coseley to Wolverhampton?

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(75mph) - 4 signals - Warning Board for 30mph - signal @ Monmore Green - Double Yellow - (30mph) - Banner Repeater - Single Yellow - (15mph) - Wolverhampton Crane Street Junction

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20
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What is the Signal/Junction/Speeds order between Sandwell & Dudley to Dudley Port?

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Signal - (60mph) - Albion Junction - 3 signals - (75mph after the first of these)

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21
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What do you need to look out for between Soho South and Soho North Junction?

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The Banner Repeater (opposite Soho Depot), followed by the signal which has a Junction Indicator Position 1 for the Down Soho Goods Line

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22
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There is a crossover immediately as you go in to NS North Tunnel…. speed?

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15mph

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23
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As you leave Arena Tunnel, what is the name of the Crossover?

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Monument Lane, on the RHS
(used to be Edgbaston Station)

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24
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What additional features does BW4197 (the signal before Soho South Junction) have?

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Associated Position Light signal for the LMD Arrival Lane
Junction Indicator (low next to the red aspect) for Down Soho Line (25mph at the Soho South crossover)

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25
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Speed if you’re going into the LMD Arrival Lane?

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15mph

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26
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How many lanes does Soho Depot have? Explain the layout…. what lanes are not electrified?

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11 lanes
9 & 10 are for the shed
8a and 11 are not electrified

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27
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Soho South Junction crossover speed?

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25mph

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28
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Soho North Junction crossover speed?
Soho North Curve Junction crossover speed?

A

20mph
15mph

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29
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Galton Junction crossover speed?

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35mph

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30
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Albion Junction crossover speed?

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15mph

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31
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The speed changes from 75-60-75mph between Sandwell & Dudley to Dudley Port….. where are the boards positioned?

A

60mph board immediately before Albion Junction
75mph board shortly after Albion Junction

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32
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As you leave Dudley Port there are two Crossovers (Watery Lane), what is the speed at the crossovers and what is on the left?

A

15mph
Down Stour Goods Line

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33
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The speed changes from 75-60-75mph between Tipton to Coseley….. where are the boards positioned?

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All boards are between the 1st and 2nd signal (before Coseley Neutral Section)

34
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Speed at Monmore Green Crossover?

35
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Speed at the Crossover just before Wolverhampton Crane Street Junction?

36
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As you leave New Street the signals are controlled by NS Centre Panel….. What does this change to, and where?

A

WMSC Stour Valley Workstation at the first signal after the Neutral Section (BW4197, which is the signal protecting Soho South Junction and the LMD Arrival Lane)

37
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What does WMSC Stour Valley Workstation change to, and where?

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WMSC Wolverhampton Workstation, at the signal immediately before the Neutral Section after Tipton

38
Q

Is there AWS in New Street North Tunnel?

39
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Between Arena Tunnel and Soho South Junction there are 4 bridges, what are they called?

A

St Vincent Bridge
Ladywood Middleway Bridge
Dudley Road Bridge
Winson Green Bridge

40
Q

Winson Green Neutral Section is located immediately before which bridge?

A

Dudley Road Bridge

41
Q

Between which bridges is the OSS TPWS multiple activation risk?

A

Dudley Road Bridge
Winson Green Bridge
(Just before the signal for the LMD arrival line)

42
Q

How many signals are after Soho North Junction?

43
Q

What is the name of the Bridge directly after Telford Way A41 Tunnel?

A

Roebuck Lane Bridge

44
Q

Between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Sandwell & Dudley there are 2 bridges. One is the M5…. what is the bridge before this?

A

Spon Lane South Bridge

45
Q

Where is the Down Stour Goods Line, and is it electrified?

A

At Watery Lane, after Dudley Port
Yes it is electrified

46
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What are the 3 bridges after Tipton called, and after which one is Coseley Neutral Section located?

A

((2 signals))
Central Drive Bridge
((Coseley Neutral Section))
Bayer Street Bridge
((signal))
Old Meeting Road Bridge

47
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How many signals after Coseley do you get a Warning Board for 30mph?

48
Q

Between which signal aspects does the speed change to 30mph and where there is a Banner Repeater?

A

Double yellow
Single yellow

49
Q

Which platform do you use at Wolverhampton?

A

South Bay Platform

50
Q

Who controls the ECO?

51
Q

NS471 is different because….. why?

A

It has the red aspect on top (1st signal through New Street North Tunnel)

52
Q

Where could BW4197 (where the signalling changes to Stour Valley) route you into?

A

Soho South Junction on the Down Soho Line (towards Perry Barr) @ 25mph
LMD Arrival Lane @ 15mph

53
Q

The signal at Sandwell & Dudley…. how is the dispatch different here?

A

It has a RA indicator

54
Q

What aspect should BW4269 show and where is it located?

A

Double yellow, located immediately after Monmore Green

55
Q

Why is there a Limit of Shunt (on the other line) after Arena Tunnel?

A

To control movements out of the Monument Lane sidings

56
Q

If you went right at Soho South Junction @ 25mph, where would you be heading towards?

A

Perry Barr

57
Q

The signal at Dudley Port has a Junction Indicator….. why?

A

Position 1 takes you on the Down Stour Goods Line @ Watery Lane

58
Q

What is located on the left immediately after the M5 Motorway (before the third signal after Smethwick Galton Bridge)?

59
Q

Which Terminal does Monmore Green connect you to?

A

Wolverhampton Steel Terminal

60
Q

What is located on the same line, just after the Wash Plant?

A

Down Soho Goods Loop

61
Q

At which two stations do you have a signal on the RHS and which crossovers do they control WDM to?

A

Smethwick Rolfe Street - Galton Junction at 35mph
Sandwell & Dudley - Albion Junction at 25mph and crossover at 15mph

62
Q

What is the 1st Bridge after Arena Tunnel?

A

St Vincent Bridge

63
Q

The signal between Soho South and Soho North Junction (immediately after the Banner Repeater) has a Junction Indicator….. why?

A

Position 1 takes you to Down Soho Goods Loop

64
Q

The only station with a Car Stop Board is @ Smethwick Galton Bridge……. which boards do you find there?

A

2, 4 & 6 Boards

65
Q

How many signals are there before the M5 Bridge after Smethwick Galton Bridge?

A

2
(SAS SPAD - 75mph sign - Spon Lane South Bridge - signal - M5)

66
Q

After Tipton, how many signals are there before Central Drive Bridge and Coseley Neutral Section?

A

2
(SAS SPAD - 60mph - 75mph - signal 1st Wolverhampton….. then Central Drive Bridge and Coseley Neutral Section)

67
Q

The only station with Car Stop Boards is……. WHAT? And which Car Stop Boards does it have?

A

Smethwick Galton Bridge
2, UDS 4 & 6

68
Q

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

69
Q

Smethwick Galton Bridge has Car Stop Boards for 2, UDS 4 and 6….. where would you stop for the UDS 4 and 6 Boards?

A

UDS 4 = 1/2 down the platform
6 = End of platform

70
Q

Where is the viaduct?

A

Crane Street Viaduct, just before Wolverhampton Crane Street Junction

71
Q

EXAM…….. List all of the PSRs from New Street to Wolverhampton

A

New Street 10, 40, 65
Smethwick Rolfe Street 65
Smethwick Galton Bridge 75
Sandwell & Dudley 75, 60, 75
Dudley Port 75
Tipton 75, 60, 75
Coseley 75, 30, 15

72
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EXAM…….. Departing from New Street…..
1. Which line do you need?
2. Name of the first tunnel you enter?
3. Maximum speed in the tunnel?

A
  1. Down Stour
  2. New Street North Tunnel
  3. 40mph
73
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EXAM…….. Signal BW 4197 (just before Soho South Junction)……
1. Where does the Number 4 indicator take you?
2. What type of line will you be signalled on if the position light is cleared?

A
  1. Across Soho South Junction…. down Soho Bank via Down Soho Line
  2. Down Soho Goods Loop
74
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EXAM…….. Signal BW 4213 between Smethwick Rolfe Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge has 2 associated three state banner repeaters:
1. Would you require the left or right BR towards Wolverhampton?
2. What main signal aspect do you need to go towards Wolverhampton?

A
  1. Right
  2. Main aspect only
75
Q

EXAM…….. What is the line speed after Smethwick Galton Bridge?

76
Q

EXAM…….. How many neutral sections are there?

77
Q

EXAM…….. Who controls the signals from Watery Lane to Wolverhampton? (Between Coseley to Wolves)

A

West Midlands Signalling Centre - Wolverhampton Workstation

78
Q

EXAM…….. What is the name of the Junction at the South end of Wolverhampton?

A

Wolverhampton Crane Street Junction

79
Q

EXAM…….. What is the maximum speed at Wolverhampton station?

80
Q

EXAM…….. BW 4271 (single yellow required) approaching Wolverhampton…..
1. What indication do you need for the South Bay platform?
2. How many ways can you be routed into Platform 2 from this signal?
3. Can passenger services be routed into Platform 4 with position lights only….. and why?

A
  1. B
  2. 2 (there are 2 crossovers that can take you to Platform 2)
  3. No - Platform 4 is only permissable for passenger services in the Up Direction, not the Down Direction

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