N to WL Flashcards
New Street to Duddeston
UP STOUR LINE
10mph to start
30mph at the Tunnel
New Street South Tunnel
Crossover at 15mph
CB149 CA, just outside of the tunnel
Park Street Bridge
UP COVENTRY LINE
CB142 (Proofhouse Junction before signal at 20mph)
40mph on the signal
CB136 Junction Indicator PS1 (wrong route risk)
15mph at the left turn
@ Curzon St Junction
30mph
PA83
Vauxhall Junction
DOWN VAUXHALL LINE
PA442
60mph
S BOARD - Right hand platform
Duddeston to Aston
Duddeston Mill Road Bridge
70mph
Warning Board for 45mph
PA4407
Nechells Place Road Bridge
PA4413 (Multi SPAD because of focus on Neutral Section)
Nechells Park Road Bridge
Neutral Section
Long Acre Bridge
45mph
BR for SB4623 (Left) (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 Witton
SB4623 SAS SPAD - Go straight on (wrong route risk)
@ Aston North Junction
75mph
Aston Expressway
SB4627
S BOARD
Witton to Perry Barr
Tesco on left
SB4629 SOY SPAD
Wellhead Bridge
60mph, just before station entrance
Birchfield Road Bridge
CAR STOP BOARD
Perry Barr to Hamstead
SB4631 SAS SPAD (Signal could be obscured if a train is on the opposite platform)
75mph
Perry Barr South Junction (20mph at the crossover)
SB4635
Perry Barr North Junction (20mph at the crossover)
On the left is Down Perry Barr Goods Loop
Road Bridge
Neutral Section - No board
SB4639 - Read across with Goods Loop
BR for SB4641
S BOARD
Hamstead to Tame Bridge Parkway
Old Walsall Road Bridge
75mph still
SB4641 SAS SPAD (SUNLIGHT CONTAMINATION)
SB4643
SB4645
SB4647
Newton Road Bridge
Wigmore Lane Road Bridge
M5 Bridge
Charlemont Foot Crossing (40mph wrong direction move)
SB4649
Busteholme Lane Bridge
CAR STOP BOARD
Tame Bridge Parkway to Bescot Stadium
75mph still
SB4653 SAS SPAD - DOUBLE FLASHING YELLOW
Walsall Road Bridge
Newton Junction (15mph if using the crossover)
Sandy Lane Bridge
Warning Board for 40mph (applies to speed board after Bescot Stadium)
Foot crossing
Line on left is Down Bescot Goods Loop
SB4655 - SINGLE FLASHING YELLOW
Bescot Yard on left
Bescot Middle Junction (15mph if using the crossover)
BR for SB4661
S BOARD
Bescot Stadium to Walsall
SB4661 SAS SPAD Junction Indicator PS4 (SUNLIGHT CONTAMINATION)
30mph at the right turn
@ Bescot Junction
DOWN WALSALL LINE
M6 Motorway
45mph
Whistle Board
Crossover is at 15mph
Neutral Section
BP4341 Poorly sighted
Wallows Lane Bridge
Pleck Junction
Crossover is at 20mph
DOWN WALSALL FAST LINE
55mph
Wednesbury Road Bridge
DR4351
Corporation Street Bridge
DR4355 (Last 4 aspect)
20mph
Walsall South Junction
Crossover is at 20mph
Brook Sidings is on the right
S BOARD
Speed changes
New Street =
Duddeston =
Aston =
Witton =
Perry Barr =
Hamstead =
Tame Bridge Parkway =
Bescot Stadium =
Walsall = Stop
New Street = 30, 40, 15 @ left, 30, 60
Duddeston = 70, 45
Aston = 75
Witton = 60
Perry Barr = 75
Hamstead = 75
Tame Bridge Parkway = 75
Bescot Stadium = 30 @ right, 45, 55, 20
Walsall = Stop
S Boards….?
Duddeston
Witton
Hamstead
Bescot Stadium
Left/Right turns….? (Speed and Junction)
Left @ 15mph @ Curzon St Junction
Right @ 30mph @ Bescot Junction
Line names….? (Junction and speed if applicable)
Up Stour
Up Coventry = Park Street Bridge
Down Vauxhall Chord = Left @ 15mph @ Curzon St Junction
Down Vauxhall @ Vauxhall Junction
Down Grand Junction = Aston South Junction
Down Walsall = Right @ 30mph @ Bescot Junction
Down Walsall Fast = Pleck Junction
Neutral Sections….?
After Duddeston….. before Long Acre Bridge
After Perry Barr…. immediately after Road Bridge
After Bescot Stadium…. at the crossover @ 15mph
Tunnels…..?
New Street South Tunnel
Park Street Tunnel (after Walsall, on the RTV route)
Junction names….? (Left/Right turn and speed if applicable)
Proofhouse Junction (at the signal with the 40mph sign)
Curzon St = Left @ 15mph
Vauxhall
Aston South
Aston North
Perry Barr South
Perry Barr North
Newton
Bescot Middle
Bescot = Right @ 30mph @ Bescot Junction
Pleck
Walsall South
Stations with SAS SPADS…..?
All except for
Duddeston
Witton
What stations do you get Banner Repeaters on APPROACH TO? There are 3 BRs in this route
Aston
Hamstead
Bescot Stadium
What is the signal, Junctions and lineside signage layout from Perry Barr to Hamstead?
Signal - Perry Barr South Junction - Signal - Perry Barr North Junction - Neutral Section - Signal - Banner Repeater.
Speed is 75mph
What is the signal, Junctions, line names, speeds, and lineside signage layout from Bescot Stadium to Walsall?
(45mph) Signal (Junction PS 4) - Bescot Junction - Down Walsall - Whistle Board - Neutral Section - Signal - Pleck Junction - Down Walsall Fast - (55mph) - 2x signals - (20mph) - Walsall South Junction
How many signals are between Aston to Witton? Does any have a risk?
2
The first signal has a Junction indicator, you have to be careful it doesn’t send you right and down to Lichfield TV
Where are the 2 Warning Boards?
Immediately after Duddeston, for 45mph
After Tame Bridge Parkway, for 40mph
Between which stations do you get flashing yellows?
Tame Bridge Parkway to Bescot Stadium
What speed do you do at Curzon St Junction?
15mph left turn
What speed do you do at Bescot Junction?
30mph right turn
Where is the Whistle Board?
Just after Bescot Stadium….. after you complete your right turn at Bescot Junction
Where is the 20mph located between Bescot Stadium to Walsall?
Immediately after the final signal
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 Multi SPAD signal after Duddeston?
PA4413 (the second signal in between the 2 Nechells bridges and just before the Neutral Section)
There is a crossover just after Aston South Junction (going towards 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
Speed at the crossover at Perry Barr South Junction?
20mph
Speed at the crossover at Perry Barr North Junction?
20mph
Just after Perry Barr North Junction, before the signal and adjacent to the Neutral Section….. what do you see on the left?
Down Perry Barr Goods Loop
Speed at the crossover at Newton Junction?
15mph
Between Tame Bridge Parkway and Bescot Stadium, what do you see on the left?
Down Bescot Goods Loop
Speed at the crossover at Bescot Middle Junction?
15mph
What Motorway Bridge is just after Bescot Stadium?
M6
There is a crossover just after the M6 Bridge - speed?
15mph
Where is the Neutral Section between Bescot Stadium and Walsall Station?
Immediately after the crossover @ 15mph
Speed at the crossover at Pleck Junction?
20mph
The single yellow between Bescot Stadium and Walsall Station… what do you note about this?
Last 4 aspect signal (if going towards Rugeley Trent Valley)
Speed at the crossover at Walsall South Junction?
20mph
Immediately after Walsall South Junction, what do you see on the right (access is 15mph at the crossover)?
Brook Sidings (along with Midland Yard and Tasker Street Yard)
If you’re doing a wrong direction move over Charlemont foot crossing, what is the max speed over the foot crossing?
40mph
CB136 at Curzon St Junction is a wrong route risk…. why?
Because it needs to show Position 1 Junction Indicator for the left turn at 15mph….. otherwise you’d be heading towards Birmingham Airport
There’s a problem with the positioning of the Banner Repeater before Aston…. why?
Because it is poorly sighted due to a lineside building