Northern Group- Upfield

Question 1

What is the speed for southern cross to North Melbourne junction?

Answer 1

65

Question 2

What speed North Melbourne Junction to Upfield?

Answer 2

80

Question 3

What is the safe working system between north Melbourne and Gowrie?

Answer 3

ABS

Question 4

What is the safe working system between Gowrie and Upfield station?

Answer 4

ATC

Question 5

What are the terminating locations on the Upfield line? (5 answers)

Answer 5

• Macaulay Stabling Sidings/Main line
• Coburg (up only)
• Batman (Down only)
• Gowrie
• Upfield

Question 6

What are the Stabling locations on the Upfield line? (2 answers)

Answer 6

• Macaulay Stabling Sidings
• Upfield

Question 7

Where does the MCA end on the upfield line?

Answer 7

Macaulay/Flemington Bridge

Question 8

The western signal control panel at Metrol remotely controls points and signals between?

Answer 8

Coburg and Batman
Gowrie and upfield

Question 9

Are high beams required on the Upfield line?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Does the upfield line operate within the Suburban Track force protection area?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Who is the controlling signaller between Moreland and Batman?

Answer 11

The western signal control Panel

Question 12

How are caution orders received between Moreland and Batman?

Answer 12

Handed
Transmitted

Question 13

Does the driver do the points between Coburg and Batman?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

What is the Down terminating procedure at Batman?

Answer 14

1) Arrive into Batman Platform 2
2) Change ends on the platform
3) Receive a Proceed aspect on Home signal COB514 to the Up line.

Question 15

What is the Up terminating procedure at Coburg?

Answer 15

1) Arrive into Coburg Platform 1
2) Change ends on the platform
3) Receive a Proceed aspect on Home signal COB515 to the Down line

Question 16

Who is the controlling signaller at Gowrie?

Answer 16

Western signal control panel

Question 17

How do you receive a caution order at Gowrie?

Answer 17

Handed
Transmitted

Question 18

Do drivers do the points at Gowrie?

Answer 18

May be asked to manually operate DCPMs

Question 19

What is the DOWN Terminating procedure at Gowrie?

Answer 19

1) Arrive into Platform 2
2) Change ends on the platform
3) Push back into the single line section with a Competent Worker in the West end.
4) Receive a Proceed aspect on Home signal GOW524 to the Up platform.

Question 20

What is the UP Terminating Procedure at Gowrie?

Answer 20

1) Arrive into Platform 1
2) Change ends on the platform
3) Receive a modified ATC System Caution Order, into the single line.

Question 21

Who is the controlling signaller at Upfield?

Answer 21

Western signal control panel

Question 22

How do you receive caution orders at Upfield?

Answer 22

Handed
Transmitted

Question 23

What are the signal authorities for the different defective signals on ATC for Upfield?

Answer 23

Home arrival- verbal
Home- signallers caution order
Home departure- ATC systems caution order
Dwarf- verbal

Question 24

Can driver do the points at upfield?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

How many roads are at upfield, what are they labeled, how many trains do they hold, and how are they dwarfed?

Answer 25

4 sidings, labeled A, 1,2,3
Each can hold one six car train
Each siding is individually dwarfed for up platform movements

Question 26

How do you access the sidings at upfield?

Answer 26

From platform 1
The siding is protected in the down direction by a Home signal