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1
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Rugeley Trent Valley to Rugeley Town

A

UP & DOWN CANNOCK LINE
45mph
CH62 (First 3 aspect)
UP CANNOCK LINE
Neutral Section
RR4410
Rugeley Power Station Junction - 15mph at the crossover (Power Station no access to electric trains)
Football pitch on right
S BOARD

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2
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Rugeley Town to Hednesford

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RR4406 SAS SPAD
60mph
Fields on left
RR4404
RR4402
RR4400
RR4398
White building on left
BR for RR4396
S BOARD

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3
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Hednesford to Cannock

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60mph still
RR4396 SAS SPAD
Hednesford Junction - 15mph at the crossover
RR4394
Big buildings on right
S BOARD

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4
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Cannock to Landywood

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60mph still
RR4392
Mid Cannock Junction - 15mph at the crossover
Holliday Inn on right
Wyrley & Cheslyn Hay Disused Station
RR4388
50mph
S BOARD

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5
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Landywood to Bloxwich North

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RR4386 SOY SPAD
60mph
Nice fields
RR4384
RR4382
S BOARD

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6
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Bloxwich North to Bloxwich

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50mph
S BOARD

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7
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Bloxwich to Walsall

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50mph still
RR4380 SAS SPAD (Last 3 aspect)
Red building on right
RR4372 (First 4 aspect)
RR4370 Distant signal
RR4368
Ryecroft Junction - no access for electric trains
UP WALSALL LINE
45mph
DR4366
Walsall North Junction
Park Street Tunnel
20mph

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8
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Speed changes
Rugeley Trent Valley =
Rugeley Town =
Hednesford =
Cannock =
Landywood =
Bloxwich North =
Bloxwich =

A

Rugeley Trent Valley = 45
Rugeley Town = 60
Hednesford = 60
Cannock = 60, 50
Landywood = 60
Bloxwich North = 50
Bloxwich = 50, 45, 20

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9
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S Boards….?

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All stations up until Walsall

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

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Up & Down Cannock
Up Cannock
Up Walsall = Ryecroft Junction

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11
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Neutral Sections….?

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Rugeley-Cannock Neutral Section (After Rugeley Trent Valley)

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12
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What Line are you on at Rugeley Trent Valley and what does it almost immediately change to when you leave the Station?

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Up & Down Cannock Line, changes to Up Cannock Line

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13
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What speed do you do in between Rugeley Trent Valley to Rugeley Town?

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45mph

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14
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Where is the Neutral Section?

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Immediately as the Line becomes the Up & Down Cannock

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15
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What is the speed at the crossover just after Rugeley Power Station Junction?

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15mph

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16
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Can electric trains use Rugeley Power Station Junction?

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No

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17
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Where does Exceptional Railhead start?

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At Rugeley Power Station Junction

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18
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Where does Exceptional Railhead end?

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At Ryecroft Junction

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19
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Explain the layout between Rugeley Trent Valley to Rugeley Town (speeds, junctions, line names)

A

UP & DOWN CANNOCK LINE - 45mph - signal - UP CANNOCK LINE - Neutral Section - signal - Rugeley Power Station Junction - S BOARD

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20
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How many signals are between Rugeley Town to Hednesford?

A

5 @ 60mph

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21
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There is one Banner Repeater in this section….. which station is it on approach to?

A

Hednesford

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22
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How many signals are between Hednesford to Cannock?

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2 @ 60mph

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23
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What is the speed at the crossover at Hednesford Junction?

24
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What Junction is between Cannock to Landywood, and what is the speed at the crossover?

A

Mid Cannock Junction, 15mph at the crossover

25
Q

How many signals are between Cannock to Landywood, and what are the speed changes?

A

2 signals
Start at 60mph and drops to 50mph on approach to Landywood Station

26
Q

What Disused Station is between Cannock to Landywood?

A

Wyrley & Cheslyn Hay

27
Q

What speed are you doing between Landywood to Bloxwich North?

28
Q

Is there a signal between Bloxwich North to Bloxwich?

29
Q

Where is the 1st 4 aspect signal?

A

The 2nd signal at Bloxwich

30
Q

There are 5 signals between Bloxwich to Walsall…. which one is a Distant Signal?

A

The 3rd signal

31
Q

Where do the speed changes occur between Bloxwich to Walsall?

A

50mph
45mph at Ryecroft Junction
20mph just before Park Street Tunnel

32
Q

Can electric trains use Ryecroft Junction?

33
Q

Where does the Line name change from the Up Cannock to Up Walsall?

A

At Ryecroft Junction

34
Q

When you leave Rugeley Trent Valley the signals are controlled by WMSC Colwich Workstation…. What does this change to, and where?

A

WMSC Walsall Workstation at the signal immediately after the Neutral Section (RR4410)

35
Q

From Rugeley Trent Valley, how many aspects do the signals show?

36
Q

There are 2 signals between Rugeley Trent Valley and Rugeley Town….. where is Rugeley Power Station Junction in relation to these signals?

A

After the 2nd signal

37
Q

There are 5 signals between Rugeley Town and Hednesford….. how many bridges are there after the 5th signal before you reach the station? And what do you get on approach?

A

2
Banner Repeater on approach

38
Q

There are 2 signals between Hednesford and Cannock…. what is located between them?

A

Hednesford Junction

39
Q

There are 2 signals between Cannock and Landywood with a disused station in between them. What else is located before the disused station?

A

Mid Cannock Junction (& Holliday Inn)

40
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How many signals are between Landywood and Bloxwich North, and what is the speed?

41
Q

What is the speed between Bloxwich North and Bloxwich?

42
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There are 5 signals between Bloxwich and Walsall…… what do you note about the 2nd signal?

A

It is the 1st 4 aspect signal

43
Q

You leave Bloxwich at 50mph…. where does the speed change to 45mph? What else is noteworthy about this location?

A

At Ryecroft Junction
It is where the line changes from Up Cannock to Up Walsall

44
Q

Between Bloxwich and Walsall, where does the speed change to 20mph?

A

Immediately before Park Street Tunnel

45
Q

Which stations are affected by Exceptional Railhead adhesion?

A

Rugeley Town
Hednesford
Cannock
Landywood
Bloxwich North
Bloxwich

46
Q

Who controls the ECO (up until Bescot Neutral Section….. where it changes to Rugby)?

47
Q

The signal immediately before Park Street Tunnel can show a Junction Indicator position 1 and position lights, where would they take you?

A

Position 1 = Up Walsall Fast Line
Position lights = Up Walsall Slow Line

48
Q

Is Cannock a SAS or SOY SPAD risk? What is located after the signal (and what is adjacent to this?)

A

SOY SPAD
Mid Cannock Junction and adjacent to that is Holiday Inn

49
Q

Central Drive Bridge (the second bridge after the first signal after Bloxwich) is easily identified…. why?

A

Because it is green and weirdly shaped

50
Q

Why is it important to check your diagram properly before starting the journey?

A

Because it will tell you which Junction you are using to get back to New Street. You will either be getting off at Perry Barr North and going to Soho East to get back to NS…… or you will be going towards Aston North (as you would normally if driving back from Walsall)

51
Q

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

52
Q

EXAM……. List all the PSRs between RTV and Walsall…….

A

Rugeley Trent Valley 45
Rugeley Town 60
Hednesford 60
Cannock 60, 50
Landywood 60
Bloxwich North 50
Bloxwich 50, 45, 20

53
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EXAM……. Which workstation controls the signals at Rugeley Trent Valley?

A

Stoke-on-Trent Signalling Centre - Colwich Workstation

54
Q

EXAM……. List the stations that are situated in the low adhesion area…..

A

Rugeley Town
Hednesford
Cannock
Landywood
Bloxwich North
Bloxwich

55
Q

EXAM……. There are 3 banner repeaters IN TOTAL on this route (2 in the Down Direction, 1 in the Up Direction)…..
1. What type are they?
2. Where are they located?

A
  1. 3 state banner repeaters (I.e. green aspect)
  2. RR 4387 BR approaching Landywood on the Down Line
    RR 4391 BR approaching Cannock on the Down Line
    RR 4396 BR approaching Hednesford on the Up Line
56
Q

EXAM……. Who controls the OLE?

57
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EXAM……. DR 4366 approaching Walsall…..
1. What indication do you require to be routed on the Up Walsall Fast Line?
2. What indication do you require to be routed on the Up Walsall Slow Line?
3. Can you be routed on the Down Walsall Fast (I.e. Platform 3) at this signal?

A
  1. Number 1 Junction Indicator
  2. Main aspect only
  3. No

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