Route Knowledge FRANKSTON Flashcards
What safe working system does the Centre track between CFD & Moorabin operate under?
Bi-directional ABS
The outer UP/ Down tracks and after MRN (to FKN) operate under ABS
What is the speed from Hawksburn to Carrum?
80km/h
What is the speed from Carrum to Frankston?
95km/h
What is the SPECIAL SPEED at Kananook bypass road (outside the train gates)?
40km/ h
What is the SPECIAL SPEED at Kananook Bypass road (inside gates)?
15km/h
What are the terminating locations on the Frankston line?
Caulfield COWS
Glen Huntly. GO
Moorabin MOO
Cheltenham (DOWN). Cows
Mordialloc Moo
Bonbeach (UP). BAD
Carrum (DOWN) COWS
Kananook KICK
Frankston FRANK
What are the stabling locations on the FKN line?
Caulfield COWS
Mordialloc Moo
Kananook KICK
Frankston FRANK
Which areas are controlled under CFD @ Metrol on the Frankston line?
FSS to RMD, however they have an extra section to Hawksburn
Who is the controlling signaller for CFD - GHY & MRN to CTH?
Moorabbin Panel @ KANANOOK remotely controls these areas
(Also MBN has a local emergency panel that can be switched in if necessary)
Who is the controlling signaller from Mordialloc to Kananook?
KANANOOK PANEL
Who is the controlling signaller for Frankston?
Frankston
has its own signal box so its LOCALLY CONTROLLED by Frankston signal Box
How are Caution orders delivered at Moorabin?
HANDED
Moorabin has a Local Panel which has no phones so it’s a non recorded location. It also controls CFD
What authority is required to set back in the Eastern Portal Metro Tunnel?
A train Authority
(Not it metrol controlled area)
The CFD LOCALS & the METRO TUNNEL are controlled by SSCC
Contact CFD METROL when detained on CFD THROUGH
Where are station limits on CFD through lines at CFD?
They extend all the way to Glen Huntly
From DOWN HS through CFD 742
TO
DOWN Auto Signal FNK line / UP HS FKN CENTRE line
&
UP HS GHY775 FKN CENTRE line / UP HS GHY793 line
TO
UP Auto CFD THROUGH
What indicators are there on the approach to CFD in a DOWN direction?
Illuminated ARROWS
⬆️ - UP is going to Pl 2
➡️ - RIGHT is going to Pl 1
Where can DOWN FKN trains be routed from at CFD?
Platforms 1 & 2
Pl 1 - via CENTRE LINE
Pl 2 - via DOWN or CENTRE LINE
What type of indicators are there in Platform 1 at Caulfield? (Leaving CFD DOWN)
LETTER type:
C - centre line
A. - A siding
T - Through Siding
What type of indicators are there on Pl 2 (leaving CFD) at CFD?
LETTER indicators
C. - Centre Line
A - A Siding
T - Through Siding
D - Down Line
How can trains be routed to FSS on the UP @ CFD?
From platform 1 & 2
UP Trains can be routed into
Platform 1 - from the
CENTRE LINE
UP LINE
the THROUGH SIDING
SIDING A
Platform 2 - from the
DOWN LINE
CENTRE LINE
UP LINE
THROUGH SIDING
SIDING A
(NOTE - Cannot get to down line from pl 1)
How do we terminate DOWN at CFD ?
- ARR pl 1 or 2
- CH/ends
- proceed asp. To return to UP CFD THRU TRACK
How to UP terminate CFD ?
- ARR Pl 1 or 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp. & route indicator to return
How are CFD ((THRU) sidings accessed?
- From platforms 1 & 2
- THROUGH HOLDING RD. - from P1 at Glen Huntly in an UP direction
What are the operating procedures at CFD sidings?
• siding ‘A’ is for ‘A’mergency stabling ONLY
(1 x 6 cars)
• CFD794 is permanently fixed at STOP
• MAX speed 25km/ h in the through rd
• NO STABLING in THROUGH HOLDING RD.
• NO PASSENGERS while using THROUGH HOLDING RD.
What are the station limits of Glen Huntly?
Glen Huntly is within Station Limits of CFD
So need a verbal to terminate
What is the special instruction for signal GHY782?
SCO when signal is at STOP
• HS does not protect points,
• DEFECTIVE at STOP
• requires a Signaler’s Caution Order
(Moorabin Panel @ Kananook)
How are trains routed UP from P1 at Glenhuntly?
(What are the route indicators) on the signal)
• Via the UP line with a NORMAL SPEED aspect and a ‘U’
🟢
🔴 U
• via the THROUGH SIDING with a LOW-SPEED CAUTION and a ‘T’
🔴
🔴 T
🔆
How are UP trains routed at GHY from Pl 2?
• via the CENTRE LINE with a NORMAL speed asp.
• via the DOWN line with a MEDIUM speed asp.
How to terminate DOWN @ Glen Huntly
- ARR Pl 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp. 769 to return on CENTRE or DOWN line
How to terminate UP @ GHY ?
- ARR on Pl 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp.to return to CENTRE line m
Terminating at Moorabin on DOWN?
- ARR Pl 1 or 2
- CH/ends
- take signal back (UP or CENTRE lines)
How to terminate at MOORABIN on UP?
- only via Pl 2
- CH/ends
- take signal back (DOWN line)
Who do you contact when there is a failure of illuminated ‘A’ at a Home signal at Moorabbin ?
- Attempt to contact Signaller @ MRN
- if no ans. Contact MOORABBIN PANEL @ Kananook & follow instructions
(Moorabin has their own emergency panel theres usually no one there but they can switch in if they have to in an emergency)
What system of safe working is at Frankston?
2 position ABS
At which locations are there Hand operated gates?
Mordialloc & Frankston
(MF)
Can you terminate on the UP at CHM?
NO
Which sidings are numbered from 3 onwards ?
Mordialloc
(and Cranbourne on CFD locals)
What is the max speed to diverge through the points into platform 2 on the DOWN at Cheltenham?
80km/h
(high speed points)?
🟡80 🟢80
🟢 🔴
Can also get a normal speed aspect
Who operates the gates at Mordialloc?
Drivers
Who is the controlling signaller at Mordialloc?
Kananook
How to terminate DOWN at Mordialloc
-ARR either Platform (1 or 2)
- CH/ends
- proceed asp. Up line
Terminating in Mordialloc UP
- ARR pl1
- CH/ends
- proceed asp. Down
Stabling Procedures Mordialloc
4 sidings beside down track
Roads 3, 4, 5 & 6
(1x 6 car)
Individual dwarfs
How can Mordialloc sidings be accessed??
From either platform or Centre track
Who controls Aspendale to Bonbeach?
Kananook Signaller
Who is the controlling signaller from Bonbeach to Carrum?
Kananook signaller remotely
What authority is required from Aspendale to Bonbeach to pass a defective signal?
Verbal Authority as the area is NOT within Station Limits
(even though the area has controlled home signals remotely controlled by Kananook)
Terminating DOWN at CARRUM
- ARR Pl 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp. Diverge to UP line
Terminating at BONBEACH UP ONLY
- ARR Pl 1
- CH/ends
- diverge DOWN with asp.
Who controls KANANOOK?
The signaller at KANANOOK
Approaching Kananook on the DOWN line what are the route indicators ?
Sig. post KAN706
B - bypass road
W - wash road
D - Down line
(BWD = Beer, Wine & Drinks)
What are the route indicators approaching Kananook on the UP line?
- Sig. post 753
U - Unwired (this track has been removed)
D - Down (to pl 2, termine & return)
Y - Yard
What route indicators are there at Kananook on the DWARF 717 (at the up end of the the wash road walking path) before the entry to the sidings?
*Up direction
Sig post 717
S - sidings : roads 1 - 14
W - wash rd
T - Train maintenance facility
Down terminating at Kananook?
- ARR Pl 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp. DOWN line
UP terminating at KANANOOK
- ARR Pl 2. with ‘D’
- CH/ ends
- go DOWN with asp
Kananook stabling procedures
sidings 9-12 - (1x 6 car)
Sidings 1 - 8 - ( 2 x 6 car)
1 bypass road
1 Wash road for arrivals & departures only
15 & 16 are future workshop roads
How are Kananook sidings (KSY) accessed?
From the UP with a ‘Y’
Down with a ‘B’ or ‘W’ if going via the wash
(BWY)
Signal Post 5 where do each of the signals take you?
Top L - from up to X towards disc 7
Bottom L - from up to line 3 towards post 13
Top R - from up to line 2 to post 14
Bottom R - from up to line no. 1
Signal post 5B where do each of the signals take you?
Green - LHS - 2 road (platform 2)
Orange -RHS - 1 road (platform 1)
Signal post 12, 13, 14,where do they take you?
They apply from roads 4 and 5
• left hand dwarf signals from roads 4 or 5 to siding A
• right hand dwarf signal from roads 4 or 5?to down mainline (stony point) (must confer)
13 & 14 stony point
Signal post 15 where does it take you?
One up dwarf signal from siding A
Takes you to 4 or 5 roads
How to DOWN terminate at Frankston
- ARR pl 1 or 2
- CH/ ends
- proceed asp. to UP line
Stabling procedures at FKN
5 sidings
B siding - 2 x 6 cars
4,5, 6 & A (EAST of station) - 1 x 6 car
How are Frankston sidings accessed?
Siding B - platforms 1 or 2
Sidings 4, 5, 6 - via DOWN line or UP line …
Signal post 19 at FKN where does each signal take you?
Two Up Home signals
One Up siding dwarf
One Up calling on signal
LH home - from main line to sig.9 via 2 rd.
C/on - from main line to sig.9 vis 2 rd.
RH home - from main line to sig. 10 via 3 road
Siding dwarf - from main line to sig. 11 via 4 or 5 roads
What are the operating procedures at Frankston sidings? (Pg. 52)
- There are HAND OP. gates for both sidings A & B
- MBR on rd. 4
- NO train access to Rd. 5 if a train is being prepped in roads 4 or 6
*So If prepping roads 4 or 6 let signaller know so they won’t allow trains into the area.
How can FKN be accessed from FSS (which platforms)?
Any platform except platforms 3 & 12
What speed from Richmond to Sth Yarra
80
What speed from sth yarra to Hawksburn?
60
How are caution orders delivered on the Frankston Line?
Handed or transmitted
(Except for Moorabin - handed only 👋🏼
What are the route indicators at kananook on the wash rd. (Up direction) where bypass rd starts
sig. no 719?
Theatre type
B - Bypass rd
Y - To Yard
What are the route indicators on the Up dwarf at Kananook? sig. 789
(On bypass rd at the Up end of the walking path)
B - Bypass rd
S - siding rd
W - wash rd
T - Train maintenance facility
(SWT B)
Which signal at Moorabbin is fixed at STOP?
Signal 712 at the DOWN end of platform 1 going Down
Terminating locations procedures summary
• CFD - terminates P1 & P2 both ways
• GHY - terminates P2 both ways
DOWN
• Moorabin & Mordialloc P1 & 2 (&FKN)
(M & MF)
• CAR & CTM (with a C) & KAN : P2
(C & CK)
UP
• Mordialloc & Bonbeach P1
•all others are P2 (KAN with a ‘D’)
How do you terminate on the DOWN @Cheltenham?
Arrive @plat 2 with a ‘C’
Ch/ ends & return Up line
