ROUTE KNOWLEDGE - METROL Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 4 groups in the metro network?

A

Burnley
Clifton Hill/City Circle
Caufield
Northern

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2
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What does the Burnley Group comprise of?

A

Burnley Loop
Burnley Viaduct
Alamein
Glen Waverley
Belgrave
Lilydale

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3
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What lines make up the Clifton Hill/City Circle group?

A

Clifton Hill/City Circle Loop
Clifton Hill/City Circle Viaduct
Mernda
Hurstbridge

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4
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What lines make up the Caufield group?

A

Caufield Loop
Caufield Viaduct
Sandringham
Frankston
Cranbourne
Pakenham

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5
Q

What is the Northern group comprised of?

A

Northern Viaduct
Through Suburban Viaduct
Northern Loop
Upfield
Craigieburn
Racecourse
Sunbury
Werribee
Williamstown

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6
Q

Where does the Metro Controlled Area end for the Burnley Group?

A

East Richmond

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7
Q

Where does the MCA end for the Caufield group?

A

Richmond

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8
Q

Where does the MCA end on the Upfield line?

A

Macaulay - Down
Flemington Bridge - Up

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9
Q

Where does the MCA end for Mernda and Hurstbridge lines?

A

Jolimont

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10
Q

Where does the MCA end for Werribee and Williamstown lines?

A

South Kensignton - Down

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11
Q

Moonee Ponds Creek Junction is the end of the MCA for which lines?

A

Sunbury and Craigieburn

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12
Q

Where is the end of the MCA for the Broadmeadows Suburban Line?

A

North Melbourne Sidings

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13
Q

What are the boundaries for the Inner Suburban area for the purpose of Track Force Protection?

A

Up end of Richmond
Up end of Jolimont
Up end of North Melbourne
East and West Bypass Lines (SSS and MYD)

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14
Q

What area (just outside of MCA) has Special Instructions to set back?

A

East Richmond to Burnley/Burnley Sidings

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15
Q

What places have Bi Directional ABS in the MCA?

A

Burnley Viaduct & Loop
Northern Viaduct & Loop
Caufield Viaduct & Loop
Clifton Hill/City Circle Viaduct & Loop
Metro and Freight Bypass (RRLC)

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16
Q

At FSS, what group uses platform 1?

A

Clifton Hill/City Circle

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17
Q

At FSS, what group uses platform 2/3 and sometimes 4?

A

Burnley Group

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18
Q

At FSS, what group/lines use platform 4/5?

A

Northern Group
- Craigieburn
- Sunbury
- Upfield

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19
Q

At FSS, what group/lines use platform 8/9?

A

Caufield and Northern
- Frankston
- Mordialloc
- Werribee (Northern)

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20
Q

At FSS, what group uses platform 10/12/13?

A

Northern & Caulfield
- Laverton
- Williamstown
- Sandringham

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21
Q

What speed are FSS platforms?

A

25km/h

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22
Q

What special speed is on road 9A at FSS?

A

15km/h

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23
Q

What is the speed under Fed Square?

A

40km/h once the whole train is under Fed Square

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24
Q

What is the speed once the whole train has left Fed Square to Richmond?

A

65km/h

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25
Q

Top to Bottom, what are the 6 pairs of tracks from FSS to Richmond?

A

Burnley Throughs
Burnley Locals
Caufield Locals
Caufield Throughs
Special Line
Sandringham Line

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26
Q

How far can you diverge from the Sandringham Lines?

A

To Burnley Locals

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27
Q

If the feather indicator is illuminated at RMD platform 1, what speed is the diverge?

A

25km/h

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28
Q

Where can the feather indicator take you to?

A

From Sandringham Line to Caufield Through (45°)

From Sandringham Line to Caufield Loop (90°)

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29
Q

What line does the Special merge into at Richmond Junction?

A

Sandringham Line

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30
Q

What is the speed on the Through Suburban Viaducts?

A

40km/h

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31
Q

What is the speed on the Caufield/Northern/Burnley/Clifton Hill Viaducts?

A

35km/h

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32
Q

What are the route indicator options on the Down Through Suburban coming into SSS?

A

M - Metro Platform
G - Goods Train/Metro and Freight Bypass
R - Regional Section

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33
Q

What is the speed on the East and West Bypass Lines?

A

40km/h

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34
Q

Can you be asked to operate the points on the Metro and Freight Bypass?

A

Yes

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35
Q

What is the speed in all MURL tunnels?

A

60km/h

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36
Q

How many roads at Melbourne Yard?

A

10 roads

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37
Q

What route indicator letters would you take on the East and West Bypass?

A

M - Metro
W - Wash

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38
Q

Who controls the Metro and Freight Bypass?

A

Regional Rail Link Controller (RRLC)

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39
Q

Who controls the Through Suburban Viaduct?

A

Western Signallers Control Panel

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40
Q

How many trains fit per road in Melbourne Yard?

A

1 x 6 Car Train

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41
Q

How are points and movements controlled at Melbourne Yard?

A

Dwarfs

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42
Q

Who controls Melbourne Yard?

A

Regional Rail Link Controller (RRLC)

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43
Q

What is the speed from SSS to North Melbourne Junction?

A

65km/h

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44
Q

What junction after SSS has a diverge speed of 30km/h?

A

Latrobe Street Bridge

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45
Q

Which lines pass through Franklin/Dudley Street Junction and what’s the speed restriction?

A

Up/Down Main and Through Suburbans
40km/h for straight and diverge

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46
Q

What is the speed into platform 8A at SSS?

A

25km/h

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47
Q

What loop portals are at SSS?

A

Clifton Hill/City Circle - Platform 9
Burnley - Platform 10
Caufield - Platform 12

48
Q

What Platforms can access Layby Sidings?

A

10/10A/11 at SSS

49
Q

Who controls Layby Sidings?

A

Northern Signal Control Panel

50
Q

How many trains can be stabled at Layby Sidings?

A

2 Roads
1 x 6 per road

51
Q

Does Layby Sidings have a Metro Business Risk? If so where?

A

Yes, on the running line sides of both roads

52
Q

What trains stable at Layby Sidings?

A

X’Trapolis only

53
Q

What loop portals are at FSS and their platforms?

A

Northern Loop - 4/5
Clifton Hill/City Circle - 1/2

54
Q

What loop portals are at North Melbourne?

A

Northern - Platform 1/3
On East and Main Suburbans

55
Q

What loop portals are located near Richmond and their lines?

A

Burnley - Burnley Throughs
Caufield - Local and Throughs (2 Portals)

56
Q

What loops have 3 portals?

A

Caufield, Clifton Hill/City Circle, Northern

57
Q

What loop has only 2 portals?

A

Burnley

58
Q

What loop portal is at Jolimont?

A

Clifton Hill/City Circle

59
Q

What three lines are between SSS and NME?

A

Up/Down Through Suburban
Up/Down Main Suburban
Up/Down East Suburban

60
Q

What speed are Speed Proving Trips set to in the MURL?

A

25km/h

61
Q

What is the speed from the down end Federation Square to Richmond?

A

65km/h

62
Q

What is the speed from Richmond to Burnley?

A

55km/h

63
Q

What lines are between FSS and RMD?

A

Burnley Through Lines
Burnley Local Lines
Caufield Local Lines
Caufield Through Lines
Special Lines
Sandringham Lines

64
Q

Where are the points that allow the Burnley Locals access to the Burnley MURL (on Through Lines)?

A

East Richmond

65
Q

What Platforms at Jolimont can access the Clifton Hill/City Circle Loop?

A

Platform 1 & 2

66
Q

When coming in an up direction at Jolimont, how can you tell if you are routed to the MURL?

A

Illuminated Arrow pointing right

67
Q

What is the speed from Federation Square to Clifton Hill (via Jolimont)?

A

55km/h

68
Q

What is the speed from North Melbourne to South Kensington and Macaulay?

A

80km/h

69
Q

What is the speed from North Melbourne to Kensington via East Suburban (Craigieburn line)?

A

65km/h

70
Q

What route indicator is at the up end of platforms 1 NME? Where does it take you?

A

Illuminated Arrows
Right - Northern MURL
Left - Up East Suburban

71
Q

What route indicator is at the up end of platforms 3 NME? Where does it take you?

A

Illuminated Arrows
Right - Northern MURL
Left - Up Main Suburban

72
Q

What route indicators are at the down end of platform 2 at NME? What does it show/mean?

A

Theatre Type
E - East Suburban
U - Upfield
W - Works Siding (unwired)

73
Q

What route indicators are at the down end of platform 4 at NME? What does it show/mean?

A

Theatre Type
F - Footscray
E - East Suburban
U - Upfield
W - Works Siding (unwired)

74
Q

What route indicators are at the down end of platform 6 at NME? What does it show/mean?

A

Theatre Type
K - Kensington
F - Footscray

75
Q

What route indicator do you take at SSS to access platform 8A?

A

Theatre Type showing 8

76
Q

What route indicators do you take to leave platform 8A at SSS?

A

Theatre Type showing M

77
Q

What is the last place you can diverge from the Through Suburbans between SSS and NME?

A

Latrobe Street Junction

78
Q

What are the terminating locations in the Metrol Controlled Area?

A

FSS - all platforms
SSS - platform 8a, 9-12
SKN - down only
MSS (Macaulay Stabling Sidings)/mainline

79
Q

What route indicators do you need when terminating on the down at SKN?

A

M - Metro (on dwarf)

80
Q

Who controls Victoria Park?

A

Clifton Hill Signal Control Panel

81
Q

What stabling locations are in the MCA area?

A

Layby Sidings
North Melbourne Sidings
Macaulay Sidings

82
Q

How many trains fit in Siding ‘A’ at VPK?

A

2 x 6 cars (end to end)

83
Q

What Metro Business Risk is at VPK sidings?

A

Too narrow to prep on running line side

84
Q

What route indicator is at the down end of platform 1 @ VPK? What does it show/mean?

A

Theatre Type
D - Down line
S - Sidings
W - Works (unwired)

85
Q

How many UP terminating moves at VPK?

A

1 UP terminating move
- Arrive plat 1, change ends and return via diverge

86
Q

How many DOWN terminating moves at VPK?

A

1 DOWN terminating move
- Arrive plat 2, drive beyond dwarf (VPK109) with a Competent Worker, push back via diverge to plat 1

87
Q

How can you terminate at Clifton Hill, UP and DOWN?

A

Drive into any platform, change ends and return via applicable home signal

88
Q

What Platforms at CHL are bi directional?

A

All platforms (1&2)

89
Q

What aspect at the down end of platform 2 @ CHL will take you to Mernda or Hurstbridge?

A

Normal Speed - Mernda
Medium Speed - Hurstbridge

90
Q

Who controls Burnley and Burnley sidings?

A

Burnley Signal Control Panel

91
Q

How many sidings at Burnley? How many trains do they fit?

A

1 Siding for 1x6 car
A - Emergency siding

92
Q

What route indicator is found at the down end of platform 3/4 @ Burnley?

A

Theatre Type
GW - Glen Waverley
BH - Box Hill

93
Q

How many DOWN terminating moves at Burnley?

A

2 DOWN terminating moves

94
Q

How many UP terminating moves are possible at Burnley?

A

4 UP terminating moves

95
Q

How many roads at Burnley Sidings? How many trains does each road fit?

A

3 Roads
2x6 car trains in each road

96
Q

What road at Burnley Sidings has Metro Business Risk? Why?

A

Road 3
Cleaners platforms (adjacent to road)

97
Q

What signal panel controls platform 8A at SSS?

A

Northern Signal Control Panel

98
Q

What platform is the Layby Sidings accessed from by foot?

A

Platform 12

99
Q

What is the speed in the Melbourne Yard Wash?

A

5km/h

100
Q

Who controls North Melbourne Sidings?

A

Western Signal Control Panel

101
Q

How many roads at NMS? How many trains per road?

A

8 Roads
1x6 car train per road

102
Q

How are points operated at NMS?

A

WSA points

103
Q

What route indicator from NME platform 6 do you take to access NMS?

A

K - Kensington

104
Q

What line does the NMS come off of?

A

Broadmeadows Suburban Lines

105
Q

What Metro Business Risk restrictions are at NMS?

A

Roads 1&8 have cleaning platforms

106
Q

Who controls Macaulay Sidings?

A

Western Signal Control Panel

107
Q

What route indicator from NME platform 2/4 would you take to access MSS?

A

U - Upfield

108
Q

How many roads at Macaulay Sidings?

A

7 Roads

109
Q

What road at Macaulay Sidings has the Light Repair Centre?

A

Road 2

110
Q

How many trains per road at MSS?

A

1x6

111
Q

What train type can go into each road at Macaulay?

A

1 - Comeng
2 - Comeng
3 - Comeng/Siemens
4 - Comeng/Siemens
5 - X’Trapolis/Siemens
6 - X’Trapolis/Siemens
7 - X’Trapolis/Siemens

112
Q

What roads at MSS are WSA and which are controlled points?

A

Road 3-7 WSA
Road 1-2 Controlled

113
Q

At the MSS Light Repair Centre, what does a Red and Green Light mean on the door?

A

Red - not fully open
Green - Open

114
Q

Who controls SKN?

A

Western Signal Control Panel

115
Q

Who controls the Through Suburban Lines?

A

Western Signal Control Panel

116
Q

At FSS, what group/lines use platform 6/7?

A

Caufield Group
- Pakenham
- Cranbourne
- Dandenong
- Westall