BRITISH RAI LWAYS SPECIAL NOTICE 655G

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1 BR BRITISH RAI LWAYS London Midland Region (WESTERN LINES) SPECIAL NOTICE 655G This Notice must be kept strictly private and must not be given to the public. NOTICE TO DRIVERS, GUARDS, SIGNALMEN AND OTHERS RESPECTING THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE ASPECT SIGNALLING FROM COVENTRY TO GREAT BARR, ERDINGTON AND HANDSWORTH JUNCTION IMPORTANT: This Notice is to be acknowledged IMMEDIATELY on receipt to cotrains, CREWE ", using code co ARNO 6SSG" The diagram with schedule of route indications which is attached to this Notice, shows the resignalling of the above lines consequent on the bringing into use of the extension to Coventry signal box and Stage 3 of the Birmingham New Street resignalling scheme. The work will commence at on Saturday. 2nd July and is due to be completed by on Monday. 4th July During this period points and signals worked from the signal boxes mentioned below will be disconnected and drivers handsignalled as necessary. Further details ofthe working during this period will be found in Section Band C of the appropriate weekly notice. The existing running signals controlled by Tile Hill. Berkswell. Hampton in Arden, Marston Green. Stechford No. I, Stechford No. 2, Washwood Heath, Aston No. I. Aston No. 2, Witton Goods, Perry Barr Station Junction. Handsworth Junction. Perry Barr North Junction and Great Barr will be taken away and replaced by multiple aspect signalling. Certain signalling alterations will also be made at Canley Gates and Erdington. The distances between Distant and Home Signals leading to and from the resignalled area are shown on the accompanying diagram. All ground frames on the diagram are electrically released from Birmingham, New Street signal box except where shown otherwise on the diagram = "k"._--.

2 On completion of the work the signalling and permanent way will be as shown on the diagram attached to this notice and the following notes are intended to supplement the information given thereon: CANLEY GATES This signal box will become a shunting frame to control the adjacent level crossing, the Down Home Signal will become a four aspect semi automatic signal CY.74 and the three aspect signal CY.38, also acting as Canley Gates Inner Distant will become a four aspect signal. The existing Up Outer and Up Inner Distant Signals will become four aspect signals semi automatic CY.79 and automatic CY.77 respectively. The existing Up Main Home Signal will be replaced by semi automatic signal CY.75 at the Birmingham end of the platform. TILE HILL This signal box will become a shunting frame to control the adjacent level crossing. BERKSWELL This signal box will remain as a block post on the Leamington Branch but will only act as a shunting frame for the main lines. The box will control the level crossing gates, Down Refuge Siding, crossover between the Up and Down main lines and Junction to Branch. HAMPTON IN ARDEN The crossover between the Up and Down main lines on the Coventry side of this signal box will be controlled from a new ground frame named" Hampton ". MARSTON GREEN This signal box will be converted into a shunting frame to control the level crossing and the crossover between the Up and Down lines. STECHFORD No. I This signal box will become a shunting frame named Stechford to control the Up Sidings, the Down Sidings and the crossover in the Up and Down Main Lines. STECHFORD No. 2 This signal box will be taken away and signals NS.39 and NSAI, wh ich have been acting as Stechford No. 2 Home Signals will be controlled from Birmingham New Street Signal Box. The three aspect signal NSAI will become a four aspect signal. The telephone at signal NSAI will be connected to Birmingham New Street signal box. The connection Up Siding to Up Grand Junction will be controlled from a new ground frame named" Stechford Sidings" and the crossover in the Up and Down Grand Junction Lines will be operated from a new ground frame named" Stechford Crossover ". WASHWOOD HEATH The existing Robinsons Sidings Ground Frame will be released from Birmingham New Street. ASTON No. I This signal box will be taken away and Signals NS.68 and NS.69, which acted as Down Vauxhall Home Signals, will be controlled by Birmingham New Street. The telephones will also be connected to this signal box. 2

3 WITTON GOODS The crossover in the Up and Down Grand Junction Lines and the Up Sidings will be controlled by a new ground frame named" Witton It PERRY BAR STATION JUNCTION The crossover in the Up and Down Grand Junction Lines will be controlled by a new ground frame named" Perry Barr South It. The existing S.P.D. Sidings Ground Frame will be released by Birmingham New Street Signal Box. HANDSWORTH JUNCTION This signal box will be taken away and Signals NS.278, NS.279 and NS.281 which have been acting as Home Signals will in future be controlled by Birmingham New Street Signal Box. The telephones will also be connected to this signal box. The crossover between the Up and Down Soho Lineswill be controlled from a new ground frame named "Perry Barr West It. The existing semaphore bracket Down Soho Home Signal and the Up Perry Barr and Up Soho Distant Signals will be taken away. PERRY BARR NORTH JUNCTION The crossover between the Up and Down Grand Junction lines will be controlled from a new ground frame named" Perry Barr North Junction It. GREAT BARR The Up Grand Junction three aspect colour light home I signal will become a four aspect semi automatic signal WL,202, the crossover between the Up and Down Grand Junction lines and the Up Sidings will be controlled from a new ground frame named" Great Barr It. A banner repeating signal will be provided 229 yards in rear of Signal WL,20I. The signal box together with the Down Distant, Down Home, Down Starting, Up Home 2 and Up Starting Signals will be taken away. ERDINGTON A three aspect Down Home I Signal EN.16 with distant signal REN.16 will be provided and the existing Down Home Signal will be renamed Down Home 2. A two aspect Down Automatic Signal EN.IOI will be provided 842 yards in rear of the new Down Distant REN.16. The existing semaphore Down Distant Signal will be taken away. CATCH POINTS The catch points on the resignalled area will be re-arranged, and in future will be as shown below: Yards in rear Line Signal No. ofsignal Up Kenilworth BL.lO 610 Down Sutton EN.16 1,564 EN.IS 1,275 Up " Perry " Barr NS Up Soho NS NS GENERAL All colour light signals capable of showing a red aspect and position light ground signalswill be plated as shown on the diagram. The numbers shown against semaphore signals are for reference purposes only. Telephones will be provided at all the new colour light signals capable of displaying a red aspect. 3

4 B.R. STANDARD AUTOMATIC WARNING SYSTEM A.W.S. track equipment will be provided approximately 200 yards on the approach side of all the new colour light signals on passenger lines only except signal NS.62 where the distance is 185 yards. The following signals on passenger lines will not be fitted: BL.lO, EN.I0 I, REN.16 and EN.16. RULES AND REGULATIONS The method of working (l.e. Track Circuit Block, Absolute Block, etc.] on the various resignalled lines will be shown in amendments to the Crewe and South thereof Sectional Appendix which witl be published in the W.E.I Notice in the usual manner. Crewe, July, J. POLLARD, Acting Line Manager. Harrison & Sons Ltd., Bedfordbury, London, W.C.2 (D360)

5 INTRODUCTIO'" OF MULTIPLE ASPECT SlG"'ALLI FOR COVENTRY SIGI'-JAL SOX EXTENSIOI'-J A"-'D BIRMI"'GHAM ",ew STREET SIGt-JAL BOX STAGE. SCHEDULE OF MAl'" RUNNING SIGNALS READING TO ALTEIZNATIVE ROUTE6 Or< CARRVII'-JG 5UBSIOIAV' ASPECTS AND OF.GROUI'-JD SIGNALS. LL COVENTRY SoB. SIG"'AL SIGNAL....JUNCTION ROUTE ASPECT ROUTE pofil..e NUMee INO'" 1"'0" POS"'" I DOWN GOODS LOOP '* SUB POS';:!I DOWN GOODS LOOP. r CY5S'* DOW'". DOW'" GOOOS LOOP CV'56 SHUNi DOWN 0 ( CY5a C,(59 UP UP MAI"'-J 5HUNT SET BACK DOW!\I CY61 SET BACK DOWN GDS.LOOP E9 UP. S lio: J6 POS".:!4 UP BRANCH. CY82 Al-50 CONTROLLED BY TILE HILL (el.ot). $ ALSO CONTI<OLL.ED BY BEJ<\('GWEL.L.. J6 CONTROLLED BV eei<k$well. BIRMINGHAM NEW 6TJ<SeT(S.e.) SIGNAL SIGNAL ROUTE "UNCTION POFIL._ NUMseR ASPECT.NO"" INOR. ROUTE K:: J Ne38 NSe f NS58 t-jsgi A SUB NCK. I"'G...eCK '*.. UP 6TOUR DOWN STOUt:<. MA'... SUNT Po4 DOWN GRAND.JUNCTION DOWN GRAND UNCTION. POS".!4 OOW,,", SUTTON. UP GRAND UNCTION UP FA6T VAU)(HALL Up GLOWYAUXl-lALL 5HUT ARRIVAL LI",e. A. CONTROLLED BY STECHFORD S.F. '* ALSO CONTROLLED BV STECl-IFORO 5.1=:

6 BIRMINGAM ew STREET S.S. (CO...rr) 6IGNAL. SIGNAL.. OUT&.JUNCTION PROFIL.e...UMBER ASPECT INO"l I"'OR..( f NSG2 NSoo sue ARR..SUB NCK. ROUTE POSI UP GRAND JUI'JCTION UP FAST VAUXHALL POSt;:I4 up SLOW VAUXHALL ARRIVAL LINE NECK DOWN GRAND '"'UNCTION I ) r, r. o c: SUNT NSG4 NS67!sHUN' 5Ue "-1568 ARRIVAL LINE 5ET BACK OEPARTURE LINE DOWI'J GRAND '"'UNCTION DOWN GRAND '"'UNCTION TO SlGNALN5G7 G:3 J N SI-IUNT S257 XDM 5HUNT CJl N5258 XOM N5262 MAl,... N52G3 f NS264 XDM l N5268 P05'11 DOWN WITTON GOODS LOOP POSI DOWN GRAND..JUNeTtO'" OOW"-I WITTON GOODS LOOP UP GRAND NCTION SET BAC\( DN.GRAND JCNJO LAS DOWN SIDINGS DOWN WITTON GOOD5 LOOP DOWN GRAND JUNCTION SET BACK ON. GRAND JCN.TO UlS. DOWN WlTTON GOODS LOOP UP perry SARR DOWN GRAND..JUNCTION SETBACK ON.GK'ANO CN. P051 ON. PF:RRV8ARR GD5. LOOP. DOWN GRAND '"'UNCTION D ALSO CONTJ<OLLeO B"{ WITTON G.F. (6L.OT)

7 BIRMI"'G...AM NEW STREET 5.S. (COt-JT:) SIGNAL. SI<SL. ASPECT ROUTE "'UNCTION ROUTE PROFILE NUMBER INOIf. INO"' :r NS'2G9 POS'::!I DN.PEIlRV BAR G0005 l.oop, DOWN GI<A"'D JUNCTION, PO!f:l J I UP GOODS L..OOP MA'''' UP GRAND..JUNCTION N5'272 POSfj4 UP 50HO. 1 MAI r 5'278 UP 50HO. sue M UP 60HO. s sue UP SOHO. s:: f' oowtojso...o. POS':J4 DOWN PERRV BARR. N52al MAl""

8 SERSWELL SIGNAL SOX SIGAL SIGNAL ASPECT R"u,e- u"'«;.tjon ROUTE Sl-IUNT UP BL.12 a &I-IUNT UP BRANCH DOWN g 8L.23 PR""'"I Lt!: NUMSEQ INO"" '...,D'"' ay DOWN 6L.Z5 STeCFOJ<O 5.t=: SIGNAl- SIGNAL. UTe.JUNCTION PQOFJI...!! NUMe!! ASPECT 1"-l0'" l"-lo'" ROUTe ear BACK up GRAND,",eN. 8 SI-IU"'T SD S UP SIDING fi SOl e 5DI<O 1== 5017 S02 1== e S030 1=:1 51-1UNT 6f-4UNT, 5HUNT 5HUt-.lT SET BACK UP GANDJOtTO L.o;;, ING NEC UPSTOUR SET 6AC UP 5TOUR DOWN5TOUR DOWN 5TOUR UP STOUK' g f e 5D31 COW,,", 6IDINc3

9 APPENDIX EXPLANATION OF SIGt-JAL.LING INDICATIONS ON DIAGRAMS. RUtoJNING SIGt-.JAL6. /.JUNCTION INDICATOR (RULE :3se). _ VELLOW ASPECT GREEN ASPECT:' - YELLOW ASPE"CT: \; - RED ASPECJ: --- ROUTE INDICATOR SUBSIDIARY 5IG"-JAL. POSITIOtoJ LIGHT SU651DIAI=?Y SIGNAL (NOI<MAI-LY OUT) WHE't-J OFF SHOWS 2 WHITE LIGHTS AT 4S 0(RUL.ES 44A t/47). 8 AUTOMATIC 6IG""Al.. [3'5EMI-AUTOMATIC 6IG""Al... SIGNAL BOX PREFIXES. "-IS-NEW STREEt: CV-COVENTR'I. BL-'8ERK'6WEl..L. 6D-6TEC...FOD 5.F.' WL-WALSALL-. EN-EI<.DINGTOt-J. SHU"-ITING 5IG"-IAL5 (I<ULe 47) POSITION LIGHT ING SIGNAL 5140W''''G I RED A1'JD I WHITE L.IGHT HORIZONTALLV FOR "-loi<mal. INDICATIOtoJ AtoJD 2 WHITE LIGHTS INCLlt-JeD AT 4SoFOR PROCEED INDICATION. P05ITIOt-J LIGHT ING SIGNAL WITH ROUTE INDICATOR. MEC.-4ANICAL DISC S...UNTING $IGNAL.ay MECHANICAL. DI6C 6IGL YELLOW ARM AND LIGHT: MI6CELLANEoue 8 BANNER REPEATeR. "LIMIT OF 5I-4Ut-JT" I"-IOICATION BOARO. T HANO I='OINTS. -L.. CATCj-;4 POI...TS. CP 1> TELE:PHOt-JE. SIt-.JGLE STROKE SELL.