|
|
|
|
GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Warwick Station and Budbrook and Warwick Cold Store:
gwrw2672
Section of the Gradient Profile for the Great Western
Railway Birmingham Main Line showing the position of the Warwick Cold Store
Depot (Warwick North Signal Box) and Budbrook Signal Box on the steep incline
between Warwick and Hatton. The section north of Budbrook was the steepest part
of Hatton Bank, which is why the third line (Down Goods Running Line) was
constructed between Budbrook and Hatton. Due to the steep incline the following
special instructions were issued regarding the operation of the Down
Goods Running Loop, Budbrook to Hatton :
The above mentioned Loop is worked under the Standard
Instructions for Signalling Engines by Permissive Block System over Goods
Running Loop Lines shown in the Regulations for Train Signalling on
Double Lines and Single Lines, with the following modifications:
When a train is already on the Goods Line, owing to the
rising gradient, it will not be necessary to stop the following train dead at
the Home Signal, but the train must be brought nearly to a stand before that
Signal is lowered to allow the train to draw on to the Signal Box, and the
Driver must then be verbally warned how many trains are already in the Section,
a Green Hand Signal held steadily in the hand by the Signalman being shown to
the Driver and Guard on passing the Signal Box before the Goods Line Starting
Signal is lowered authorising train to proceed with caution.
Robert Ferris
back
|
|
|