Institution of Railway Signal Engineers

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0400

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2600
0500 2500
Candidate Number ZERO FOR ALL
2019 Examination, Module 2, Layout 1

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PLATFORM No.1 PLATFORM No.1

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MEASURMENTS
Down Main Down Main Down Main

Main Line A W

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0270

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0000
Up Main Up Main Up Main X

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Non stopping passenger trains. 250m. 0.8m/sec/sec.

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Acceleration &
Train lengths Stopping passenger trains. 184 m. 1.0m/sec/sec. PLATFORM No.2 PLATFORM No.2
braking rates
X

0600.

2400

2600
0400
Freight trains. 600m. 0.5m/sec/sec.
Station B Station C

0800.
0730
Main Lines in the normal direction 200 km/h. Loco Spur Depot Line 1 Single Line (Freight Branch) Up - Down Single Line (Freight Branch)

0000
Main Lines in the opposite direction 100 km/h.
Passenger

1500

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1000

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0500

0660.
0075

0150
Branch Lines 100 km/h.
Depot Line 2 Platform No.3 Line
Permitted Through running connections at F & G. 40 km/h. Down Stabling Siding

7270
train

7370
Main lines 100 km/h. PLATFORM No.3
speeds Freight Gate Depot D

0730
Freight lines 40 km/h.

6940

7400
Private Siding Depot Line 3 Tunnel

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PLATFORM No.2
Divergence over remaining running line turnouts. 25 km/h.
Y

7270
140m
All Down Branch
Turnouts into, out of, and within yards and sidings. 25 km/h.
Platform No.2 Line

7170
6500

7000
Weekday peak train . Non stopping passenger trains between A & H.

6800
6000

6660
6 per hour.

7240

7370

7700
7500
LOCATING DIAGRAM
running requirements . Stopping passenger trains between A & G. 2 per hour. BRANCH LINES
Up Branch 6730
Platform No.1 Line

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0500

2500
Y G

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ZERO FOR ALL

6730
in each direction . Stopping passenger trains between F & G. 6 per hour.

7700
Y

0000
GOODS LINE
MEASURMENTS
B C E F Z

6000
W

7300
MAIN LINES MAIN LINES PLATFORM No.1
A H Station G

7400
Weekday non-peak . Freight trains between A & H. 6 per day. D Station F

7500
6400
Y CUT LINE ON PLAN Y

4380
PASSENGER STATION FREIGHT DEPOT JUNCTION NOT AT STATION
freight train running . Freight trains between D & H. 2 per day. FREIGHT BRANCH GOODS LINE
requirements X Down Branch

4230

4530
in each direction PLATFORM No.1

4640

6000
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5500
4710
Operating . The main lines between A & H are to be signalled for bi-directional operation. Down Goods Up Branch Please state the country and Candidate Number
requirements . In bi-directional operation, the traffic requirement is for 2 trains per hour bothways. Down Platform Loop principles used for this solution
Y

4860
(Example: UK - Main Line).

4190
. The Up Goods Loop is bi-directional between E & F.

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3370
4380

4640
3300

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. The Down Platform Loop at F is bi-directional for terminating trains from G.
. Empty trains require access in each direction between G and the Stabling Siding. W Down Main Down Main Down Main Z
Important notes . Signals located outside the scale area of the plan must be dimensioned.

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6400
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for candidates . Method of block working on all running lines & across boundaries must be shown. 3380 Up Main Up Main Up Main
. All running lines and all connections to and from the running lines must be fully
signalled, including all shunt routes. W Z

4640
3380
3300

4190
4100
. The method of working on the freight branch & at terminal D must be shown.
X

4550
. All running lines shown are controlled from a Signalling Centre 100 km away. Up - Down Up Goods Up Platform Loop Engineers Siding No.1
Z
3100

. In question 1b) the headway speed is not the maximum permitted speed. Down Main
X

4740
4670

4930
Gradients Level
Scale . 1:2000 Engineers Siding No.2 H

4530
4230

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7500
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PLATFORM No.2
0cm 1cm 2cm 3cm 4cm 5cm
Up Main
Scale check 1 centimetre actual represents 20m.
0m 20m 40m 60m 80m 100m
Junction E Z

cIw <IRSE (Main Line) Layout 1 Year 2019 (Unsignalled) Version 5 27-07-2019> 1:2000 Dimensions in metres. 1:2000

73.25 ins x 11 ins.