Nottingham-Lincoln

Question 1

What are the stations in order ?

Answer 1

Nottingham
Carlton
Burton Joyce
Lowdham
Thurgaton
Bleasby
Fiskerton
Rolleston
Newark castle/Northgate
Collingham
Swinderby
Hykeham
Lincoln

Question 2

What are the names of the principal junctions and where do they go ?

Answer 2

Netherfield JN-Grantham
Newark East Crossing- Northgate and East coast mainline
Boultham JN
Westholmes JN
Pye Wipe JN to Sheffield and Doncaster
Pelham street Junction -Peterborough

Question 3

What are the Signalling stations ?

Answer 3

EMCC Nottingham
EMCC Netherfield WS as far as Rolleston
Doncaster SB from Newark castle and Collingham on Up
Swinderby SB -from Collingham
Lincoln SCC West from Hykeham but Swinderby on Up
Lincoln West City

Question 4

What stations are short platform on Down ?

Answer 4

Lowdham
Thurgaton
Hykeham
Lincoln P2

Question 5

What stations have short platform on up ?

Answer 5

Lincoln P2
Swinderby
Collingham
Newark Castle
Bleasby
Thurgaton

Question 6

What station have staggered platform ?

Answer 6

Carlton
Bleasby
Thurgaton
Hykeham

Question 7

What is the max speed between Nottingham and Lincoln

Answer 7

75mph

Question 8

What is the Max speed from Newark Flat crossing and Northgate ?

Answer 8

125MPH -this is ECM to kings Cross and Edinburgh

Question 9

What points are Bi Directional working ?

Answer 9

Pelham JN to West holmes JN

Question 10

What Platforms at Lincoln have off Indicators?

Answer 10

1,2,4,5

Question 11

What platforms at Nottingham have Off Indicators that go East ?

Answer 11

1,4,7 although Off indicators on 3 and 6

Question 12

What platforms at Nottingham do not have Off indicators ?

Answer 12

2,5

Question 13

Which side would you open doors from platform 2?

Answer 13

Platform 1 side

Question 14

Where are the overhead electrified lines ?

Answer 14

Newark Crossing east (Flat crossing)and Newark Northgate

Question 15

Where is the TRTS box at Northgate ?

Answer 15

Under the stairs

Question 16

What do you need to be careful off on dispatch at Northgate ?

Answer 16

The starting signal can be mixed up so always D77 the one to the right

Question 17

What do you need to be careful on when dispatching East on P4 at Nottingham

Answer 17

The Off indicator is behind you

Question 18

Which stations have starting signals on down ?

Answer 18

Nottingham
Burton Joyce
Newark Northgate

Question 19

What stations have starting signals on Up?

Answer 19

Lincoln
Collingham
Newark Castle & Northgate
Rolleston
Fiskerton
Lowdham

Question 20

Which stations do you do security announcements ?

Answer 20

Nottingham
Newark castle
Lincoln

Question 21

Other than Nottingham what stations have booking offices ?

Answer 21

Lincoln
Newark castle and Northgate

Question 22

What are the 2 routes ?

Answer 22

Crewe - Newark Castle
Leicester - lincoln

Question 23

What station has very large step and gap ?

Answer 23

Lowdham

Question 24

What are the running lines to Lincoln ?

Answer 24

Down towards Lincoln
Up from Lincoln
(From West holmes Junction -Lincoln Up and down fast/slow Gainsborough

Question 25

Where is there Bi directional working

Answer 25

Between Pelham and west Holmes Junctions

Question 26

Is the route Track circuited throughout ?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

How do you get to Platform 4,5 at Lincoln

Answer 27

Over bridge or lifts

Question 28

What is process for ECS at Newark ?

Answer 28

Open local door as usual then open doors as usual Close Cab and key out Walk through entire train checking toilets etc Open far end door with key step out check then close doors Key out and walk back through then 2 driver

Question 29

How long before departure must be TRTS button be pressed At Newark Northgate and Lincoln

Answer 29

2 minutes before

Question 30

How to you get to from Newark Castle to Newark Northgate station and how long does it take ?

Answer 30

Walk along canal approx 15 minutes