GB Mainline Signalling Part 3
Educational videos on railway signalling, as implemented on mainline railways in Great Britain. Following on from GB Mainline Signalling Parts 1 & 2, available free-to-view at consiliumaquissulis.com/training, this Part 3 course explains the following topics through the medium of animation with voice-over:
- lockout devices,
- shunting,
- slots,
- shunter's releases,
- ARS,
- TORR,
- station duties and train dispatch,
- level crossings,
- controls to avoid stopping trains in hazardous locations,
- axle counter reset and restore,
- controls to avoid misleading drivers,
- ETCS.
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GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 1 Introduction (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video introduces part 3 of Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis's course on GB Mainline Signalling.
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GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 2 Lockout Devices (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what is a lockout device
- application of lockout devices
- cancellation of lockout devices
- types of lockout device. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 3 Shunting (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what is shunting
- shunting in depots and sidings
- shunting on the main line
- ground frames. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 4 Slots and shunter's releases (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what is a slot
- slots between adjacent signalling control areas
- slots for level crossings
- shunter’s releases. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 5 ARS & TORR (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what is Automatic Route Setting (ARS)
- ARS sub areas
- Train Operated Route Release (TORR). -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 6 Station Duties & Train Dispatch (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what are station duties and train dispatch
- the roles of guards and platform dispatch staff
- platform indicators and plungers
- Driver Only Operation. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 7 Level crossings (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- what is a level crossing
- level crossing protection
- interlocking of level crossings
- level crossing telephones
- level crossing risk assessment. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 8 Hazardous Location Controls (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- measuring tracks
- platform and tunnel controls
- preceding signals
- trip wires. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 9 Axle counter reset and restore (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- the challenge of resetting axle counters
- aspect restrictions
- Engineering Possession Reminders (EPRs)
- Special Train Reminders (STRs) -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 10 Misleading drivers (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- Colwich controls
- Insill locking
- Huddersfield controls
- preset shunt signals. -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 11 ETCS (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video covers the following topics:
- historical background
- Interoperability Directive
- Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs)
- European Train Control System (ETCS)
- European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). -
GB Mainline Signalling Part 3 Module 12 Revision (English)
Through the medium of animation with voice-over, this video summarizes part 3 of Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis's course on GB Mainline Signalling.