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POTTERIES (ALSAGER) MODULE

PAGE RLS No LOCATION CREWE TO KIDSGROVE P 2 45 Crewe to Lower Bradway Green - Up P 3 45 Lower Bradway Green to Crewe - Down P 4 46 Bradway Green to Kidsgrove - Up P 5 46 Kidsgrove to Bradway Green - Down SHUNT MAPS KEY TO MAP SYMBOLS P 6 CREWE P 7 ALSAGER Typical colour light signals P 8 KIDSGROVE with position lights, theatre P 9 PLAN box and indicator

Line speed and 25 40 applicable direction Theatre box showing possible destination SDG Section through A - A AA

Line Speed (usually shown to right of applicable line) and mileage 25 0.49 Typical signal number SOT 304 Signal Box NRN number

05-88295

Name of line TURNBACK Typical Ground Position Light Typical Limit of Shunt Feature name and mileage Crewe Station 158.00

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RLS No 45 Depot Manchester Piccadilly Drawn by DC 03/09 Checked by SL Issue/Date 1 03/09

Crewe to Lower Radway Green - Up

See RLS No 46

CE186 Lower Radway Green L.C. 4.26 (UWC)

Barthomley Junc. 4.67

Barthomley L.C. (R/G) 4.77 T 5.00 70 70mph sign missing!

CE190

CE190R U&D POTTERIES U&D

7.00 60

CE192 North Stafford Junction 7.52

7.53 20

CE198 CE196 U&D POTTERIES U&D 8.08 70 20 U&D POTTERIES U&D 30 (NK) 20

A 20 20 A 8.27/157.55 CS & TS A A TO THE SOUTH A SG 20 8.27/157.55 A 20 W & SY Crewe South Junction 157.60

20 U&D P LOOP U&D POTTERIES U&D 20 20

P = UP & DOWN STOKE (POTTERIES) 20 L = UP & DOWN POTTERIES LOOP Crewe South PSB W = SALOP UP MAIN (WALES) 20 05-32810 CS = CARRIAGE SIDING 20 01270 532810 TS = THROUGH SIDING All A.C. overhead lines SG = DOWN REFUGE SIDING SY = SOUTH YARD controlled by Crewe 15 ECO - NK = HEAD SHUNT 50 WEST SIDE OF NRN 2175 - Int' 175 STATION NOT SHOWN FOR All lines TCB CLARITY 20 P 20 15 15 15 CS L CS P TS S TS L SG F SG S CE136 CE134

CE128 SY W

CE126 CE124 CE122 SY W

Crewe Station 158.00 CE132 CE130 CE128 CE126 CE130 NK L CE132 P Up Down TS S 12 CE134 CS L CS P Platform 1 311 332 PP CE136 CS F Platform B2159m P - BAY 6 TS S TS L Platform B390m P - BAY SG F SG F Platform B4132m P - BAY SY W SY W Platform 5 273 256 PP-A 3 45 UP FAST UP SLOW FAST DN

DN SLOW DN CE124 CE122 Platform 6 254 313 PP-A 20 60 80 80 60 See RLS No 6

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RLS No 45 Depot Manchester Piccadilly Drawn by DC 03/09 Checked by SL Issue/Date 1 03/09

Lower Radway Green to Crewe - Down

See RLS No 6 CAUTION - NORTHBOUND PLATFORM STARTERS OFF MAP

Crewe Station 158.00 54 3

Up Down Platform 1 311 332 PP 6 Platform B2 159m P - B3 90m P - BAY Platform B4132m P - BAY 21 Platform 5 273 256 PP-A WEST SIDE OF Platform 6 254 313 PP-A STATION NOT DN FAST UP FAST

SHOWN FOR UP SLOW DN SLOW CLARITY

60 80 80 60

20

15 Crewe South PSB 50 05-32810 12, UP & DN LOOP, 01270 532810 11, B8, B7, CE553 20 All A.C. overhead lines 1 DD 20 controlled by Crewe B2 ECO - B3 NRN 2175 - Int' 175 20 B4 All lines TCB 20 CE555 BL = N/A TO CE 553 (OFF MAP) 1 6 DD = DIESEL DEPOT B2 UF B3 DF 20 B4 BL CE545 Crewe South Junction 157.60 80 5 DD U&D POTTERIES A 8.27/157.55

AA 60 60 80 U&D POTTERIES LOOP FROM THE SOUTH A

8.27/157.55 A A 20 15 CE539 (TO CE555) 20 CE119 & CE121 LOOP 8.08 20 20 U&D POTTERIES 1 6 12 1 6 L (NK)

B2 B7 DD B2 B7 U HEADSHUNT B3 B8 B3 B8 F B4 11 B4 11 CE119 CE121 5 L 5 12 7.53 30 F = DOWN FAST 20 North Stafford Junction 7.52 L = UP & DOWN LOOP U&D POTTERIES U = UP FAST DD = DIESEL DEPOT CE193 20

7.00 70 70mph sign missing!

CE191 U&D POTTERIES

5.00 60 Barthomley L.C. (R/G) 4.77

Barthomley Junc. 4.67

4.65 CE189 50 Lower Radway Green L.C. 4.26 (UWC) 70 See RLS No 46

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RLS No 46 Depot Manchester Piccadilly Drawn by DC 03/09 Checked by SL Issue/Date 1 03/09

Radway Green to Kidsgrove - Up

UP MAIN

See RLS No 42

DOWN MAIN 15

Kidsgrove Junction 0.00/13.68

SOT590 Kidsgrove Station 0.05

SOT588 4 SOT312

75 UP BRANCH

See RLS No 42 SOT472 DOWN BRANCH 119m 3 0.08 15

Stoke on Trent SCC North Panel 05-30453 SOT474

GSM - R OHNS 0.44

15

SOT474R REQUIRED Axle Counter Area GSM-R Area 1.18 GSM-R TCB ends!

Coopers L.C. (UWC) 1.35

15

15

Up and down goods loop 2.10 (PF) 531m SIDING NOT ELECTRIFIED SIDING CE176 CE178 UP & DN GDS LOOP 2.27 15 G CE524 Alsager Station 2.33UM 91m Alsager L.C. 2.33 065 CCTV (Crewe)

15 Crewe South PSB 05-32810 01270 532810 CE184 All A.C. overhead lines UP MAIN controlled by Crewe DOWN MAIN Home farm L.C. 3.01 T ECO - (UWC) NRN 2175 - Int' 175 CE184R TCB to 1m 18Ch Radway Green L.C. 4.07 (CCTV Crewe) 70 See RLS No 45

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RLS No 46 Depot Manchester Piccadilly Drawn by DC 03/09 Checked by SL Issue/Date 1 03/09

Kidsgrove to Radway Green - Down

See RLS No 45

Radway Green L.C. 4.07 (CCTV Crewe)

CE185 Home farm L.C. 3.01 T (UWC)

15

Alsager L.C. 2.33 If setting down passengers at Alsager CCTV (Crewe) CE183 the stopping point is BEFORE the Alsager Station 2.33 CE181 signal on the platform 91m CE179 Up and down goods loop 2.10 (PF) 531m SIDING NOT ELECTRIFIED "Signal Ahead!" ! SIDING UP MAIN

2.27 DOWN MAIN UP & DN GDS LOOP

15 UM Crewe South PSB CE521 G 05-32810 SG 01270 532810 Coopers L.C. (UWC) 1.35 T SG CE175 065 Axle Counter Area ends GSM-R Area ends 1.04 NRN 065 TCB to Crewe

OHNS 0.44 UP MAIN DOWN MAIN SOT473

0.20 70

See RLS No 42

3 GSM - R

Kidsgrove Station 0.05 97m 4 UP BRANCH DOWN BRANCH

15 All A.C. overhead lines Kidsgrove Junction 0.00/13.68 controlled by Crewe ECO - NRN 2175 - Int' 175 SOT311 15 75 Axle Counter Area See RLS No 42 Stoke on Trent SCC SOT587 North Panel 05-30453 REQUIRED

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P P P = UP & DOWN STOKE (POTTERIES) CE130 NK L CS P CS L CS P CS L L = UP & DOWN POTTERIES LOOP CE132 TS L TS S TS L TS S W = SALOP UP MAIN (WALES) TS S To Kidsgrove Crewe South PSB CE134 SG F SG F SG S SG F CS = CARRIAGE SIDING (OFF MAP) 05-32810 CE136 CS F TS = THROUGH SIDING (OFF MAP) SY W SY W SY W SY W 20 All A.C. overhead lines 01270 532810 SG = DOWN REFUGE SIDING (OFF MAP) HEAD SHUNT CE121 controlled by Crewe CE122 CE124 CE126 CE128 SY = SOUTH YARD (OFF MAP) (NK) 20 ECO - Crewe Station NK = HEAD SHUNT NRN 2175 - Int' 175 CE539 CE147 DD = DIESEL DEPOT (OFF MAP) CE119 CE136 BL = N/A - TO CE553 (OFF MAP) 1 20 2 CE134 20 CE159 20 UP & DN CE132 1 B3 1 B3 5 BL UF 3 15 20 POTTERIES LOOP B2 B4 B2 B4 6 DD DF CE130 15 15 CE157 4 CE119 & CE121 UP & DN POTTERIES 20 CS & TS 1 6 12 1 6 L 5 CE128 CE555 20 CE545 B2 B7 DD B2 B7 U 60 UP SLOW 20 80 UP FAST CE126 20 B3 B8 B3 B8 F CE155 80 B4 11 B4 11 To the North 20 20 80 DOWN FAST CE124 5 L 5 12 80 CE153 20 20 To the South F = DOWN FAST 60 DOWN SLOW CE122 50 60 L = UP & DOWN LOOP CE149 6 20 60 U = UP FAST 12, UP & DN LOOP, DD DD = DIESEL DEPOT 11, B8, B7, CE553 CE 539 GPL (NK) WEST SIDE OF STATION NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY Crewe South Junction W & SY SG

CE136 & 134 camera CE132 & 130 camera CE128 camera CE122 camera CE545 camera CE555 camera CE119 & 121 & 539 viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint camera viewpoint

TO CHANGE PLATFORMS TO CHANGE BETWEEN PLATFORMS 1 TO 4 VIA THE POTTERIES LINES IN MOST CASES THE SIGNALLER WILL CHOOSE TO CHANGE PLATFORMS OR DIRECTION BY TAKING YOU OUT TO EITHER OF THE MAIN ASPECTS ON THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES OR UP AND DOWN POTTERIES LOOP. THIS REDUCES THE RISK OF OBSTRUCTING THE MAIN LINES AND ALSO ALLOWS A PASSING TO BE ROUTED AROUND YOU. FROM PLATFORMS 1 TO 4 YOU WILL GET A YELLOW ASPECT TO TAKE YOU ALONG THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES TO STOP BEHIND CE121 OR A YELLOW ASPECT AND AN "L" INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BEHIND CE119 ON THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES LOOP. SIMPLY CHANGE ENDS AND AWAIT A MAIN ASPECT WITH ROUTE INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR DESTINATION. DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE, CE555 OR CE545 GROUND POSITION LIGHTS WILL REPEAT YOUR DESTINATION AS APPLICABLE. TO CHANGE BETWEEN PLATFORMS 5 AND 6 AND 1 TO 4 AND VICE VERSA VIA THE POTTERIES LINES IN MOST CASES THE SIGNALLER WILL CHOOSE TO CHANGE PLATFORMS OR DIRECTION BY TAKING YOU OUT TO EITHER OF THE MAIN ASPECTS ON THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES OR UP AND DOWN POTTERIES LOOP. THIS REDUCES THE RISK OF OBSTRUCTING THE MAIN LINES AND ALSO ALLOWS A PASSING TRAIN TO BE ROUTED AROUND YOU. FROM PLATFORMS 5 OR 6 YOU WILL GET A YELLOW ASPECT AND A "P" INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BEHIND CE121 ON THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES OR A YELLOW ASPECT AND AN "L" INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BEHIND CE119 ON THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES LOOP. SIMPLY CHANGE ENDS AND AWAIT A MAIN ASPECT WITH ROUTE INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR DESTINATION. DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE, CE555 OR CE545 GROUND POSITION LIGHTS WILL REPEAT YOUR DESTINATION AS APPLICABLE. TO CHANGE BETWEEN PLATFORMS 1 TO 4 VIA THE GROUND POSITION LIGHTS OR HEAD SHUNT WHEN THE STATION IS QUIET OR THE POTTERY LINES ARE OCCUPIED THE SIGNALLER MAY CHOOSE TO CHANGE PLATFORMS VIA CE555 GROUND POSITION LIGHT. YOU WILL GET POSITION LIGHTS FROM THE PLATFORM STARTERS TO TAKE YOU BEHIND CE555 GROUND POSITION LIGHT. SIMPLY CHANGE ENDS AND AWAIT CLEARANCE OF CE555 WITH A THEATRE INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE REQUIRED PLATFORM. IN VERY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES YOU COULD BE SENT INTO THE HEAD SHUNT (NK) WHICH IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE FROM PLATFORMS 1 TO 4. YOU WILL GET POSITION LIGHTS AT THE PLATFORM STARTERS AND "NK" INDICATION TO TAKE YOU ALONG THE UP AND DOWN POTTERIES TO THE HEAD SHUNT THEN STOP BEHIND CE539. AFTER CLEARANCE OF CE539 (WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) PROCEED BACK OUT TO CE555 WHICH COULD BE AT DANGER. WHEN CLEARED CE555 WILL GIVE YOU YOUR DESTINATION. FROM PLATFORMS 1 TO 4 TO CHANGE TO PLATFORMS 5 OR 6 AND VICE VERSA VIA THE GROUND POSITION LIGHTS WHEN THE STATION IS QUIET OR THE POTTERY LINES ARE OCCUPIED THE SIGNALLER MAY CHOOSE TO CHANGE PLATFORMS VIA CE545 GROUND POSITION LIGHT. FROM PLATFORMS 1 TO 4 YOU WILL GET POSITION LIGHTS TO TAKE YOU TO CE545. FROM PLATFORMS 5 OR 6 YOU WILL GET A YELLOW ASPECT OR POSITION LIGHTS TO TAKE YOU BEHIND CE545 GROUND POSITION LIGHT (THE SIGNALLER HAS BOTH OPTIONS FOR THIS MOVE). SIMPLY CHANGE ENDS AND AWAIT CLEARANCE OF CE545 (WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) WITH A THEATRE INDICATION TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE REQUIRED PLATFORM. NOTE; WHEN CHANGING ENDS REQUIRES YOU TO LEAVE THE TRAIN YOU MUST GET DOWN ON THE POTTERY LINES SIDE. IN ALL CASES CHECK YOUR ROUTE ON THE ABOVE CHARTS TO ENSURE YOU ARE NOT WRONG ROUTED Page P 6 UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED ALSAGER

All A.C. overhead lines controlled by Crewe ECO - Crewe South PSB NRN 2175 - Int' 175 05-32810 01270 532810 Alsager L.C. (CCTV) Note; Next Coopers L.C. Alsager Station Crewe SG signal CE185 off (UWG) map CE175 1

70 DOWN MAIN CE183 To Crewe 15 15 To Kidsgrove UP MAIN CE181 70 UM 15 15 UP & DN GOODS LOOP CE524 2 CE184 CE521 G CE178 G SG SIDING CE179 UM CE176 SIDING NOT ELECTRIFIED

CE524

CE175 camera viewpoint CE524 camera viewpoint CE183 & 181 camera viewpoint CE184 camera viewpoint

TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS ON THE MAIN LINE UP MAIN TO DOWN MAIN YOU WILL BE BROUGHT TO A STAND AT CE184 ON THE UP MAIN. CREWE SIGNALLING CENTRE HAS TO TAKE MANUAL CONTROL OF THE ALSAGER SIGNALS AND THE ROAD CROSSING CONTROLS. FROM THE S.P.T. AT CE184, THE SIGNALLER WILL ADVISE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD ON A YELLOW ASPECT INTO ALSAGER STATION AND STOP BEHIND CE181 WHICH IS ON A GANTRY PART WAY DOWN THE PLATFORM. BE AWARE THAT CE524 WHICH IS NORMALLY CLEAR IF PROCEEDING TO KIDSGROVE WILL BE HELD AT DANGER. SIMPLY CHANGE ENDS AND UPON CLEARANCE OF CE181 PROCEED OVER THE ROAD CROSSING AND THE 15MPH CROSSOVER ONTO THE DOWN MAIN. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE NEXT SIGNAL IS CE185 ESPECIALLY IF DEPARTING CE181 ON A YELLOW ASPECT.

DOWN MAIN TO UP MAIN YOU WILL BE BROUGHT TO A STAND AT CE175 ON THE DOWN MAIN. THE SIGNALLER AT CREWE CANNOT SET A ROUTE TO THE UP MAIN FROM THIS SIGNAL SO YOU WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE A WRONG DIRECTION MOVE BACK TO KIDSGROVE OR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR A HAND SIGNALLER TO COME AND SET THE POINTS FOR THE MOVE. WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM NETWORK RAIL YOU COULD BE INSTRUCTED TO TAKE A YELLOW ASPECT WITH No4 JUNCTION INDICATOR TO PROCEED ACROSS THE 15MPH CROSSOVER THEN THROUGH THE UP AND DOWN GOODS LOOP TO CE179 AND THEN WITH ANOTHER YELLOW ASPECT TO CE181 IN THE UP PLATFORM. TAKE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SIGNALLER AS APPROPRIATE. USE OF THE GOODS LOOP ALTHOUGH THE GOODS LOOP IS ELECTRIFIED IT WILL NOT NORMALLY BE USED FOR SHUNTING. IF IN THE EVENT OF A UNIT FAILURE IT IS REQUIRED AS A REFUGE - IN THE UP DIRECTION YOU WOULD BE BROUGHT TO A STAND AT CE184 WHILE THE SIGNALLER TAKES MANUAL CONTROL OF THE SIGNALS AND CROSSING. YOU WILL THEN GET POSITION LIGHTS AND A No1 JUNCTION INDICATOR TO TAKE YOU TO CE524 AT THE END OF ALSAGER UP PLATFORM. CE524 WILL SHOW A "G" TO EITHER STOP BEHIND CE179 OR MOVE DOWN TO CE178 AT THE END OF THE LOOP AS APPROPRIATE. IN THE DOWN DIRECTION YOU WOULD BE GIVEN A YELLOW ASPECT WITH A NUMBER 4 JUNCTION INDICATOR TO TAKE YOU OVER THE 15MPH CROSSOVER AND INTO THE UP AND DOWN GOODS LOOP. STOP BEHIND CE178 OR DRAW DOWN TO CE179 AS APPROPRIATE. Page P 7 UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED

KIDSGROVE Kidsgrove Junction Kidsgrove Station Note; Next DOWN BRANCH signal SOT473 To Crewe off map Bridge No 63 UP BRANCH

4 Stoke on Trent S.C. 3 05-30453 01270 530384 SOT311 SOT472 Note; Next signal SOT313 off map SOT590 DOWN MAIN SOT588 DOWN to Cheadle UP to Stoke on Trent Hulme UP MAIN Note; Next signal SOT587 SOT310 off map SOT312

SOT311

SOT311 camera viewpoint SOT587 camera viewpoint SOT590 camera viewpoint SOT472 camera viewpoint

TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS ON THE MAIN LINE AND BRANCH UP BRANCH TO DOWN BRANCH YOU WILL NEED A PROCEED ASPECT AT SOT472 TO TAKE YOU BEHIND SOT587 GROUND POSITION LIGHT. AFTER CHANGING ENDS AWAIT CLEARANCE OF SOT587 WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. SOT587 CANNOT CLEAR UNTIL SOT311 SHOWS A PROCEED ASPECT. REMEMBER THAT THE NEXT SIGNAL AFTER SOT311 IS SOT473 WHICH IS OUT OF SIGHT ALONG THE DOWN BRANCH SO REMAIN VIGILANT IF SOT311 IS SHOWING A SINGLE YELLOW ASPECT AND BE SURE TO USE THE DRA IF STOPPING AT KIDSGROVE DOWN PLATFORM 4. DOWN BRANCH TO UP MAIN YOU WILL NEED A PROCEED ASPECT AT SOT311 TO TAKE YOU INTO KIDSGROVE DOWN PLATFORM 4 ON THE DOWN BRANCH. AFTER CHANGING ENDS AWAIT CLEARANCE OF SOT590 WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A PEDESTAL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. REMEMBER THAT THE NEXT SIGNAL IS SOT310 WHICH IS OUT OF SIGHT ALONG THE UP MAIN JUST BEFORE HARECASTLE TUNNEL. REMAIN VIGILANT UNTIL YOU HAVE ASCERTAINED WHAT ASPECT THIS SIGNAL IS SHOWING. Page P 8 UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED

MANCHESTER PICCADILLY ROUTE MAP INDEX

Preston BLACKPOOL Poulton le Fylde Kirkham and Wesham NORTH Layton Salwick CROSS REFERENCE MAP NUMBER PAGE NUMBER Leyland 45 P 2/3 46 P 4/5

Euxton Balshaw Lane Chorley

Adlington

Blackrod Wigan North Western Ince Horwich Parkway Hindley Bolton Westhoughton Lostock Daisy Hill Moses Gate Hag Fold Farnworth Atherton MANCHESTER Walkden VICTORIA Kearsley Salford Mooreside Central Clifton Edge Hill Swinton LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER LIME STREET Guide Mossley Hill Salford Crescent PICCADILLY Birchwood Glazebrook Flixton Urmston Trafford Deansgate Ardwick Ashburys Bridge Flowery Field West Allerton Irlam Chassen Humphrey ParkT Manchester Oxford Gorton Fairfield Padgate Liverpool South Parkway Road Park United Road Belle View Newton for Hyde Warrington Central Hyde Godley Halewood Widnes Mauldeth Rd Levenshulme Ryder Brow North Sankey for Penketh Hunts Hough Burnage Reddish North Hattersley Cross Green Heaton Chapel Brinnington East Didsbury Hyde Central Broadbottom Navigation Reddish South Altrincham Road Gatley STOCKPORT Denton Dinting Bredbury Davenport Hale Heald Green Woodley HADFIELD Ashley MANCHESTER Cheadle Hulme Woodsmoor LEGEND Mobberley AIRPORT Hazel Grove GLOSSOP Bramhall Destination Knutsford Middlewood Romiley Handforth Station Plumley Styal Disley Marple Lostock Gralam Poynton New Mills Newtown ROSE Strines Northwich Furness Vale HILL Whaley Bridge Greenbank Adlington New Mills Central Wilmslow Chapel-en-le-Frith Chinley Cuddington Alderley Edge Dove Holes CHESTER Edale Mouldsworth Delamere Chelford Prestbury BUXTON Hope Goostrey Bamford

Holmes Chapel Macclesfield Hathersage Grindleford Sandbach Congleton Dore 45 CREWE 46 SHEFFIELD Alsager Kidsgrove

Longport

STOKE ON TRENT

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