Rolling Stock PPP Double Deck Trains Exhibit 7 RailCorp ...

RAIL CORPORATION NEW SOUTH WALES
5 CONTROL AREAS
5.1 PPP CO. YARD CONTROL
ROLLING STOCK PPP – DOUBLE DECK TRAINS
MAINTENANCE FACILITY SPECIFICATION - ATTACHMENT 7
ATTACHMENT 7 - SIGNAL FUNCTIONAL SPEC V7.DOC
A PPP Co. Yard Controller will be responsible for all train operations within the PPP
Yard Area, except during Stages 1 & 2, where those sidings marked as Arrival Road 1,
Arrival Road 2 and By Pass Road 1 will be controlled by RailCorp. RailCorp will have the
ability during Stages 1 & 2 to direct a train into these sidings without the need for the
Yard Controller’s authority. The Yard Controller must ensure that at least 1 of these
designated Arrival Roads is kept free to accept a train from the RailCorp network.
During Stages 1 & 2 the Yard Controller will interface with the RailCorp signallers in the
Auburn and Granville signal boxes for all train movements leaving the PPP Yard Area to
the RailCorp network. The Yard Controller will also interface with the RailCorp signallers
in the Auburn and Granville signal boxes whenever a change of control for one or more
of the Access Control Areas on the Down Relief is required. (Later during Stage 3 - the
interface will be with the RailCorp signallers at Strathfield - for movements from and to
the PPP Yard Area)
PPP Co. is to provide a Yard Control facility that will have:
• Visual identification (eg via CCTV and/or Track Circuits) of all tracks in the
Maintenance Facility under its control.
• 24 hour operation
5.1.1 DUAL ACCESS CONTROL AREAS
To facilitate safe and efficient management of control on the Commissioning Track section
of the Down Relief, three Access Control Areas will be established with a form of dual
access control as shown on drawings in Attachment 1. These Access Control Areas will
each be of sufficient length to receive an 8-car Set (plus stopping distance) and are located
at:
• Access Control Area 1 - Spans both sides of Clyburn Junction
• Access Control Area 2 – Auburn end of the Commissioning Track.
• Access Control Area 3 – Granville end of the Commissioning Track.
The Access Control Areas will each be managed via an access control mechanism which
serves to change the mode of control of train movements within and entering / exiting each
of the areas. The operating mode of each Access Control Area must be capable of being
changed independently of the other two areas. Two modes of control are to be provided for
each area, namely:
• “PPP Co Control” and,
• “RailCorp Control”.
Note: Both the PPP Yard Controller and the appropriate RailCorp signaller must confirm
acceptance of change from one operating mode to the other.
See also Section 11.
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