Snow Hill lines Signalling Issues 13.06.2015

[bussnapperwm]

There's been signalling issues on the Snow Hill lines this morning. I am on 2D16 (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P70831/2015/06/13/advanced) which arrived late at Cradley Heath by about 16-20 minutes.

There has been cancellations too affecting services on this line.

At Old Hill (got held outside the stations for a few minutes) they have a NR man with flags allowing Stourbridge bound trains to run under "yellow flags" with Red Signals (assume this is classed as permission to pass a signal which shows danger).

As an aside, I assume NR will get the minutes for this, delay wise...

 

[SpacePhoenix]

There's been signalling issues on the Snow Hill lines this morning. I am on 2D16 (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P70831/2015/06/13/advanced) which arrived late at Cradley Heath by about 16-20 minutes.

There has been cancellations too affecting services on this line.

At Old Hill (got held outside the stations for a few minutes) they have a NR man with flags allowing Stourbridge bound trains to run under "yellow flags" with Red Signals (assume this is classed as permission to pass a signal which shows danger).

As an aside, I assume NR will get the minutes for this, delay wise...

Signal/Axel Counter/Track Circuit Failure?

 

[carriageline]

If he has yellow flags, then I would presume temporary block working is in affect!

 

[SPADTrap]

If he has yellow flags, then I would presume temporary block working is in affect!

Hopefully red flags too!

 

[bussnapperwm]

Hopefully red flags too!

1 yellow flag and 2 red flags were present

 

[CyrusWuff]

Major signalling failure late last night knocked out everything beyond Smethwick Galton Bridge towards Kidderminster.

 

[wensley]

TBW was indeed introduced through the affected area, track circuits, signals and level crossings all affected by the area. Looks to have been a bit of a protracted job!

 

[ChiefPlanner]

It was a short circuited rodent (rat)