Rhyl station layout

[merlodlliw]

Good story here by the experts following the problems last week when the Pendo Drag blocked the down loop at Rhyl.

http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nwnews.htm scroll down

Another interesting point at Rhyl ,Nat Rail still show platform one as the up platform on all departure boards, the station itself is owned by Denbighshire County Council
one of the few stations out of Network Rail ownership.

 

[Tomnick]

Also, it's impossible to signal a down train to the up platform in Rhyl if a train has already left Abergele on the up and been held on RL89 signal. There is a signal at the Abergele end of Rhyl Up platform (next to the former Rhyl No.2 box) - but that signal (RL101) is in fact fixed at 'red' and is not worked from the signalbox.

Assuming that RL101 is within the clearing point from Abergele (though RL89 looks quite far out), I don't see why the move from Down to Up couldn't be made once the Up train was at a stand at RL89 (as much as it'd be rather pointless). If RL101 is outside the clearing point, then it ought to be acceptable to make the move towards RL101 with one accepted from Abergele, or at least once the shunt move is at a stand.