Alex,
Yes it certainly is ramp up time now.
This week I am busy in the eveings with getting ready for the module 2/3 event at Signet at the weekend. Realistically it'll have to wait until about next Wednesday / Thursday I am afraid as I also have appointments on Mon & Tues evenings next week (unless of course anyone else is prepared to comment in my absence.
Actually by chance I think I have been given the same CTs by someone else so it might make an interesting comparison; however for now I have to prioritise written questions!
What I can say though is that there should be a joint between 211A and 212B. The version of the plan that I am looking at does and there are two hand points in rear of 308 signal leading to a locomotive shed as well as siding. I didn't know of the IRJ but I was aware that there were two versions of the plan on the loose; I don't know the history but preumably the one you have (I have somewhere as well) must have been the draft version that shouldn't have become public- I assume that after the exam there was some version control problem and the wrong copy became archived; the copy I have says Version 2 clw 15/05/2003.
To be honest I think that I have found what I regard as at least one mistake on most of the layouts for the various years (in truth this is not completely unknown in the real world, but certainly IRSE layouts do seem to have proportionately more); don't forget that they are produced by volunters in own time and do not warrant the same level of independent check. Generally they are reasonably trivial and shouldn't throw anyone who has confidence that they know what they are about; if you spot something in the exam then DO NOTE IT as an assumption (but on your answer paper not the layout since although that may be collected in at end of exam it is not put as part of your answer papers). In this case you realised that it must be wrong; that is a good sign that you are learning!
PJW
Yes it certainly is ramp up time now.
This week I am busy in the eveings with getting ready for the module 2/3 event at Signet at the weekend. Realistically it'll have to wait until about next Wednesday / Thursday I am afraid as I also have appointments on Mon & Tues evenings next week (unless of course anyone else is prepared to comment in my absence.
Actually by chance I think I have been given the same CTs by someone else so it might make an interesting comparison; however for now I have to prioritise written questions!
What I can say though is that there should be a joint between 211A and 212B. The version of the plan that I am looking at does and there are two hand points in rear of 308 signal leading to a locomotive shed as well as siding. I didn't know of the IRJ but I was aware that there were two versions of the plan on the loose; I don't know the history but preumably the one you have (I have somewhere as well) must have been the draft version that shouldn't have become public- I assume that after the exam there was some version control problem and the wrong copy became archived; the copy I have says Version 2 clw 15/05/2003.
To be honest I think that I have found what I regard as at least one mistake on most of the layouts for the various years (in truth this is not completely unknown in the real world, but certainly IRSE layouts do seem to have proportionately more); don't forget that they are produced by volunters in own time and do not warrant the same level of independent check. Generally they are reasonably trivial and shouldn't throw anyone who has confidence that they know what they are about; if you spot something in the exam then DO NOTE IT as an assumption (but on your answer paper not the layout since although that may be collected in at end of exam it is not put as part of your answer papers). In this case you realised that it must be wrong; that is a good sign that you are learning!
PJW