Speed Limits

Speed Limits are used to give indication to the driver of how fast they are allowed to drive the train at. Factors can range from efficiency, how old the track is, the curvature and the type of trains that run on the line. All of the speed limits on The Medway Vale Line & South East show speed limits in Miles Per Hour (MPH) in multiples of 5. Ranging from 5 miles per hour, at sidings in depots, to a maximum of 125mph on the fastest portions of the mainline.

Speed limits are indicated to the driver by signs located beside the track. The first types, called Permanent Speed Restrictions, are circular and have a red line painted around the circumference with the number in black, situated in the middle of the circle. The older styled variants have a cast iron stencil of the number coloured in yellow and mounted on a black pole. They are fairly uncommon on The Medway Vale Line & South East due to the time period the route takes place in.