There is now a platform at Manuel and passengers on the branch service can now be able to alight and disembark whilst the train waits for the locomotive to run-round each and every trip.
[4] Manuel's track layout features a long curving loop with a short headshunt at the west end.
A small trap point is located some way up the link line and further up, a gate, signifying the edge of the SRPS's ground.
On the approach to Manuel, a fixed distant signal is encountered shortly before the line curves and climbs steeply up to the junction itself.
Both ground frames are controlled by the train staff using Annett's locks and all signals are tubular upper quadrant in design.