Re: [NSW]-Question about signal phones

["keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

Russell <russelln@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> > "Eddie Oliver" <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote in message
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> > > With reference to the debate quoted below, and things that others have
> > > said, I suspect we may have a problem of defining what we're talking
> > > about. If it helps, I will withdraw and apologise (at least until we
> > > decide just what the terms of reference are!) for what I had written
> > > about statements being rubbish, in case I misunderstood the intended
> > > context!
> > >
> > > There seem to be several different possible contexts:
> > >
> > > 1: the actual safeworking rules.
> > > 2: formal signal design standards.
> > > 3: what generally happens in designs even though there are not formal
> > > requirements.
> > > 4: what drivers etc may be taught or believe.
> > >
> > > To help resolve this, may I ask Tezza to be more specific about what
he
> > > was taught, and what he believes the associations are between signal
> > > types and phone placement? That way we will at least have some common
> > > ground for what we're talking about.
> >
> >
> > I have no idea if there's anything in writing now. I can't remember if
we
> were
> > given anything in writing years ago, I had a big cleanout this year and
> tossed
> > out years and years of what I considered crap, but quite a few here may
> have
> > thought otherwise.
> >
> > I stand to be corrected but I think the following is correct.
> >
> > Automatic Signal - Phone on signal post
> > Accept Signal     - Phone on signal post
> > Home Signal -       Phone on seperate post.
> > Outer Home Signal - Phone on signal post.
> > Starting Signal - Phone on signal post.
> >
> > I know there are exceptions to this (as there is with everything on the
> > railways), especially with signals which have been converted from one
type
> to
> > another.
>
> and the White lever is the sanding lever.........
>
>

Yeah, every one knows that.

Dave Malcolm