Re: Track Possession (was SRA Detonators)

["Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

stephen <stephen@turboweb.splat.spam.net.au> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Feb 2000 18:33:27, "Robert Parnell"
> <rparnell@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
> > The protection of a work site these
> > days is slightly different to that in the past - a track possession is
> > preferred, rather than to keep trains running and slowing them down.
>
> This preference is yet another reason people prefer road over rail.
> "Road possession" is restricted to very major work. The road
> preference is to slow traffic, at times combined with some stop/go
> lolly pop men or temporary traffic lights.
>
> To cause the amount of disruption to road traffic by "road possession"
> that is caused to rail traffic by track possession would be simply
> unacceptable to the public.
>
How many times do you hear on the radio that such-and-such a road or freeway
is completely blocked in both directions by an accident??!! (these accidents
usually due to the unregulated operation of roads vs the regimentation which
applies (or used to) on railways

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Rgds

Ron BESDANSKY