Re: "lost" trains

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Neil D B wrote:

> What good is a trip arm on the signal, regardless if it is one of the busiest
> sections of track, if there are no "Safety Aparatus Levers", or "trips, trip
> arms etc" on ANY locomotive that passes through there?? It would be
> practically impossible to install such trip arms on locos, not because of
> mechanics, but because of operating procedures. Imagine having a 3200 tonne
> coalie behind you, and you have to trip 5 signals in a row due to a signal
> failure, youd block the entire world, and the journey for the driver would be
> rough as guts.

The second person could cut the trip out and operate an emergency button to
prevent the loss of brake pipe air.


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David Johnson
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