Re: First Automatic signal?

[Mark Bau <markbau@altavista.com>]

> From: "HXP1" <hxp1@dingoblue.net.au.gunzel>
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:05:33 +1000
> Subject: Re: First Automatic signal?
> 
> Sam Eades <eadess@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Just out of interest, does anyone know where, when and why the first
>> Automatic Signal (ie, not controlled by a signaller/other operator) in
>> each State and Territory was comissioned?
> 
> For Victoria, I beleive it will be 3/10/1915, when the first 3 position
> signals were commissioned at South Yarra.  This included '3 position
> signalling' between Richmond - South Yarra - Prahran.
> 
> Of course I always stand to be corrected... |-)
> 
> --
> HXP1
> (now with v6.08 software)
> 
> 

You would be correct, followed by the Sth Kensington installation I believe
which alsi introduced VR's ill fated "speed signalling".

Mark