Re: Crossing lights 'flashing too long'

["Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

It is simply for safety, that's why we have them, I believe they are a great
> idea. they do save lives.
> it just shows this guy cant work out how to set his day
up ------unorganised
> he obviously has no idea what safety means and why it is practiced
> 5min that's no deal
> it shows there are some born wingers out there.
> just show what's going on in Tamworth amongst other things
>
> Tom Devrell
Gidday Tom,
                  actually up until recently, I would have agreed with you.
Here in Victoria, our crossings have been progressively improved, and now we
have eliminated most of these long delays to traffic. Our problem in Wodonga
is that NR trains round a 40 kph curve over High Street, and their trains
can be accommodated in new 1500 meter loops. Their long trains take a long
time to cross at 40 kph or less!
                   But as an example:.........At Benalla, on the up[Melb]
direction Passenger trains approach at 30 kph and can stop in the platform
without activating the booms. Freight Trains approach at 40 kph and the
booms lower when the train is part way down the platform.
                   If the Pass approaches too quickly, he also will activate
the booms, and when he stops the booms on a timer will quickly raise
automatically.
                   When the Pass gets right of way, he departs by
approaching the crossing at slow speed, the booms automatically activate in
time for him to safely proceed. [ if the crossing was at the very end of the
platform, a key would be positioned near the loco, and would be used to
activate the booms prior to departing.]
This new crossing [predictor] also saves time on open crossings, as a
computer chip tests the train speed, on the approach and slows the boom
activation down to match the speed of the train.
This is a great idea, as our trains travel from 65 kph to 130 kph! NSW
surely use a similar system, after all the xpt can do 160 kph there,

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Tom Devrell <hammerheads@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> a Tamworth man thinks theres a problem with the way the SRA operates the
> flashing lights at the Brisbane street crossing (those of you that know
the
> layout of tamworth will know whats being talked about). he says "they are
> set far to long than is necessary" once activated.
> according to the SRA there is now problem.
> he then goes on about people suffering in summer (those with air cond (he
is
> a busines man -he can afored air con))
> he also says those lights flash for 7 or 8 min
> THATS NOT TRUE THE Local news paper The NDL timed the lights at 5min
> the SRA says they go for app. 3-5min (i know for a fact that there will be
> different times sugested becasue it depends on which way the train is
headed
> sydney direction or headed to armadale)
> he says why should they be warning people while the train is stopped at
the
> station (crossing is just at the end of the platform)
>
> It is simply for safty, thats why we have them, I belive they are a great
> idea. they do save lives.
> it just shows this guy cant work out how to set his day
up ------unorganized
> he obviously has no idea what safty means and why it is practiced
> 5min thats no deal
> it shows there are some born wingers out there.
> just show whats going on in Tamworth amounsgt other things
>
> Tom Devrell
> __________________
> son of ex-gard
>
>