Re: ----The s-p-e-e-d of a train-----[ NSW]

[" Ian" <iansmith@optusnet.com.au>]

Many thanks Dave............
"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> " Ian" <iansmith@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > In other words it's up to a person locked up on their own (driver ) to
> > decide on how fast the train will go today........With the help of some
> > signs and a signal or two..........Is that correct?
>
> Not quite. There are speed boards on the side of the line. Yellow boards
> with black lettering for normal trains. These boards give the speed limit
> for the next section of the track. If the number is prefixed with an X, it
> is the speed for trains taking the turnout.
>
> The speedboards operate in conjunction with the signals. So whilst the
> signals do not tell the driver how fast s/he can go, they give an
> indication. It would be foolhardy for a train to be doing 115 km/h when
the
> signal just passed was Green over Red (since the next signal is either Low
> Speed or Stop) for example.
>
> There are also Speed Restriction boards, which apply when the track needs
a
> bit of work. They are *supposed* to be temporary though.
>
> Dave
>
> > "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:01bfc481$5eaa2f20$c9d736cb@tom-boles...
> > > Signals and local signage.
> > >
> > >  Ian <iansmith@optusnet.com.au> wrote in article
> > > <392a1b53$0$2641@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>...
> > > > I wonder if some of the group can help me?
> > > > How is the speed of a train  determined ? I presume that the driver
> has
> > some
> > > > instructions -signage etc.
> > > > I ask this question because , on a train from Seven Hills to
Westmead,
> > some
> > > > days ago,the speed seemed excessive, to the point it concerned quite
a
> > few
> > > > passengers. The whole set was bouncing around a fair bit and it was
> very
> > > > hard to stand.
> > > > A few comments to the guard at Westmead by some travelers,were just
> > laughed
> > > > off.
> > > > Rgds...............................
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