Re: [NSW] new speedboards? (was: Speed Signs? in NSW)

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Eddie Oliver" <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote in message
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> Hubert Lam wrote:
> >
> > Anyone going on the down relief between Pennant Hills and Thornleigh
should
> > take a look at the new circular black signs that are posted. I suspect
> > they're speedboards, but can't be sure.
>
> They are advisory signs to drivers to indicate the speed for which the
> timed intermediate train stops are set - i.e. if you exceed that speed
> between the sign and the train stop (roughly speaking) you will get
> tripped. The intermediate train stops are designed to protect against a
> train going through the catchpoints if the signal is passed at stop -
> i.e. if you're going too fast, you'll get tripped BEFORE you get to the
> signal.

Now *that's* a good idea.