Re: Road Knowledge For Dummies Pt2

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

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> Tezza wrote:
> > "Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com> wrote in message
> > > Have you been up to the intercity platforms at Central lately?
> > >
> > > On some (if not all) of the platforms, there is a 5 KPH marker on the
> > > platforms about 4 car lengths from the buffers.
> >
> > No, I haven't been past TCAC to see it. I have seen a notice in TCAC about
> > stopping 4 metres (I think) from the buffers and to have your train under
> > control. Sounds like someone mighta had an incident.
>
> Haven't seen that one, but explain why the 8 car marker on about platform 4 is
less
> than 1 metre from the buffers?

Can't, haven't been there to see it. Maybe I was wrong about the 4 metres?