Re: [SYD] Central Yard signal SY54

["Paul Jones" <dj_wiseguy2@yahoo.com>]

Quakers Hill is now LED's, and Riverstone has the same as the new
Blacktown/Hornsby ones, and I have a feeling that the Richmond line is now
controlled from Blacktown?? (Rivo signal box is no longer in use...)

!@#$%^&*()
Paul Jones

"Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Damien George <damiengeorge@one.net.au> wrote in message
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> <snip>
>
> > The signals within the Strathfeild/Lidcombe area do not have low
> > speed indications that are seperate from the bottom head. ALL
> > signals within this area that have low speed indications on them form
> > part of the main head i.e. the fourth light on the bottom head. The
> > additional lamp below the main heads on these signals are call-on
> > indications and not low speeds as first thought.
>
> There are numerous signals on all 4 western lines between Homebush and
> Lidcombe that have separate low speed indicators (post and gantry mounted
but
> all autos from memory).  Some are converted "close up" indicators with the
> close up sign removed, others have had a low speed inicator added.  The
> easiest signals to check are the up signals at Flemington station, both
main
> and suburban.
>
> These signals (the type) appear to be part of a semaphore replacement
> program/new works that occurred across the 70s(?).  The signal type has
the
> rounded (ends) and flared lens covers and can also be found at Quakers
Hill,
> Riverstone, Padstow, Sefton to Carramar, down ESR (Illawarra relief) at
> Erskinville (where the low-speed indicator is the fourth light on lower
head -
> are these two sole examples of this style and arrangement?) + ............
>
> As I said in my other post, Redfern - Erskinville on the local lines have
the
> same set up whether the signals be post or gantry mounted for low speeds.
>
> Chris
>
>