Re: Outcomes of the Hines Hill crash.
STANLEY J. MITCHELL (mitchell@gold.iap.net.au)
20 Jun 97 13:30:05 GMT
Maurice,
Correction....
Westrail and ANR rules do not allow for the situation you have described.
This practise is now outlawed. Under Westrail rules, it is now necessary to
maintain a 2 signal gap between trains.
Under ANR rules only 1 train is permited to enter a crossing station at a
time. When the first train has come to a stand within station limites then
the other can be admitted.
Stan Mitchell
Train Driver
National Rail Corporation
Kalgoorlie Drivers Depot.
http://gold.iap.net.au/~mitchell/
Maurie Daly <mauried@commslab.gov.au> wrote in article
<mauried.56.339C9940@commslab.gov.au>...
> One of the Coroners recommendations as a result of the Hines Hill Smash
was
> that running crosses , ie 2 trains entering a crossing loop
simultaneously
> under CTC rules be banned.
> As the Westrail, AN and PTC CTC systems allow running crosses but the SRA
> system doesnt,does anyone know whether any changes have been made to
> discontinue this practice.
> Also are running crosses permitted under the PTCs ASW system.?
>
> cheers
> MD
>
>