Re: Automated Level Crossings

Christopher_Martin GORDON (cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au)
17 Nov 1997 03:20:03 GMT

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
In Melbourne the voltage is about 24V but it is the current which kills you not the volts. The signalls are very low current. You would get a bigger shock by sticking your tonge on a 9V battiery. In melbourne putting 20 cents on the track will set the signall to stop and taking it off will reset the signall (since the previous one or the next one haven't been set)

Chris Gordon

>Adam Joyce wrote:

>> Theoretically, could you get a piece of copper wire and create a circuit
>> between the two rails which would trigger the rail crossing lights??? Or is
>> there something more to it?

>That's all. Some track circuiting runs at up to 100 Volts, so I wouldn't stuff around
>with it. Also, If you do this in a controlled signalling area, the signals will go back
>to stop and not re-clear automatically.

>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman

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