Re: Thank you - but hey another question on NSW CITYRAIL Rolling Stock

Tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 05:44:35 +1000

David Johnson wrote in message <35409557.30540695@ozemail.com.au>...
>Tezza wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me why some ETR and Interurban drivers still use crossing
>> lights?
>
>Old habits die hard I guess. A lot of spark drivers are now ex-Enfield
guys.

Which makes it even stranger as Delec Drivers don't use them (that I've
seen). Though there's still the odd foreign (non-Delec) Driver who use light
engine disks.

>Crossing lights are quite common at places like Hornsby and Gosford, where
the
>driver wishes to let other trains know that their train is clear of the
>mainline. For those who do not know what crossing lights are, it is when
the
>marker light closest to the running line is made white, while the other
marker
>light is made red.
>
>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
>