Re: Signalling in Victoria

[jdennis@acslink.net.au]

In article <7dueaf$rtv$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  jdennis@acslink.net.au wrote:
> In article <7du87d$6oj$2@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>,
>   cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON) wrote:
> > : > What colour are the arms on a semaphore repeating signal?  I know of
only
> one
> > : > semaphore repeating that was at Maldon Junction any I have no idea what
> colour
> > : > the arms were.  The top arm was fixed at yellow, and the bottom yellow
or
> > : > green.
> >
> > : Yellow with black chevrons, same as a distant signal.  IIRC there were two
> at
> > : Maldon Junction, one for each line.  The one from the Castlemaine
direction
> > : had a single arm, allowing Y/Y and G/Y indications, while that from the
> > : Maldon direction had two arms, allowing Y/Y and Y/G indications.  I also
> > : believe these
> >
> > Sorry I ment two arm repeating signals, I have and read "Clear Normal Speed"
> > the photo on the back of post Y (Maldon Junction) looks like the chevron for
> > the top arm is white, and the bottom arm is black chevron (like a normal
> distant)
> > so would the top arm be like a distant under a home?  I have seen about 5
> different
> > photos (all b&w) of post Y and they all look the same (ie top arm has a
white
> > chevron)
>
> Well, I never.	I have the book, but haven't read it for many years, and
> currently it is "archived" (read: in a box buried somewhere deep in a garden
> shed).	The SRSV had an article on Maldon Junction in the last few years
in
> their newsletter, that should be easier for me to dig out.  Maybe there will
> be more information there.
>
> I must admit it was an assumption that both arms would be yellow.

I have just reviewed Somersault, the SRSV newsletter, and re-read the article
on Maldon Junction.  It states:

"Situated 493 yards from post AL was the repeating signal X.  Fitted with a
yellow fishtailed arm over a fixed yellow marker light ... showed warning
(Y/Y) or 'proceed' (G/Y).

Post Y was the equivalent repeatig signal for post UAL on the Maldon line. 
The only difference was that the upper arm was fixed at rhe 45 degree
position and the lower arm moved, showing (Y/Y) ... and (Y/G)"

The indications in (brackets) are mine.

So, the two armed signal on the Maldon line does not explicitly have the arm
colour mentioned, but there is the prhase "the only difference" which implies
(to me at least) yellow arms.

Alas, no photos.

JD


John Dennis
Home of the Dutton Bay Tramway
http://www.acslink.net.au/~jdennis/dbt.html

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