Re: Signalling in Victoria

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: 3 pos territory. The terms are not interchangeable.

: The reason the term "caution"  is used in 2 pos. territory goes way back to
: when distant signals showed a red light when the arm was horizontal, (caution
: position) back then, a driver upon seeing a distant at caution could expect the
: track to be occupied between the distant and the home. Hence the term "caution"
: The term "warning" implies that you are being warned in advance about something
: and is used in 3 pos territory to warn about an upcoming restrictive signal,
: caution means to travel cautiously as in, the track may be occupied.


So I will change my page to say "caution" not warning for distant signals.

One place you do find "warning" in 2 position areas are repeating signals.
yellow over yellow is "warning"



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Chris Gordon
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