Re: Signalling in Victoria

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:56:45 +1000, Steve & Sheena Dalton
<daltongang@smart.net.au> wrote:

>I have not found any one yet mention how you read signal's in Victoria.
>For those who don't know,  Signals are read  TOP TO BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT
>meaning the top signal is to the left and so on.
>In two position signal the lever numbers are different to the signal
>post numbers, and in three position, the lever number corresponds with
>the signal post number and when a signal shows something like 34U this
>means the lever 34 is for both signals and depending on which way the
>points are laying is to what signal goes to proceed.
>
On the NESG signals are numbered thus:

Down Home Arrival xxx/2
Up Home Departures xxx/4
Down Home departures xxx/6
Up Home arrivals xxx/8

xxx indicates a three letter station code (eg TOT=Tottenham,
MCT=McIntyre, TME = Tullamarine, SOM = Someron, etc). 
Signals ex the number two track have a 'U' prefix before the signal
number (eg TME/ U4). 'U' for loop, get it?
Signals ex number three track use a 'V' prefix.
So the Down Departure signals ex Somerton are SOM/6 (mainline Home);
SOM/U6 (loop Home); and SOM/V6 (number three track- 3pos dwarf).

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.