Re: Signalling in Victoria

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Krel wrote:

> 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........
>
> 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).

Not necessarily, V29 at Box Hill was from No 6 road. 29 was from No 4, and
U29 was from No 5.

David Langley.