Re: Signalling in Victoria

[Steve & Sheena Dalton <daltongang@smart.net.au>]

As there seems to be some confusion with how to read the signals, would
any one like me to quote some rules about signals from the 1994  rule
book for the Railways in Victoria.

Steve.

MarkBau1 wrote:
> 
> Calling David Langely,
> 
> David, Could you dig up and post the circular that introduced 3 pos signalling?
> (my copy is still in Australia)
> 
> It would be helpful to quote the bits where it specifically states that top
> arms are for mainline moves, bottom arms are for diverging routes, low speed
> for yard moves. (I can't recall the exact wording)
> 
> Eddie, this is not a "maybe" situation. As introduced the arms indicated
> mainline, diverging etc. Just like the system they copied. BTW, the US still
> uses 3 pos in its original form, only VR would take a perfectly good route
> signalling system and try to bastardise it into a speed signalling type system.
> 
> I think SAR kept with the route system and didn't change the meaning of the
> arms/lights.
> 
> Mark.
> 
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