Re: Lilydale (and Macleod)

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

MarkBau1 wrote:

> The term "pilot staff" was always a bit of a misnomer in Victoria, you still
> had to have a pilotman, (he was effectively a human staff)

Not always we use to remove the half pilot staff at Bayswater sometimes then use
caution orders for each train often at night when the ATC system went down.

> All the pilot keys
> did was secure the home departures to stop. With the pilot keys or staffs in
> his possesion the pilotman was assured than no train could enter the section.
>
> I believe the term pilot keys and pilot staff were used interchangably but
> please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Mark.
>
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