Re: Glenbrook accident [NSW]

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <8Zj24.5181$5K1.21363@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> "Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com> writes:

>Can someone pls post a verbatim copy of the rule (from the current Rule
>Book) for passing signals at stop?

If you really want to know... I'll see if I can locate it. The location of
the accident at Glenbrook is in a double-line automatic section, but I
believe Glenbrook station still has emergency crossovers, etc. for track
maintenance work and the like, so I'd need an accurate signal diagram to say
anything for sure.

However, assuming all the signals which the driver of the urban saw were
operating in auto mode, the relevant rule is SWU-245, which is titled
"Passing an Automatic Signal at Stop - Automatic and Track Control
(Bi-directional)".

Specifically for the case at hand, the relevant section of SWU-245 is
section C, which is sub-titled "To pass an Automatic Signal at Stop", and it
goes into a page and half of what to do depending whether there's a
handsignaller at the signal or not. With a handsignaller it's easy - just
wait for him/her to display a *caution* handsignal and that's it.

It is still a requirement to proceed with caution (at a speed which is
appropriate for the location, conditions, etc.) until the second full-clear
signal is sighted before resuming normal track speed.

If there's no handsignaller it depends on whether there's a train stop and
whether or not the train has trip gear... In the case of Glenbrook, there
are no train stops, so *all* trains stopped at any automatic signals have to
phone the signaller for instructions, then act accordingly.

Regards,

Craig.


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