Re: Safeworking Rules.

["nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Uhm the general differences between the road signal and the railway signal
are:

Rail signals detect trains by an electric circuit, while road detects cars
by weight;

A road signal only need operate at an intersection, designed to get as many
cars moving as it can, A rail signal is designed for one train at a time;

When a road signal fails, it usually goes blank, and there is a "stop" sign
or something similar for use in this case or police on duty;

I dont think rail should have any breach of rules in this area because
trains can not swerve if a mistake has been made. If a signal fails, There
should be nothing going past it until it is fixed, or the communication
should be totally clear.

Isnt it amazing how many accidents on both road and rail happen when signals
are disobeyed?

Brendan

"Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> Here, here!!!
> Bob.
>
> The Railway Rasputin. <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> >
> > > In the trucking case we dont have any sort of rule which allows
truckers
> to go
> > > thru traffic lights when they are red, even if the lights have failed
,
> even
> > > with the most extreme caution.
> >
> > Bulldust!
> > So if the traffic light have failed and a Police officer (I'm being
> > politicaly correct) directs you through you won't move?
> > Its the same thing in our case it is the signaller.
> > Ok if the traffic light fails at 4 am are you going to sit there for 2
> > hours while you wait to get the thing fixed?
> >
> > > Its simply taken that the risk grossly outweighs the benefit.
> >
> > > In practice however its not a problem because traffic lights rarely
fail
> and
> > > when they do they are promptly fixed.
> > > No reason why the same cant apply to Rail signals .
> >
> > I'd like to see you sitting on a train for hours when you know that
> > there is no real reason why you have to be there in the first place.
> >
> > rgds
> > >
> > > MD
>
>