Re: Crossing loop design (r.e. Southern Aurora crash)

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

>>Maybe 1. could be G/R; 2. could be Y/R and 3.
>>could be pulsating Y/R. 
>
>The pulsating yellow could be an indicator of a diverge?
>
Yep, alythough on reflection maybe a Y/G could serve the same purpose.

>>Similar to NSW practice whilst retaining the
>>lower red light (Vics have a problem getting rid of this ;-)).
>
>If there is no lower red light and the globe goes in the signal, you
>would not know the signal is there at night or in fog until you
>whizzed past it.  Ok, it's just an auto,  but if it would have said Y
>or R you'd be in for an entertaining time ("bound for glory" I think
>you said) at the next signal.
>
NSW practice has the red marker illuminating when the main light shows
red OR when the main globe is out. Thus the aspects possible in a NSW
auto are G, Y, R/r, -/r.

>(Yeah, I know, obviously written by someone who hasn't got a clue what
>they're talking about - but it seems like a good idea at the time).
>
"Seemed like a good idea at the time" - the motto of VR signal
engineers ;-).

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.