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

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

>The whole mess could be resolved by simply going back to the way Vic 3 pos.
>signals were supposed to work in the first place.
>
>Top light for the straight road, bottom light for the divering road.
> So, at our Western line CTC loops we'd simply get a Y/G at the last auto
>before the loop, (have to make sure it was far enough away from the loop) and a
>R/Y on the home arrival.
>
>If on the straight you'd get a Y/R on the auto and another Y/R on the home
>arrival. (In most cases it would not do to go from G/R on the auto to a top
>yellow on the arrival due to braking distances.
>
Sounds far too logical for VR. All we really need is some indication
at the last auto of where you want me to stop the train. It shouldn't
be too much to ask but apparently it is ;-).

Cheers

Krel


Just another eccentric crank.