Re: Bayside Trains driver stood down.

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > Not correct, if the level crossing has stopping/express selection it
: > will be protected by a red/red signal, but if the gates have no
: > stopping/express selection then the signal will be at proceed, and
: > you could go through the signal at 'proceed' and the gates still be up.

: How can this be?  What form of safeworking is in force where a level crossing is
: not operating with a signal showing proceed and a train in the section?


Quite simply the level crossing didn't detect the train coming, or the
level crossing wasn't working/had no power.

There is no protection of a level crossing expect where stopping/express
selection is provided, and this is to stop a express train selected as 
stopping running through a level crossing not operating.  There is a very
good book in the State Library (Vic) about level crossing protection in
Victoria explains everything and why it is done that way (not that many
people would aggree with it, but at least it is explained)



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Chris Gordon
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