Re: Bayside Trains driver stood down.

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

: What's the name of the book? I'm a sucker for books on signalling :o)

The book is called "Levle Crossing Protection In Victoria"
is can be found in the La Trobe collection of the State 
Library (Vic).  Call Number: SLTF 625.16309945

About Express/Stopping selection.  The Selection is either
by a timing section (ie previous station) or push button 
in a previous signal box.

For level crossings with stopping/express selection the
previous signal (either automatic or a home signal) will
be a stop. (red/red)

When stopping has been detected the signal will not clear
until the booms are horozintal.

For express selection the signal will clear as soon as the
booms start to operate (the signal will not wait for the
booms to be horozintal)

Where there is no express/stopping selection (ie no station 
most trains doing about the same speed) the preceding signal
will NOT be HELD at STOP be the level crossing.  (ie in a
normal set up, no trains around the signal will be at proceed,
unless it is a controled automatic (and lever normal) or a home
signal.)

Have a read of the little book in the state library it has
all about selective speed control (ie Noble Park), 
express/stopping (ie North Brighton).

Some level crossings with express/stopping (ie signal red/red
until booms are operating for express, or horozintal for
stopping) can be found at:
Heatherdale Road (down), Rooks Road (up and down), Springvale
Road (up), Blackburn Road (down), Middleborough Road (up),
Mont Albert Road (up and down), Union Road (up and down).

All signals preceding these level crossings in that direction
will be at stop until the crossing is operating.

All signals in the other directions will be at proceed (when
there are no trains around) regardless of weather the crossing
is operating or not.  (The expection is Springvale Road where
the up and down signals can be held be a 5P key on the station
when over dimensional need to cross the crossing.



Regards,


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Chris Gordon
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord