Re: Ringwood

["THE Boss!" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Tony Gatt wrote in message <7l4q14$cfh$1@toto.tig.com.au>...

>The "chunk" I was refering to is a peice of metal attached to a sleeper
next
>to a signal in the absence of a working train stop. When the Signal only
>displays full stop, there is no need for a train stop that will lower,
hence
>the use of a solid peice of metal.

They are used in Sydney as well, to protect unelectrified lines. As only
electric trains have trips, the permanent train stop prevents them from
venturing onto unelectrified tracks - examples are at the country end of
Macarthur.

DaveP