Re: VIC - MELBOURNE - TRAMWAY SIGNALS

["Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

Malcolm Miles <mgm@tardis.net> wrote in message
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> "Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)" <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> >Also, what is the flashing white light at the entrance to the depot for,
and
> >the digital display at the entrance to Kew Depot from Barkers Rd?
>
> I believe that the digital display was to tell tram drivers which road
> to park the tram in. I have never actually seen it in use, certainly
> not in the years I was working at Kew. Back then, the driver was
> directed which set of points to use by someone holding out their left
> or right arm. Passing the starter's office, they were then told the
> particular road to go down, either by shouting or fingers in the air.
>
(The indication for road 2 could be open to misinterpretation in this
system!)

Rgds

Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)