Re: Signalling in Victoria

[markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk (MarkBau1)]

<<<<<<<<<<<<The signalling informatrion has been helpful, now a few more
things:
Two position signalling in Melbourne, I can see Newmarket to Flemington
racecoruse (including some automatic two position signalling). 
Ashburton to Alamein, Greensbrough to Hurstbridge (including about
2 automatic signals) and thats about it (i think) anymore?>>>>>>>>

Did they improve Frankston or is it still 2 pos? Is Sunshine 100% 3 pos yet?
Perhaps Geelong is your best bet but remember my info may be out of date.

<<<<<Distance signals on the same posts as Homes.  Where do you find signals
like these (apart from the ones just removed on the Upfield Line)?
Like where both arms are red/white, what are the ends called? 
fishtails?>>>>>>

BTW, they are called "distant" signals NOT "distance" signals. Now that the
Upfield line and places like Bendigo and Ballarat have been "improved" you may
have trouble finding them. Geelong used to have a couple which may still be in
existence.
Yes the notched ends are called "fishtailed" and the V band on a distant is
called a chevron

<<<<<Calling on signals, where can you find these (like ones that are
still semaphores)>>>>>

Tottenham yard on the up and down independent goods lines.

<<<<<<<Dawf signals, the type that are a dics with a painted semaphore and
2 or 3 lenes, they rotate.  Now in the rules and regs for safeworking
it says that the lenes are Red and Green, but the ones at Ringwood were
Red and Yellow, there are some three position ones that have all three
colours.  
Colour light dawf signals, some of the ones that have two seperate 
lenses the stop indication is show as Purple, but all other dawfs
including moden ones show red.  Is this correct? Why the difference?>>>>>>

If a dwarf can show yellow it is a 3 position dwarf. 2 pos dwarfs only show
green or purple/red, (extremely rare) Most "3 pos dwarfs" actually only show 2
aspects, (red/yellow)
Purple went out of favour supposedly because the dye to create purple got very
expensive and VR found out that it could buy red lenses much cheaper, the rules
were changed to allow this in the 60's I believe.

<<<<<<<Any co-acting semaphores around?>>>>>>

Woodend, up starter (on same post), Kyenton up distant (on separate posts)
Sunbury used to have them but they may have gone in the recent changes. 

Mark.



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