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Re: Olympic Sprint Platform - Lidcombe

Subject: Re: Olympic Sprint Platform - Lidcombe
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 00:38:00 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail, misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Ron BEST wrote:

> can someone pls tell me whether trailing crossovers used regularly for
> turning trains back have one or both sets of trailing points fitted with
> FPLs? If not, doesn't this contradict the rule about FPLs having to be
> fitted to ALL points used by passenger trains in the facing direction?

Generally, FPLs are only found in mechanical interlockings.  At Pneumatic and
Electrical points, the Switch Machine is good enough to not require them.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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