Re: Electric Staff in Victoria

["Ron BEST" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

David Langley <del@ancc.com.au> wrote in message
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> John Dennis wrote:
>
> > One of the rules which I do recall about automatic electric staff in
> > Victoria was that there was no requirement to sink the staff when
> > crossing trains - the loco crew (?) could simply exchange staffs.  I
> > guess this would then extend so that in auto territory there is no
> > need to insert the staff in the instrument unless there was a real
> > need.
>
> Yes.
>
> > AFAIK in attended electric staff operation staffs had to be placed
> > back into the machines even when trains crossed.
>
> Always.
>
Indeed. Remember Newton Abbot.

> David.
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