Re: NSW signals

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <383B17E9.8676AD8@melbpc.org.au> Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au> writes:
>From: Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au>
>Subject: NSW signals
>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:40:42 +1100

>I saw a photo the other day of Junee station. Leading up to the station
>were several signals that we don't have in Victoria, and I was wondering
>what they were called and what they meant.

>They had a red, square ended semaphore arm with a white horizontal
>stripe.

>TIA

>Sam Eades

A calling on signal, it is used during shunting.
"A calling on signal is a subsidiary form of signal fitted only to 
accept/home, home, and home/starting signals. the purpose of this signal is to 
authorise a train to procede in the normal running direction." SWU 100 pg 8.

Dave Malcolm