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Posted: Oct 23 2012 (22:46)
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A COMPILATION OF RAIL SIGNS AND THEIR MEANINGS:
Compiled by me thanks to years of railfanning experience after reffering to many people and online material, I would quote an example with every sign to aid in understanding to the best extent possible:
The first thing we are concerned about when we are talking about movement of trains is anything which makes the train to de-accelerate, they can be in the following instances.
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Compiled by me thanks to years of railfanning experience after reffering to many people and online material, I would quote an example with every sign to aid in understanding to the best extent possible:
The first thing we are concerned about when we are talking about movement of trains is anything which makes the train to de-accelerate, they can be in the following instances.
A...
more...
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Now getting to SIGNALLING SYSTEMS:
THE BLOCK SYSTEM: Before we get into different kinds of signals we have to understand the meaning of a block section initially. Looking back into time there were neither timetables nor high rail traffic however that is not the case today owing to the increased traffic and reduced slots.
There are various risks involved in train operations however the operations side ones include collisions either head on or from the rear, the former possible in single line sections. It is always safe to operate a single train in...
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THE BLOCK SYSTEM: Before we get into different kinds of signals we have to understand the meaning of a block section initially. Looking back into time there were neither timetables nor high rail traffic however that is not the case today owing to the increased traffic and reduced slots.
There are various risks involved in train operations however the operations side ones include collisions either head on or from the rear, the former possible in single line sections. It is always safe to operate a single train in...
more...
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