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Posted: Oct 23 2012 (22:46)
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Last Response: Dec 07 2013 (21:33)
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Last Response: Dec 07 2013 (21:33)
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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BACK TO SIGNALLING AGAIN:
ABSOLUTE BLOCK: Absolute block section is probably the most widely used block system type in IR, In simple words a train cannot enter a block till the block is totally free of other trains and can only enter after authorization from the station crew. The authorization can be in form of a Semaphore signal, multi color signal or a token. The block section is usually the total length of track from the foremost controlled signal of the preceding station(usually advanced starter) to the rear most controlled signal of the current station(Usually outer Home). The block starts and ends between these two parts, no other train is allowed in this block once interlocked except in a few cases...
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ABSOLUTE BLOCK: Absolute block section is probably the most widely used block system type in IR, In simple words a train cannot enter a block till the block is totally free of other trains and can only enter after authorization from the station crew. The authorization can be in form of a Semaphore signal, multi color signal or a token. The block section is usually the total length of track from the foremost controlled signal of the preceding station(usually advanced starter) to the rear most controlled signal of the current station(Usually outer Home). The block starts and ends between these two parts, no other train is allowed in this block once interlocked except in a few cases...
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