Rants of a Rebecca

First Time for Everything, comment

Hi Boys In Bubbles, and other non pokey things, Well I was writing this as a reply to a comment in a previous blog. The reply started to get a bit too big, so I decided to make it into a post. Hi Bert, I drive trains for a living. Depending on the signalling sytem used, for the track where you are, depends on the order you need to enter into that section of track, under different conditions. Normally things just work on signal aspect, but sometimes things go wrong, and you need some other authority to enter into that track section. Sometimes I have no idea what they are talking about either. We have some interesting rules like:

Under no circumstances are you allowed to pass a fixed Home Signal at Stop. The Three exceptions to passing a Home Singal at stop are: 1. Defective Signal. 2. Single Line Working. 3. Render Assistance.

So here you have a rule that says you CAN NOT pass a Home Signal, displaying stop at all. Do not pass go, do noit collect $200. Yet there is three exceptions to do it! What makes things more confusing is that not all of the exceptions are usuable with every Home Signal. For example, if you are entering into a Single Track section, you can't have Single Line working. If there is a Low Speed signal attached to the Home Signal, and that is not Track Circuited, then you can enter the section on that signal aspect, which would mean the rule for Rendering Assistance would not apply. Well I hope that makes things as clear as Mud for you Bert. I don't want to go into things further, because then all the Gunzels will flock to this page to foam. Blog Out HooRoo Bec

posted by Rebecca @ 7/30/2005 09:36:00 pm