Signal safari part 6

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Ed,
So are you saying that if the "D" plate weren't there, the signal would
show approach and provide block protection in that it would indicate that
the block between the signal and the main was unoccupied?  A movement off
the branch would still have to be prepared to stop at the next signal.  So
if the concern was that there might be another train in the block, wouldn't
restricting be more appropriate, since the engineer would have to watch out
for anything in the block?


On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:56 AM, NW Mailing List
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>   The signal off the Alma Branch is a fixed approach signal; it can’t

> even display “stop”.   It tells trains to be prepared to stop at the next

> signal and that’s all; it conveys no block protection.

>

> EdKing

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>  Coming to the end of my trip, the first shot is at Blackberry City.

> Next is a distant signal for movements entering the main from the Alma

> branch.  Since a train has not choice of route in this case, why is

> approach diverging the appropriate aspect for this signal?  Last shot shows

> main signals at Chatteroy.

> Jim Cochran

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