Branch signaling continued

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I wasn't mentioning the aspects a train would get as he moved along the
road. But instead all the aspects the one signal in the referenced figure
could display. And in the referenced case that particular signal would not
have an advance approach.

Nate
*Converted from Smoke Signals*
On Nov 13, 2013 8:18 AM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> > Yes and it needs the capability to display the following aspects:

> > CLEAR

> > APPROACH DIVERGING

> > APPROACH

> > STOP/RESTRICTING

>

>

> You have this wrong if you have a train on the mainline approaching a

> turnout with the expectation of taking the diverging route (siding,

> turnout, etc).

>

> In a PERFECT world, it would work like this, at least on NS.

>

> Clear

> Advance Approach

> Approach Diverging

> Diverging Clear or Diverging Approach or Restricting

>

> Although, sometimes depending on the location and signal setup, it's quite

> possible they would skip the advance approach and go straight from clear to

> approach diverging.

>

> The way you wrote it is wrong, because when the train gets an approach

> diverging, the expectation is that the train would take a diverging route

> at the NEXT signal. If a train gets an approach diverging, then an

> approach, the lineup was changed.

>

> Troy Nolen

> Tampa, FL

>

> ---- NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> > Yes and it needs the capability to display the following aspects:

> > CLEAR

> > APPROACH DIVERGING

> > APPROACH

> > STOP/RESTRICTING

> >

> > Nate

> > *Converted from Smoke Signals*

> > On Nov 11, 2013 8:59 PM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> wrote:

> >

> > > The ongoing question here is if this signal needs to be a 2 head or a

> one

> > > head.

> > >

> > > -Lynn-

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> > > To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> > > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:31 PM

> > > Subject: Re: Branch signaling continued

> > >

> > >

> > > > On 11/9/2013 1:04 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> > > > > If you wanted the engineer to know the turnout is set for

> diverging you

> > > > > would have "Approach Diverging", but the next signal is full red.

> It is

> > > not

> > > > > advance approach. I understand using the approach indication, as

> long

> > > as

> > > > > the engineer understands it, and the interpretation is correct. The

> > > > > decision what that signal should show has a lot to do with the

> > > > > circumstance. If that train ahead was actually in the next block

> ahead

> > > you

> > > > > would have the "Clear Diverging" indication. The point is if you

> are

> > > having

> > > > > this signal relate the turnout indictation, if not, you will not

> have a

> > > 2nd

> > > > > head on it, only the the single head and can only show

> > > clear/approach/stop.

> > > > Lynn,

> > > >      Well, your model railroad is your model railroad. You can make

> up

> > > > whatever signal rules you want for your model railroad and you may

> > > > understand those. But, your clearly don't understand signals on the

> real

> > > > railroad.

> > > >

> > > > Jimmy Lisle

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

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