Signal aspects

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What is the difference between "Restricting" and "Diverging 
Approach"? I've got a good idea of "Diverging Approach", but what is 
"Restricting"?

Ron Davis

At 03:50 PM 1/17/2008, you wrote:

>Ted,

>   Here's a diagram of what the aspects are, both in position signal 

> and CPL signal diagrams.  Now, the aspects were changed around 1952 

> and this change eliminated the horizontal aspects on the B arm of 

> the signals, and the marker lights underneath a B or C arm if the 

> signal was so equipped were also eliminated.  This marker was 

> replaced by a letter plate "S". This is something Uncle EdK 

> explained to me a great many years ago.

>

>   Now, the aspects as I have them named:  They weren't known by a 

> "name" so to speak in the Position Signal era as far as I know, but 

> now the color aspects are named as I have them listed.  The 

> indications are quite lengthy, so I left them out.  I hope this helps.

>

>   Oh, and the number plates were removed in the 60's or 

> 70's.  These signals now have names as per the Southern practice.

>

>   Ben Blevins

>

>[moderator]Image at following url:

>http://nwhs.org/qna/photos/20080117_BracketAspects.jpg