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| 'R' signals question (renamed from "Signalling") 19/03/2012 at 17:04 #30764 | |
Razzabazza123
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I have been on SimSig for many years now and i dont know what the R on top of certain signals mean. What i assumed is that they are repeater signals
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| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 17:08 #30765 | |
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Sam Tugwell
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Repeater - It displays a green aspect if the next signal is green, or an amber aspect if the next signal is either amber or red. I think Derby had a working banner repeater when it came out to play at London Meet July 2011 (as noticed and frothed over by Tim  ) and Oxted has a fair few.
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| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 17:09 #30766 | |
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Razzabazza123
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Ok thanks i knew someone would know 
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| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 17:19 #30767 | |
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mfcooper
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Repeaters can show Yellow (no Amber on the UK railway - except for Level Crossings) and also Double Yellow as well as Green. It all depends on the location. There are locations where the repeater affects the pervious signal. In the example: S1 -> S3R -> S3 As S3R cannot show red, S1 must display red until the line is clear up to and including the overlap of S3. Therefore, S1 can only show R/G (3 aspect signalling) or R/YY/G (4 aspect signalling); S1 cannot show a single yellow. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Sam Tugwell |
| Re: 'R' signals question (renamed from "Signalling") 19/03/2012 at 18:12 #30770 | |
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Sam Tugwell
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Thanks for the correction Matt
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| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 18:36 #30771 | |
Steamer
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" said:Repeater - It displays a green aspect if the next signal is green, or an amber aspect if the next signal is either amber or red.A banner repeater will show a horizontal bar if the signal is red, and a diagonal bar otherwise. I think they're suffixed 'BR' now as well. They don't affect other signals in the way normal repeaters do, as described by Matt. "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Log in to reply |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 18:58 #30773 | |
headshot119
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" said:" said:What about a green banner repeater thoughRepeater - It displays a green aspect if the next signal is green, or an amber aspect if the next signal is either amber or red.A banner repeater will show a horizontal bar if the signal is red, and a diagonal bar otherwise. I think they're suffixed 'BR' now as well. They don't affect other signals in the way normal repeaters do, as described by Matt. 
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| Re: 'R' signals question (renamed from "Signalling") 19/03/2012 at 19:21 #30775 | |
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Steamer
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headshot119 said:What about a green banner repeater thoughShows that the next signal is green (as opposed to Y or YY). As far as I know, there aren't many around, and they're only used where it's considered beneficial to give the driver extra confirmation. "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Log in to reply |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 19:29 #30776 | |
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Sacro
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" said:" said:Actually there are some (possibly most?) banner repeaters that are interlinked with the main signal and if they fail, will hold the signal in rear at red.Repeater - It displays a green aspect if the next signal is green, or an amber aspect if the next signal is either amber or red.A banner repeater will show a horizontal bar if the signal is red, and a diagonal bar otherwise. I think they're suffixed 'BR' now as well. They don't affect other signals in the way normal repeaters do, as described by Matt. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Steamer |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 19:52 #30777 | |
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headshot119
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Yeah the one at Croess Newydd holds the main signal red if it goes pop.
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| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 20:55 #30780 | |
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clive
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" said:(no Amber on the UK railway - except for Level Crossings)Not always true. Back when you were allowed "look back" "OFF" indicators that were on the back of the signal, so that the driver of a train that was too long to fit in the platform knew the aspect, those indicators were amber, not yellow. (To cross the threads, St.Pancras had these at some platforms.) Log in to reply |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 21:30 #30781 | |
Gwasanaethau
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" said:…no Amber on the UK railway - except for Level Crossings… I had no idea about this…interesting! Does that mean the colour of yellow signals is different from the amber on the traffic lights? Log in to reply |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 21:39 #30782 | |
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mfcooper
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" said:" said:It's just the terminology used on the railway. Yellow for signals, and Amber for the Level Crossing warning lights (before the red-flashing ones start)…no Amber on the UK railway - except for Level Crossings… Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Gwasanaethau |
| Re: Signalling 19/03/2012 at 23:34 #30798 | |
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Forest Pines
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It's not just terminology - they are subtlely different colours.
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| Re: Signalling 20/03/2012 at 11:25 #30809 | |
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Ron_J
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Here is a photo of the back indications on D726 signal at Dundee station. You can see that the amber of the theatre indicator is quite a different shade from a conventional yellow aspect. The Main/Sub/Off stencils are supposed to be the same shade but seem not to have aged as well. 'F' for Fife by the way..
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