Varieties of signals

Main Multiple aspect colour light signal controlled for

each occasion of use by a signaller.
To pass signal at danger requires
the driver to be given a paper
authority
Semi-auto A main signal which the signaller can set to work
automatically.
[Equivalent to a signal with an
Auto Working Facility or fleeting
functionality; a UK semiauto is
com!letely "ifferent#$
Shunt aspect !"n#"ff$ %osition &ight
'ed # (hite # )ellow
*river may proceed at no more than +,kph for
the purposes of making a shunting movement
into what may be an occupied section.
-alling-on Miniature yellow additional lamp. .enerally
provided on the /ome signals provided within a
station area0 not on the starting signal giving
authority to move into the ne1t block section.
Also may not be provided on
2ormally out3 illuminated if signal may be
passed0 driver must be prepared to stop prior to
any obstruction. -an be used in normal traffic to
admit a train into the station when
circumstances do not permit the main signal4s
aspect to be cleared0 also used as a form of
degraded mode working when the main signal is
unable to clear due to a fault.
[%ore like the UK &'(A than the
UK callingon; however note that
in the UK a "river may )e ver)ally
authorise" to !ass a signal at
"anger whereas in *n"ia it requires
a han"signaller at the signal to
han" the relevant form to the
"river an" hence the nee" for
them is greater$+
Auto Signal not operated from a station signalbo1
There are no points or level crossings etc in the
route.
A driver may pass such a signal at
danger on their own authority after
having waited minutes0
.ate A signal that protects a level crossing and
operated from a gate-bo13 but would otherwise
have been an auto signal.
To pass signal at danger requires
the authority of the local operator
[)roa"ly )ut not e,actly equivalent
to the UK semiauto$
%ermissive "ne which does not display a stop aspect3 but is
5ust a distant signal
[-otally "ifferent meaning to the
UK where the term means the
authorisation of a secon" .or
more/ train to enter an alrea"y
occu!ie" )lock section0 generally
for the !ur!oses of cou!ling u!$+
.oods A signal that is provided for movements into
yards and other non-passenger railway.
%assenger trains are not permitted to take the
route.
6ntermediate
7lock Signal
Acts as the section signal for the absolute block
to the ne1t signalbo13 but located far beyond its
controlling signal bo1.
A driver may pass such a signal at
danger on their own authority after
having waited , minutes0
Aspects
Aspect Meaning -omment
'ed Stop here
)ellow -aution3 stop at ne1t stop signal.
*o not necessarily need to start
or continue braking0 this is for the
driver to determine according to
their 8section learning9.
2.7. There is no guarantee that there is
braking to the ne1t signal from the yellow
aspect
*ouble )ellow -aution3 approaching a stop
signal but it is not the ne1t one.
*o not necessarily need to start
or continue braking0 this is for the
driver to determine according to
their 8section learning9.
2.7. The first cautionary aspect encountered
by a driver is guaranteed to give braking
distance to the red0 however there can be any
number of further signals also displaying
double yellow prior to the single yellow before
the red aspect.
.reen :nrestrictive aspect
"verlaps
Signal "#& +;m for < or = aspect signals
>>>> for aspect signal #
semaphore
7lock "#& =;;m in semaphore areas
+?;m where a < aspect colour
light in rear
An overlap can be shorter than
this if directed into a sand-hump
providing the stopping ability is
comparable it can be as short as
@;m or even less.
Aquivalent to 7lock clearing point0 the
distance beyond the acceptance home which
must be clear prior to the signaller being able
to give a 8&ine -lear9 to permit entry of a train
into the block section from the signalbo1 !oe
the 67 signal$ in rear
2ote that in block working3 shunting is permitted within the station area potentially up as far as the
advanced starter but at certain sites can be limited by the presence of a facing &imit of Shunt board
Bnot UK !racticeC. Shunting back signals are provided.
Assentials of 7lock (orking
"nly one train at a time within a single block section
Signaller must obtain a &ine -lear from the ne1t signal bo1 prior to clearing their advanced
starter
A &ine -lear may only be given when both the block and the block overlap are clear of all
trains and other obstructions
The arrival of a complete train is determined byD
a$ proving by a1le counter clear !where provided$3
b$ observation of the &V board !&ast Vehicle$- EEquivalent to tail lam! in the UKC
c$ determined clear after having made a shunting movement.
The capacity of a length of line is constrained by the section that takes the longest to traverse0 this is
known as the 8ruling section9. -apacity can be increased by providing track circuits between the
Advanced starter and an additional signal situated mid section3 known as the 67S F 6ntermediate
7lock Signal. This creates another block section3 that is totally under control of the rear signalbo1 and
the 67S is the entrance signal of the shortened block section to the bo1 in advance and is the section
signal released by its &ine -lear. The 67S has its own permissive signal braking distance prior to it.
"peration in *egraded Mode
%&- F 8%aper &ine -lear9. Gey personnel have pre-printed books similar to raffle tickets that are
printed with a random sequence of 8private numbers90 these communicate by block telephone and
include the e1change of these private numbers which are then recorded as a proof that can be used
later in any dispute that the messages were from the relevant person.
"n S.A 7lock for double lines a non-cooperative release is implemented. The receiving station turns
a handle to change the block status from train on &ine to &ine -losed !the 2ormal status of a block$.
"n S.A 7lock for single lines a cooperative release is implemented0 this requires a sequence of
operations involving both the transmitting station and the receiving station. *epending upon whether
it is a token system or tokenless block operation is slightly different but in either case a relay picks
which bypasses the normal locking controls.
(here there is continuous track circuiting3 operation will be by 7( F Auto 7lock (orking
Alements of 6nterlocking0
Hor a signal to be cleared
+ %oints in isolation Bequivalent in UK terms as !rovi"ing flank or tra!!ingC3 route or overlap are
required to be set and locked3 e1cept that trailing points in the overlap are required to be set but
not locked !does this make sense- wonder if there is a confusion between locking and detection
here....$
&evel crossing closed to road vehicles
< All track circuits !if appropriate for the type of signal$ clear between entrance signal and the end
of the overlap beyond the following signal or the end of the block overlap if applicable.
B*t seems as if *n"ia often uses an a,le counter section to reinforce the integrity even though
a)solute )lock working is retaine" over the )lock sectionC