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    Thread: Point Machines used in UK
Post: RE: Point Machines used in UK

Hi Jerry & Peter, I have attached my collection of ground lock pictures on different types of point machines used in LUL. Regards, Saraswathi Penneru
Saraswathi Points 25 240,585 25-07-2011, 05:00 AM
    Thread: Point Machines used in UK
Post: RE: Point Machines used in UK

Thanks Peter....This notes is really useful & making more sense. Regards, Saraswathi
Saraswathi Points 25 240,585 04-07-2011, 04:50 AM
    Thread: Overlap sharing
Post: RE: Overlap sharing

Peter, Shared overlaps, are they equivalent to phantom overlaps? I was going through one of discussion in this forum and found the topic on Phantom Overlaps and the reply given by you, where overla...
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 5 30,989 09-02-2011, 03:55 AM
    Thread: Overlap sharing
Post: RE: Overlap sharing

Thanks for the detailed response Peter. This concept came into light when I read about this overlap sharing in the IRSE news magazine of January (article on NSW signalling principles) where it was men...
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 5 30,989 09-02-2011, 12:28 AM
    Thread: Changes in Module 3 for 2011
Post: RE: Changes in Module 3 for 2011

Thanks for the information Peter....
Saraswathi Studying for Mod 3 3 21,888 08-02-2011, 06:53 AM
    Thread: Point Machines used in UK
Post: Point Machines used in UK

Hi, Q1) Can anyone explain the types of point machines used on the main line and underground of UK, when & why? Q2) Occassions where we use trailable, non-trailable and High thrust point machine...
Saraswathi Points 25 240,585 08-02-2011, 01:27 AM
    Thread: Overlap sharing
Post: Overlap sharing

Can anybody explain: What is overlap sharing? When can we share the overlaps and when we can't?
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 5 30,989 08-02-2011, 01:19 AM
    Thread: Difference between Soft Call and Hard Call of points
Post: Difference between Soft Call and Hard Call of poin...

Could anyone explain me the difference between Soft Call and Hard Call of points?
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 1 16,532 08-02-2011, 01:14 AM
    Thread: Is approach release fail safe?
Post: RE: Is approach release fail safe?

The reason why i have started this debate is: The concept of "Approach control" is to mainly reduce the train's speed to a certain extent by keeping the signal at red/yellow. But this is achieved ...
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 9 57,558 05-03-2010, 03:24 AM
    Thread: Is approach release fail safe?
Post: Is approach release fail safe?

Hi guys, An interesting debate on "approach release"...... We approach release the signals to reduce the train speeds to a reasonable extent. But..... "Do you think approach releasing the sig...
Saraswathi Principles Queries etc 9 57,558 12-01-2010, 07:57 PM