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RAILWAY INDUSTRY TRAIN PLANNING LEVEL 2 TRAINING. Module 3 – Signalling Principles. Signalling and Planning Headways. The provision of signals determine the minimum interval between (a) subsequent trains on the same line and (b) between conflicting trains at a junction.
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RAILWAY INDUSTRYTRAIN PLANNINGLEVEL 2 TRAINING Module 3 – Signalling Principles
Signalling and Planning Headways • The provision of signals determine the minimum interval between (a) subsequent trains on the same line and (b) between conflicting trains at a junction. • As planners we increase the minimum time so that we plan for following trains to run on ‘green’ signals – the Planning Headway
Signalling Terminology - 1 • Types of Signals • Block Section • Track Circuit Block • Absolute Block
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Signalling Terminology - 2 • Permissive Working • Single Lines • Bi-directional Lines • SIMBIDS (Simplified Bi-directional Signalling) • Single Line Working
No 6 Goods (Motorail) R561 Pilot Line R255 R577 Up Goods R567 Down Goods 779 780 R153 Platform 10 a 775 b R151 Platform 9 Up Rlf a 781 b R251 773b 773a Dn Rlf R526 Platform 8 R253 Platform 6 R571 a 785 b Up Relief 777 a 776 b R530 R524 R53 a 786 b Platform 5 LOS Down Relief a 772 b a 787 b a 784 b R57 R51 R128 R134 Up Main Up Main (Through) R534 a 788 b a 771 b R522 Down Main Down Main 791 Platform 4 R383 R49 T R36 R28 790 800 798 Platform 4A R381 Platform 4B Up Southern Up R332 Down Southern Down R328 Reading East