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Dunstan Times, Issue 3333, 9 August 1926, Page 2

Though we have grown accustomed to the red and green signal lights on the railways, these colors have not always hold the field. Years ago yellow was largely used. Now it : s to be reintroduced on the Great Western Railway in Great Britain. Distant signals, which gve drivers of trains earlv waning of the necessity ftr otherwis(> in pull up when approaching a station or .inaction, are to be painted yellow, and yellow lights at night wdl replace red tor the “caution” indica•ion. green lights continuing to be used for the ••lino clear” nos tiou. ’('ms practice lias already been adopted on the main line between Paddington and iSontball. and. this year (me distant siignals_ as far as Bristol and B'nningImni will he similarly dealt with.