RAILWAYS TO HAVE SAFETY-APPARATUS.
automatic scheme to BE USED IN BRITAIN. A great step forward in the direction of automatic safety on railways has been taken by one of the main lines in Britain. The Great Western Railway is to spend £250,000 on new safety apparatus. The ear is to aid the eye of the enginedriver as he peers at the signals toward which he speeds. The sounding of a siren in his cab is to warn him w’hen he is approaching a signal at “Danger,” and, if he fails to apply his brakes, mechanism on the track will pull up his train before it reaches the next stop signal. On the other hand, a bell in the cab -will ring when the signal shows “Line clear,” and this will be of great help during fogs and bad weather. The automatic apparatus by which the sound signals and brakes are to be operated consists of a 40ft ramp fixed between the rails, and connected electricallv with a switch on the lever in the signal-box. There will be fixed on 2300 engines a contact shoe, an eleptri-cally-controlled brake-valve, combined with a siren, and an electric bell.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19271, 7 January 1931, Page 7
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