MODERN RAILWAY SIGNAL
, The Great Western Railway of England has decided to equip its chief ( lines and 2000 of its locomotives with , a new and wonderful system of signalling. Jn future the safety of a I train will not depend upon the quickI noss of the driver’s eye in detecting , a signal that is against him, or of his hand in applying the brakes in case or 1 need. The engine itself will heed the warning signal and will apply its own ’ brakes. Jn the vicinity of each signal a third rail is some four inches above tho level of the others. Hanging below the loconiitive is a spring contact shoe which touches tho rail as the train passes over. Should the signal bo at danger, electrical impulses pass into tho cab of the locomotive, for lhe shoe is lifted by tho third rai' and closes a 1 switch. A bell rings in tho cab and 1 the brakes aro applied automatically. I
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19310624.2.96.12
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 147, 24 June 1931, Page 9
Word Count
163MODERN RAILWAY SIGNAL Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 147, 24 June 1931, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.