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| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 14:14 #44334 | |
jwsetford
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Hi all while im playing SimSig whenever i get a SF i find it hard to find out what signal has failed andwhich aspects have failed as this is all it says on incident control panel is something like this; 00:00:01 signal failure detected in the wotton bassett jn area why cant it be something like this?; 00:00:01 signal 45 has its red and yellow aspects failed. Josh Log in to reply |
| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 15:07 #44338 | |
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AndyG
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I presume it's because that's the style of message given in real life.
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| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 15:09 #44339 | |
Peter Bennet
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I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a message from someone, in which case more detail might be appropriate, or just a "SimSig" alert - as it were. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 15:17 #44341 | |
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Rickurd
128 posts |
I would say that most of the time its easy to discover which signal has failed, and if its a large area, say Saltley it might be harder to find if it specified a signal number, and you might get distracted trying to find it.
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| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 15:42 #44344 | |
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Colourlight
117 posts |
At March East where I work we have a several Signal Alarms. Each Alarm applies to several signals and if there is a "first filament failure" for example the alarm will sound and it can be cancelled by a switch. When the signal concerned changes to another aspect the alarm will sound once more to indicate there is no longer a first filament failure which can be cancelled by the switch which is moved back to the "normal" position. However to determine which aspect of which signal has a first filament failure requires observing the passage of trains through the affected area and waiting for the alarm to sound. There is also a flashing red light to indicate which alarm is ringing.If a signal,s red aspect fails completely, a "black" (blank) signal, then the indication for that signal in the signalbox also goes out and the first stop signal in rear of it will stay at red. March East is a Lever Signalbox and a different arrangement probably applies in a Panel Signalbox.
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| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 16:05 #44345 | |
headshot119
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Croes Newydd North Fork has a set of five "filament failure" lights, as well as a cancel button, however only three out of the five narrow the failure down to a specific signal, the other two narrow it down between groups of two or three signals respectively.
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| Signal failures 05/05/2013 at 20:44 #44347 | |
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Danny252
1461 posts |
Pretty sure Exeter West's Up Homes bracket is all on one alarm - that would be a fun total of 8 lamps which could have failed (assuming the distants are only indicated to Middle box).
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| Signal failures 06/05/2013 at 00:02 #44351 | |
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vontrapp
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When the S&T rewired Agecroft Jcn, all of the Seimens indicators were 'out'; either the wrong voltage or wrong bulbs! Just like when the DMU's had bulbs instead of tail-lamps; couldn't tell if the trains were complete. No signalman sent 4-5 or 9 though; this was the begining of the riddance of class 9's and catch-points too. Log in to reply |