Railway Signal Regulations




(10) Power-worked or Automatic Shunt Signals.—These are of two kinds, Semaphore and Colour Light Signals, and are fixed on the ground. The Semaphore type consists of a rotating disc on which is painted a Red Signal Arm. The indications are: By Day, the Arm horizontal or inclined at an angle of $45^{\circ}$, and by Night a Red and a Yellow Light, thus:

Signal displayed.
By Day : Arm Horizontal
By Night : Red Light

Indication.
Danger—Stop.

By Day : Arm inclined at an angle of $45^{\circ}$
By Night : Yellow Light

Indication.
Road Set—Proceed Cautiously.

The Colour Light Signal gives Light Indication by day and by night, showing either a Red or a Yellow Light, thus:

Signal displayed.
By Day or Night : A Red Light ..

Indication.
Danger—Stop.

By Day or Night : A Yellow Light ..

Indication.
Road Set—Proceed Cautiously.

(11) Trap Point Indicators.—These are set at ground-level and are worked in conjunction with Trap or Derailing Points, and are placed on subsidiary lines to prevent any vehicle from approaching on to interlocked portions of a railway-yard until the route has been set.

The indications are either a Square Red Target by Day and a Red Light by Night, or a Purple Target by Day and a Purple Light by Night, thus:

Signal displayed.
By Day : Red Target
By Night : Red Light

Indication.
Danger—Stop.

By Day : Purple Target
By Night : Purple Light

Indication.
Road Set—Do not proceed until signalled by Shunt Signal or Hand Signal.



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