Railway Signalling Principles of Interlocking and Standards

Railway Signalling Principles of Interlocking and Standards Interlocking: Means an arrangement of signals, points, and other appliances, operated from a panel or from a lever frame, so interconnected by mechanical locking or electrical locking or both that their operation must take place in the proper sequence to ensure safety. Essentials of Interlocking  * It shall […]

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Railway Signalling Concept of Overlap and Isolation | Overlaps | Block Over Lap (BOL) | Signal Over Lap (SOL)

Railway Signalling Concept of Overlap and Isolation | Overlaps | Block Over Lap (BOL) | Signal Over Lap (SOL) Concept of Overlap and Isolation:- Every stop signal by its indication to the driver controls the movement of train upto the next stop signal as the next stop signal will control the movement beyond it. Hence […]

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Railway Signalling Site surveys

Railway Signalling Site surveys

Railway Signalling Site surveys Site surveys-1 * Site surveys are to be conducted to assess the status of various equipment to list out the requirements for replacements/modifications/improvements to the system wherever necessary. * Survey to be requested in case new locations/cases/REBs are proposed * Survey is required where new track side equipment is proposed. Site […]

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Correlation

Network Rail Design Process |Correlation|Correlation waiver

Network Rail Design Process Source Records * Source Records are the documents necessary for producing any design. * The source record should show the state of the current infrastructure. * It may be in the form of CAD files, Data files, or Negatives(NR/L2/SIG/11201/Mod-A8). * There should be one “Master Record” which is on white paper with […]

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SURELOCK POINT S

RAILWAY SURELOCK POINTS

RAILWAY SURELOCK POINTS RAILWAY CLAMPLOCK GROUND LOCK     CLAMPLOCK CONTROL CIRCUITS (L.H. TURNOUT) CLAMPLOCK ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS   CLAMPLOCK DETECTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS   CLAMPLOCK DETECTION CIRCUIT (L.H. TURNOUT) * Normal detection: The BX feed enters the right hand unit on terminal ‘E’, passes through the right limit switch first and then through the left switch […]

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