THE FIRST FULLY MODIFIED AUTOMATIC HALF-BARRIER LEVEL CROSSINGS.

THE FIRST FULLY MODIFIED AUTOMATIC HALF-BARRIER LEVEL CROSSINGS ARE NOW COMING INTO OPERATION ON BRITISH RAIL. THE INSTALLATION AT RIPE, SUSSEX, ONE OF OVER 200 THROUGHOUT THE U.K. WHICH WILL BE MODIFIED BY ABOUT THE END OF 1970, IS SHOWN. NEW FEATURES INCLUDE AN AMBER LIGHT TO GIVE WARNING OF THE IMMINENT OPERATION OF THE RED FLASHING STOP LIGHTS AND LOWERING OF THE BARRIERS; AN EXTENDED TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN THE START OF THE WARNING AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE FASTEST TRAIN; THE ANOTHER TRAIN COMING SIGN; EMERGENCY PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONES; AND, ON THE ROAD APPROACHES, LARGE SIGNS INSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS OF LARGE OR SLOW VEHICLES TO USE TELEPHONES BENEATH THE SIGNS TO PHONE SIGNALMEN FOR PERMISSION TO CROSS. /ARTICLE/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 5, 269P, 1PHOT
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Barriers (Roads); Flashing traffic signals; Red interval (Traffic signal cycle); Telephone; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Flashing red
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225877
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 7 1970 12:00AM