FACING POINT LOCKING

A paper by O.S. Nock on facing point protection presented to the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers on Feb. 4, 1959, is summarized. The question how far one should go in applying supplementary precautions against irregular movement of power points by using local track locking and/or revised circuit arrangements, designed to give greater security against the effect of faults, is discussed. It is determined that facing points must be made as safe as the latest techniques can make them.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Authors:
  • NOCK, O S
• Publication Date: 1959-2-13

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 176
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 110

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Point demerit systems; Railroad tracks; Railroad yards; Safety; Signaling; Structural design; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches; Track design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Points
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037988
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM