July 12 n 2 p 71-72: Companies may consider desirability of their conversion of double lines to single tracks; proverbial safety of single lines. July 26 n 4 p 140-142: Brief outline of various arrangements to be found in United Kingdom for control of single lines. Aug. 2 n 5 p 183-184: Greater part of railroads operated by British Empire in South America and other possessions are single tracks and are operated on permissive block system; what system is; permissive working on token systems; uni-directional working. Aug. 9 n 6 p 227-228: Automatic signals for single lines; both-direction working in stations; other permissive systems; token exchangers; controlling starting signal by token. Aug. 16 n 7 p 258-259: Economies that attend working of single lines; staff for pilotman; auxiliary token instruments; saving in trainmen's time and engine power. Aug 23 n 8 p 288-289: Consideration is given to block regulations for single lines. Aug. 30 n 9 p 300 and 311: Shows how flagmen need not be provided on single lines, also why signal towers, signalmen and signals are unnecessary at intermediate sidings. Sept. 6 n 10 p 362 and 371: Brings out fact that suggestion made in Aug. 23 issue of same journal concerning banking engines on double lines is already in operation. Sept. 13 n 11 p 395-396 and 404: Crossings that require no operators; example from Knott End Railway; unattended railroad crossings made noncrossing for fast trains. Sept. 20 n 12 p 436-437: Economies possible from token working are summarized. Sept. 27 n 13 p 466 and p 468: Unusual using of single-line tokens; street railroads crossings running lines; protecting blasting operations; controlling opening bridges. Oct. 4 n 14 p 514 and 522: Problem of switching-out token stations; difference between double-line and single-line practice; train failures during long-section working. Oct. 11 n 15 p 546-547: Arrangements are described that prevent opposing trains being accepted at non-passing token stations; controlling opposing electrical train staffs. Oct. 18 n 16 p 577-578 and 595: Illustrated discussion of layout of stations and passing places. Oct.25 n 17 p 616-617 and 619: Track alterations necessary if sections of double line are converted into single; diagram of double line about 20 mi. in length, showing graphically economies of converting to single-line operation. Nov. 1 n 18 p 675-677: Electric tablet system. Nov. 8 n 19 p 716-717: Various forms of tablet instruments; later tablet instruments; permissive working. Nov. 15 n 20 p 762 and 786: Subsidiary equipment of tablet system. Nov. 22 n 21 p 807-808: Further discussion of tablet system. Nov. 29 n 22 p 860-861: Practices on Great Western Railway; proportion of single line; train staff exchanging apparatus; key occupation system. Dec. 6 n 23 894-895 and 935-936, 14 figs: Tyer's key-token instrument. Dec. 13: Abermule disaster; responsibility of enginemen; control of starting signals by token; token instruments removed to signal boxes.


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    Title :

    The operation of single lines of railway


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Remarks:

    14 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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