Saltleyman
Member
Now is the time of year when drivers encounter the worst railhead conditions.
In AB signalling areas a gradient profile is included on the signalbox diagram board so the signaller knows where gradients exist and there steepness.
And as a retired driver I wondered if signallers in IECC/PSBs have access to gradient profiles for the sections they control?
My reason for asking this is the times I have been stopped on a steeply rising gradient to be told of poor railhead conditions and have had great difficulty restarting a heavy train when the previous controlled signal was on a falling or less restrictive gradient and common sensew would have been to stop me at that signal ?
In AB signalling areas a gradient profile is included on the signalbox diagram board so the signaller knows where gradients exist and there steepness.
And as a retired driver I wondered if signallers in IECC/PSBs have access to gradient profiles for the sections they control?
My reason for asking this is the times I have been stopped on a steeply rising gradient to be told of poor railhead conditions and have had great difficulty restarting a heavy train when the previous controlled signal was on a falling or less restrictive gradient and common sensew would have been to stop me at that signal ?