I am glad you enjoyed my site. I have 1 photo of a signal with the targets
on the right however this signal is to the left of the track. In our era the
normal position for a signal was to the right of the track. If the signal
had to be on the left it was noted in the timetable. I am speculating that
the signal target was mounted to the track side of the mast.
Brian Clogg
Cariboo Western Railway
http://www.CWRailway.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Turner" <sfturner@xxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:55 PM
Subject: RE: RE: [cpsig] What side of mast for signal target
Thanks for looking that up Brian……….certainly enjoyed viewing your site!.
Guess I will after the first signal I have already made stick to targets on
LHS of mast . I was dumb founded because when I looked at the rule book
they were on the right…………that being said the old UCOR rules state either
side but the left seems more logical. Obviously some reason for when they
are on the RHS of mast. Steve……..Port Alberni
From: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Brian Clogg
Sent: November 26, 2013 1:10 PM
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: RE: [cpsig] What side of mast for signal target
Good idea. I looked through my scanned slides from the 70's and 80's and
found 7 showing signal heads to the left and non to the right. All photos
were from BC.
Brian Clogg
Cariboo Western Railway
http://www.CWRailway.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: sutherail@xxxxxxxx
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:37 AM
Subject: RE: RE: [cpsig] What side of mast for signal target
I took a quick look through my slides that had already been scanned, coming
from the 1969-1975 period. Very few had signals in the background, so the
small sample size could easily be unrepresentative. For masts there
appeared to be more signals mounted on the LHS (looking at the target) than
RHS, but there were examples of both. I could not discern any obvious
reason for using one over the other. If they were mounted on bridges or
cantilevers, RHS of the post seemed more common.
I only noticed one picture of a mast with staggered heads so will refrain
from any comment on those.
John
---In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <sfturner@...> wrote:
Thanks Don.So if the lights are in line vertically you can have the targets
RHS or LHS of the mast. What would determine what side of mast you position
them? Is there shall we say a default side?. Upon more reading etc I found
out to since I model to mid 60s I should be using UCOR rules not CROR rules.
Do you have a quick summation as to when use interlocking or block type
signals………..i am a bit confused on interlocking terminology? This is very
indepth subject and being an old fart I am getting a bit flustered. Thanks
for your help its greatly appreciated.Steve
From: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don
Thomas
Sent: November 25, 2013 10:53 PM
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [cpsig] What side of mast for signal target
Position of the signal lights on either side of the mast does not affect
signal aspects, so long as they are all on the same side. What does matter
is when there are two lights which are staggered. When in this position, two
red lights mean the signal is permissive and indicatse STOP AND PROCEED.
When the lights are aligned vertically then two red lights mean the signal
is absolute and indicates STOP (i.e. stop and stay).
Don
From: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
sfturner@...
Sent: November-25-13 8:46 PM
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [cpsig] What side of mast for signal target
Guys i have been fumbleing my way through the CROR aspects for signal lights
making some model signal lights.I was using the 2007 trackside guide for
location of targets on mast.For instance rule 405 shows green and red target
below and above each other on the RHS of mast yet when i look at other
material this rule and others shows targets on the LHS of mast. What am i
missing here and need to know?. I noticed a few of the materials i was
researching showed targets on opposite sides to the 2007 guide and other
materials i was reading. Not sure and do not want to assume that targ ets
vertically placed can be placed either left ot righthand side of mast. I
think i am missing some info here. .Thanks for any insight to my question. I
have gone and made one stand with vertical aspects ot targets on the RHS of
the mast and dont know if thats correct.Thanks steve
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