Chullora was a busy job in those days Trackfast and the Elcar branch plus all the mainline traffic to and from Flemington, Enfield, Sefton off the South, Many times than I care to remember Enfield Yard was congested mainly on Night shift and we usually blocked back on the South from Sefton and it was a crawl by trains coming off that Deep South much to the Bain of crews who rightly so were annoyed but blocking back from Enfield we often copped toots and mumbling over the WB not our fault but it’s how congested things were in Enfield Yard, Being qualified for 27 signal boxes in the Metropolitan Sydney basin I loved Chullora but my favourites were Enfield North and Enfield South where I was appointed to 39 RTR for 14 years, Other guys hated Enfield but I loved every minute, One for all the diesels I photographed but also the boxes and the Crews I made lifelong friends with, For me great days. Thanks for watching.
There is a diagram of the lever pull order for each route past the signalbox next to the track diagram. Generally the sequence is reverse facing point lock, set points, restore facing point lock, reverse signal lever. Depending on the length of the rodding and the number of dependent interlocking tappets, reversing a lever could require a fair amount of strength. The pivot point of the lever is below the floor, which isn't ideal because the amount of travel is quite limited. Central European double wire operation with turnover levers is superior in this regard.
Great stuff John! So much gear to do it mechanically , compared to relays! Then compare a room of relays to a rack of computer interlocking! . No character left in signally today. You saw the good days I think. Thanks for the tour. Cheers Gregg.
Brings back memories, was an Enfield driver at this time and used to go through this area just about daily.
Chullora was a busy job in those days Trackfast and the Elcar branch plus all the mainline traffic to and from Flemington, Enfield, Sefton off the South, Many times than I care to remember Enfield Yard was congested mainly on Night shift and we usually blocked back on the South from Sefton and it was a crawl by trains coming off that Deep South much to the Bain of crews who rightly so were annoyed but blocking back from Enfield we often copped toots and mumbling over the WB not our fault but it’s how congested things were in Enfield Yard, Being qualified for 27 signal boxes in the Metropolitan Sydney basin I loved Chullora but my favourites were Enfield North and Enfield South where I was appointed to 39 RTR for 14 years, Other guys hated Enfield but I loved every minute, One for all the diesels I photographed but also the boxes and the Crews I made lifelong friends with, For me great days. Thanks for watching.
BRILLIANT TO SEE ACTUAL SIGNALLING OF REAL TRAINS AND ALL THE MECHANISM TOO. NOW ON EARTH DID THEY REMEMBER THE SEQUENCES OF LEVERS TO PULL ?
There is a diagram of the lever pull order for each route past the signalbox next to the track diagram. Generally the sequence is reverse facing point lock, set points, restore facing point lock, reverse signal lever. Depending on the length of the rodding and the number of dependent interlocking tappets, reversing a lever could require a fair amount of strength. The pivot point of the lever is below the floor, which isn't ideal because the amount of travel is quite limited. Central European double wire operation with turnover levers is superior in this regard.
Absolutely brilliant, thanks for sharing this.
All but extinct here in the States sadly. But good to see a few still in service in other parts of the world!
Mind bogglingly complex but totally fascinating.
I suppose it’s like anything, once you know how it all works it’s probably as straight forward as driving a car
Great stuff John! So much gear to do it mechanically , compared to relays! Then compare a room of relays to a rack of computer interlocking! . No character left in signally today. You saw the good days I think.
Thanks for the tour.
Cheers Gregg.
Pure Nostalgia! Awesome video mate 😎👍
Love it. Please if you have anymore like this of anything NSWGR, please upload them. Would be great to see more like this.
Brilliant!
Wauu increíble sistema de señalizacion y de cambio de vías analógico me sorprende la presión del sistema .
Very COOL !!!! Love that stuff !!
Are the point rods heavy to pull
Some were especially if they were manual ones
why do the operators use a cloth to pull the levers?
When the top of the levers are cleaned if a lever cloth isn’t used the moisture from your hands rusts them quickly
@@johnmiller5664 Thanks.