On 08.06.17 20:36, Recliner wrote:
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On 08.06.17 16:55, Recliner wrote:
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On 08.06.17 13:18, tim... wrote:


"Graeme Wall" wrote in message
news On 08/06/2017 01:02, Basil Jet wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40189937

In the diary.

you really have to go on the first day

tim



I'll likely visit sometime in the autumn.

Has anybody here ever ridden the line in its entirety? It doesn't have
any sort of wayside signalling, does it?

Given that the original trains were unmanned, what would be the point of
wayside signalling?

There were some manned, battery-powered trains, however. If there was a
curve in the line that would obscure the line of sight and another train
were stopped beyond the curve?

I'm assuming the battery locos only ran when the automatic trains were not
running (ie, when track power was off).


Also worth noting that the trains could obtain speeds upwards of 35 miles.

The trains were stopped and started by turning the
power off and on on the section of track they were travelling on.

Did power supply from the track feed into a relay for the trains' brakes?

Not quite.

Quote:
The trains brakes are held off by electromagnets whilst its receiving power
and on the move, but when it hits a dead section of track the train brakes
are automatically applied and held on by large springs.

That's what I actually meant.


What would happen if another, unmanned train were on the track ahead?

The battery loco presumably wouldn't have been running on track sections
occupied by service trains.

Got it.

No, nothing like that. It's just a short demo loop.

What then are the plans for the remaining sections? AIUI, they have
maintained them.