Richard J. wrote:

Or you could have repeater signals in the correct direction and a sign
visible from the cab saying STOP in the wrong direction. Oh, they
had those already, so what makes people think another sign would work?

When we discussed this in June (thread at http://tinyurl.com/2v5qcb
), there was a rumour that there was a fixed red signal next to the
STOP sign, but it had been bagged over.

My photo of the site at which is at
http://rjnews.fotopic.net/p42305755.html does indeed show what looks
like a bagged object. It's also just visible in the photo of the
STOP sign in the AAIB report, though no mention is made of it. They
say in paragraph 109 that it would not be worth the cost of
installing a trainstop with a signal, but they don't comment on
whether a fixed red signal without a trainstop would be better than
an unlit STOP sign. My feeling is that this would be a better
solution than painting the headwalls in distinctive colours.

Would a sign such as that one be a reflective material like a road sign, or
just painted normally? As Tom has suggested, maybe red 'cats eyes' might
stand out more, and be cheaper to install than a fixed light, I suppose
whatever was done the cleaning requirement would be similar?

Paul S