02-01-2023, 05:38 AM
You will, of course, know that the majority of the railway system in this country works on a single line.
So there are no accidents the railways divides the single line into sections and only one train is permitted on one section at a time. Each train is given, by radio, a track warrant that gives that train permission to be on that section. That means that collisions are almost impossible. So I wonder why each train has a flashing red light on the rear of the last carriage on the train? There should not be another train anywhere near that train so does it really need a red flashing light?
Perhaps someone can tell me why that is necessary. I'd be interested to know the reason why.
So there are no accidents the railways divides the single line into sections and only one train is permitted on one section at a time. Each train is given, by radio, a track warrant that gives that train permission to be on that section. That means that collisions are almost impossible. So I wonder why each train has a flashing red light on the rear of the last carriage on the train? There should not be another train anywhere near that train so does it really need a red flashing light?
Perhaps someone can tell me why that is necessary. I'd be interested to know the reason why.