12-31-2018, 12:56 PM
(12-31-2018, 09:47 AM)Canard Wrote: At some crossings, and under certain conditions, operators are requested to treat the crossings as "Island Only" - meaning there is a problem with the detection circuit, and they are to approach slowly and active the crossing via the redundant inductive loops right at the crossing itself. This is not normal practice and will be rectified before the start of service.
I’m curious why it is called “Island Only”. And just to be clear, do I understand correctly that this refers to a situation in which the only train detection is right at the crossing, meaning the train has to creep up near the crossing, activate it, and then wait for it to be activated before proceeding, rather than the usual situation where the crossing is activated in time for the train to continue through at speed?
Also it seems weird that the road crossing has gates, while the next crossing, right near the station platforms, seems to have only flashing lights.