Comments on: Testing High Capacity Signalling at Epping

By: And it's over - two weeks of buses on the Sunbury line - Waking up in Geelong

And it's over - two weeks of buses on the Sunbury line - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:57:06 +0000

[…] end result – High Capacity Signalling equipment for terminating trains at […]

By: Comparing Crossrail and the Metro tunnel – Daniel Bowen

Comparing Crossrail and the Metro tunnel – Daniel Bowen — Sat, 28 May 2022 04:31:13 +0000

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By: Railway signals | Thoughts and ramblings – 2022

Railway signals | Thoughts and ramblings – 2022 — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:45:02 +0000

[…] a new signalling system is being installed along the nearby railway line. Apparently only specially fitted trains […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:31:59 +0000

In reply to Paul Westcott.

Here is a New York City Subway video on how moving block signalling works.

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:31:14 +0000

In reply to Tim. I suspect they'll do something similar to what they do now, but with just more trains - shortworkings from Westall to West Footscray, with services beyond those points being limited to the headways already possible with fixed block signalling.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:10:30 +0000

Hi. What do you think that it means for future timetabling if HCS is only being installed between Westall and West Footscray. Will they run additional shuttles between these stations, or will HCS allow the Pakenham trains to run express through a few stations like Murrumbeena, Hughesdale and Carnegie, or will it allow for both of these things. Maybe 6 Pakenham, 6 Cranbourne, 3 shuttles, 3 VLine to start off with.

By: Paul Westcott

Paul Westcott — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:36:44 +0000

Put simply, moving block signalling is similar to the way cars move on roads, except that its controlled by computers rather than just relying on drivers. It’s equivalent to maintaining a “safe driving distance” between moving vehicles on a road.