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   HAL to hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com   
   Re: "Proceed" signal--difference at home   
   03 Mar 16 20:27:04   
   
   From: HAL@hal.invalid   
      
   In article <14c3780d-c6ea-4ce1-b1b7-f86251aaad1f@googlegroups.com>,   
    wrote:   
      
   > For a green over red, (Rule 281 Clear--Proceed), does it make any   
   > difference if the signal is a home signal at an interlocking, or a   
   > block signal with a number plate?   
   >   
   > The illustration in the NORAC book showed only a signal head without   
   > a number plate.   
   >   
   > Can I presume "normal speed" is defined in the employees timetable   
   > for that particular stretch of track and particular type of train?   
      
   Rule 281 is -Clear- Proceed at Normal Speed. There is no difference,   
   home signal, interlocking signal or automatic block signal (number   
   plate).   
      
   Normal Speed is the Maximum Authorized Speed for a track.   
      
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