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Old 17th July 2008, 12:42 PM   #14 (permalink)
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On 17 Jul, 13:48, "Clive D. W. Feather" <cl...@on-the-
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> Actually, the big issue was the triangle west of London Bridge, which
> was double track. The problem was that each leg was about the same size
> as the trains, so you couldn't hold trains on the triangle.
>
> [In fact, one signaller's mistake could result in a deadlock with three
> trains stopped because the rear of another one was fouling its route.]
>

Surely something which could be prevented with appropriately placed
signals and adequate locking.
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