Engineering Standard Signals Practices and Configuration ESG 007 GLOSSARY OF SIGNALLING TERMS Version 1.5 Issued June 2013 Reconfirmed 02 July 2019 Owner: Chief Engineer, Signals & Control Systems Approved Warwick Allison Authorised Warwick Allison by: Chief Engineer by: Chief Engineer Signals & Control Systems Signals & Control Systems Disclaimer Engineering Standard This document was prepared for use on the RailCorp Network only. RailCorp makes no warranties, express or implied, that compliance with the contents of this document shall be sufficient to ensure safe systems or work or operation. It is the document user’s sole responsibility to ensure that the copy of the document it is viewing is the current version of the document as in use by RailCorp. RailCorp accepts no liability whatsoever in relation to the use of this document by any party, and RailCorp excludes any liability which arises in any manner by the use of this document. Copyright The information in this document is protected by Copyright and no part of this document may be reproduced, altered, stored or transmitted by any person without the prior consent of RailCorp. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 1 of 90 RailCorp Engineering Standard — Signals — Practices and Configuration Glossary of Signalling Terms ESG 007 Document control Version Date Summary of change 1.0 Replaced SC 00 11 00 00 TI Glossary of Signalling Terms 1.1 July 2008 Addition of terms. "Uncontrolled when Printed" added to Footer. 1.2 September 2009 Terms added or updated: Working sketch, Locking table, Locking diagram, Track plan, Track insulation plan, Control table, Box diagram, Signalling plan, Circuit book, * Indicator diagram. 1.3 May 2010 Application of TMA 400 format. 1.4 22 August 2012 Term for railway detonators changed to "Rail Track Signals". 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HOWEVER if the ‘Document control’ page carries over to a second page separate pages must be used for ‘Contents’ and ‘Document control’ If there are no changes or they are so minor that they will fit in the above table delete this table and its heading. © RailCorp Page 2 of 90 Issued June 2013 UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Version 1.5 RailCorp Engineering Standard — Signals — Practices and Configuration Glossary of Signalling Terms ESG 007 Contents 1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................19 2 Glossary of terms..................................................................................................................19 ABSOLUTE BLOCK ................................................................................................19 ACCEPT LEVER .....................................................................................................19 Accreditation ............................................................................................................19 ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM (ATCS) .................................................19 ‘A’ LIGHT .................................................................................................................19 Alterations................................................................................................................19 Analysis 19 ANNETT KEY ..........................................................................................................20 ANNETT LOCK........................................................................................................20 Apparatus ................................................................................................................20 Apparatus Function Test..........................................................................................20 APPLICATION LEVEL [ATP]...................................................................................20 APPROACH CLEARING .........................................................................................20 APPROACH LIGHTING...........................................................................................20 APPROACH LOCKING ...........................................................................................20 AREA OF CONTROL ..............................................................................................20 Aspect Sequence Test.............................................................................................20 AUTOMATIC NORMALISATION OF CATCH-POINTS ..........................................20 AUTOMATIC RECLEARING ...................................................................................21 AUTOMATIC ROUTE NORMALISATION...............................................................21 AUTOMATIC ROUTE SETTING .............................................................................21 AUTOMATIC SIGNALLING SYSTEM .....................................................................21 AUTOMATIC SWITCH BOX....................................................................................21 AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION (ATO)...............................................................21 AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION (ATP).............................................................21 AUTOMATIC TRAIN REPORTING .........................................................................21 AUTOMATIC TRAINSTOP SYSTEM ......................................................................22 AUTOMATIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION (AVI) ....................................................22 AUTOMATIC WARNING SYSTEM (AWS)..............................................................22 AVAILABILITY .........................................................................................................22 AXLE COUNTERS ..................................................................................................22 BACK LIGHT ...........................................................................................................22 BALISE 22 A transponder on the track that can transmit signalling information to onboard ATP equipment (also see ‘Transponder’).BALISE GROUP ....................................................................................................22 BALISE LINKING.....................................................................................................23 BALISE TRANSMISSION MODULE .......................................................................23 BALISE TAIL CABLE...............................................................................................23 BALISE LOCAL CABLE...........................................................................................23 BALLAST RESISTANCE.........................................................................................23 BEACON23 © RailCorp Page 3 of 90 Issued June 2013 UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Version 1.5 RailCorp Engineering Standard — Signals — Practices and Configuration Glossary of Signalling Terms ESG 007 Bell Continuity Test..................................................................................................23 BERTH TRACK .......................................................................................................23 BI-DIRECTIONAL SIGNALLING SYSTEM .............................................................23 BLOCK INSTRUMENTS..........................................................................................23 BLOCK POST..........................................................................................................23 BLOCK SECTION....................................................................................................24 BLOCK TELEGRAPH SYSTEM..............................................................................24 BLOCK WORKING..................................................................................................24 BLOCKING ..............................................................................................................24 BLOCKING FACILITY .............................................................................................24 BLOCKING, FIELD ..................................................................................................24 BLOCKING, NON VITAL .........................................................................................24 BLOCKING, VITAL ..................................................................................................24 BOARD, ADVISORY SPEED ..................................................................................24 BOARD, CAUTION..................................................................................................25 BOARD, CLEARANCE............................................................................................25 BOARD, LIMIT OF SHUNT .....................................................................................25 BOARD, PERMANENT SPEED ..............................................................................25 BOARD, STOP ........................................................................................................25 BOARD, WARNING.................................................................................................25 BOLT LOCK.............................................................................................................25