View from the Cab - Redfern to Central under signals

6 car 'R' set - Empty Cars to Central.

I am on the Up Local approaching Redfern station at about 4:30am. I am under signals so I approach the platform slowly. As I go through the platform I look for the 'Guard Indicator' which is that bright blue light about 3/4 of the way down the platform. It's on so that tells me that the signal at the end of the platform that I can't see yet is not displaying a Stop indication.

As the signal comes into view, I see that the "Low Speed" is displayed. Thats the small green underneath the 2 reds.

As I go past the signal I start to slow as I know that the next signal will be at stop.

I stop shord at that signal and wait for the Tangara that is coming out of Sydney Yard to cross in front of me and onto the Down Local Line.

Once it's clear, we get a "Caution" on the signal and off I go again. The next signal is showing a "Low Speed" so we continue crawling along at about 20Kph under the Overpass and again stop at the next signal.

"Low Speed" and off I go again. I see the signal ahead of me changes to a "Medium" (Green over Yellow) so chances are I'm going to turn-out at the next signal.

Sure enough, as I come over the top of the Flyover, I see that there is a train on platform 17 and that the next signal is showing a turn-out (Top Yellow). Slow down to 25Kph for the points and I cross over to the Up Surburban and into Platform 16 at Central.

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[melbournetraindriver]

Great video! I notice you CityRail guys don't use headlights at night. They'd hang us down here for that!

[Kedumba]

A lot of the Older Trains, Like the S Sets and R sets don't even have Headlights!!! Makes it kinda hard to use :-) When we do have them we usually keep 'em off in busy areas as more of a courtsy, stop blinding the drivewrs comming the other way.

[Roadrunnerz45]

what are they 2 sets of lights?

[XboxJT1]

At central the signals on the north side of the station, are they supported by the gantry?

[Kedumba]

If I remember correctly, it was Ex Flemo empty to Central

[Scrige]

if there is an obstruction on the tracks, I'm certain that the signalers would stop the train concerned.

[robertgift]

Why NO headlights?!

Headlights could always be dimmed or turned off.

Thought I noticed that some steam locomotives had no headlights.

I'd like to see ahead, looking for any problems; obstructions or trees across the tracks, etc. - not that by the time any are seen, one could stop quickly enough.

But at least one could start braking.

South of Denver, Colorado USA, where a road closely parallels a track, engineers kindly dim their headlights where they would blind drivers.

[wamaweur]

In the Netherlands we have 1 Green, 1 yellow, and 1 red. Some signals have a box with white lights for showing a number (max speed).

Possible signals:

Green, Blinking green, Blinking green + number, Yellow, Yellow + number, Blinking yellow, Yellow + blinking number and red.

example blinking green: watch?v=0qpNtJBOoh8

Example Yellow + blinking number (was a signal test) watch?v=EGBRt4vFLW8

[CityrailSteve]

Probably from Mactown sheds

[ihate66]

In the UK if its compulsary to have headlight on day or night if the light fails then its 20 mph max and out of service at next depot

[plasmadriver]

Its an empty car movement.

Kedumba, from which centre was this from?

eg: Maintrain, Flemo?

[pilipinokid4400]

What service was the train doing?