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For suburban networks signals will go to danger if the rail breaks and interrupts the track circuit
by mission_failed 4y ago
For suburban networks signals will go to danger if the rail breaks and interrupts the track circuit
- bombcar 4y agoBreaks are "easy" to find, the problem would be buckles where the track is still "connected" but it is one rail is no longer equidistant from the other rail.
- iggldiggl 4y agoOnly if track circuits are used in the first place. Modern installation tend to prefer axle counters, and even with track circuits some designs use only one rail for the track circuit and therefore wouldn't be able to detect breaks in the other rail.