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by mckenzie
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:35 pm
Forum: The real world
Topic: Spare Levers
Replies: 4
Views: 38604

Thanks Roger, I built Manuka's interlocking machines, built over 200 of them now, send a few to britain, and I haven't been committed to the loonie bin yet. If anyone can tell a mechanical interlocking bod who is not a computer nerd how to post pictures, I would show a few of my machines. Tony[/img]
by mckenzie
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:31 pm
Forum: The real world
Topic: facing point locks
Replies: 3
Views: 33930

In Victoria they had four methods, "Out both Ways", FPL Reverse locked points Normal or Reverse, "In Both Ways" FPL Normal locked points each way, "Out One Way" FPL Reverse locked points either in Normal or Reverse position, and "In One Way", same deal. I don'...
by mckenzie
Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:43 pm
Forum: The real world
Topic: Levers with black and white stripes?
Replies: 9
Views: 54720

The 'lever' in a higher interlocking is normally the same paint scheme, i.e., black and white, but if its released from a switch panel, in Victoria it is black with a blue band, in N.S.W. it it is plain blue, and most other places it is white with black on it 'somewhere'.
by mckenzie
Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:56 pm
Forum: The real world
Topic: Spare Levers
Replies: 4
Views: 38604

Spare Levers

They were painted white. Tony
by mckenzie
Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:25 pm
Forum: The real world
Topic: Gate Locks
Replies: 1
Views: 20869

Gate Lock Levers

In Australia, level crossing gates worked from a signal box were known as interlocked gates. There were two levers provided to do this, the gate lever, which was a rack under a gear assembly with a gate wheel attached, and a gate stop lever, which was the interface between the gate apparatus and the...