RAILWAY SIGNALS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1930, Page 7

RAILWAY SIGNALS

THE GREEN LIGHT.

WANGANUI, .7line 17

“It is three years since this association first approached the .Railway Department with a request that tfie green light signals at level crossings >e done away with,” said Mr F. J. Hill, secretary of the Wang i. i u Association to-day, commenting i n the Christchurch crossing smash and Hie probability of confusion as a result of the use of the green light. “One of our members was fined for crossing flio line,” Mr Hill proceeded, “and as a result we wrote to the district In, (he manager on October 15, 1927, asking that the green light or flag, which meant safety to the train and danger to motor traffic, be replaced by something which showed red to the p> Li.r," On October 26 in the same year the association was advised that nc ingome nts were in hand to intrj.f'iee a special signal lamp at level crossings protected by manual signals.” So far nothing had been done, Mr Hi 1 stat.,!

On April 17, 1929, Mi* Wyvern Wilson S.M,, had definitely Stated when dealing with an offending motorist that the green light system of manual signals at level crossings was most unsatsifaotory. Following that the Wanganui Automobile Association had forwarded a remit to the North Island' Motor Union’s half-yearly meeting asking for a red light to be shown to the public and a green to the train.' That was carried unanimously, the'de-, partment advising “that'it was looking into the.matter.” , .' ' The same problem was referred to at the annual conference of the Motor Union at Auckland in August, 1929,

I when the president’s report stated that Mr Sterling, General Manager of Railways, had shown the executive of the Union a lamp designed to be used at dangerous level crossings in busy thoroughfares. The feeling at that Auckland conference was that the matter had been practically settled, Mr FI ill said.

Fluctuations or the ourrent as experienced locally, do not effect to any great extent the All Electric Majestci Radio set. A ballast tube overcomes this 'annoying condition and also protects 1 the set against excessive, voltage and the resultant burning l , out of transformers. Ring ’phone 112 and arrange for a demonstration. L. 8. Ross, Majestic agent for Westland.— 10. ■: