Last wheel replacemnent

[Peter]

Dear All,

In depot, it is last wheel replacement. What procedures or ways to prevent another second train follow and go into the route which is for the first train.

Thank you

Very good question.

I am not aware of any specific rules that are laid down from a signal engineering point of view. All yard and depots would be a set of instructions for the operator or shunter and this would cover the nature and number of moves that are allowed. I recall that there was an operations rule about locos detached from the rear end of a train in a terminal platform not being allowed to move forward until the train in front had moved and the driver had seen the signal return to danger, so I would assume that the depot operational rules cover the same sort of thing.

I'm sorry that this is not much help, but maybe someone with a bit more operations experience will be able to assist.

Peter