Talk:Signalling block system

Safeworking/signalling topic organisation

I have posted my thoughts on the organisation and coverage of safeworking matters in Talk:Railway signalling#Safeworking/signalling topic organisation. Philip J. Rayment 11:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Proposed move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved.  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 01:05, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

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I propose moving this article to "Signalling block systems" as it's a generic-sounding title that doesn't favour any country's terminology. This is part of a bigger plan to overhaul the structure of railway signalling articles (see discussions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains). –Signalhead ^< T > 23:42, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Damn. Missed this. Safeworking is not the same thing as "Signal Block Systems" or whatever THAT means. Safeworking encompasses a lot more than just signalling. Looks like I'll have to start the article again... --Michael Johnson (talk) 04:04, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

This is awful!

This is a truly appalling article. Nowhere does it actually define what signalling blocks actually are. And then it rolls out a random collection of signalling and operating methods. Some of which have absolutely nothing to do with block signalling. This article as it currently is doesn't seem to know or understand what it is actually about! The main railway signalling article gives a much more coherent explanation. I would propose that this article be totally re-written from scratch! G-13114 (talk) 01:16, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

• The article wants to be talking about something that in North America is often called Movement Authority, although Method of Operation is also seen. Signaling Block System is actually a pretty good name as all railroad methods of operation involve the use of blocks except for running at slow speed on sight. This concept has always been taken a bit more seriously in the UK and because there are so many more types of block operation in service there I have left it up to that crew to be in charge of this page. Remember block systems comprise a superset that includes railroad signaling. Many block systems don't include any sort of signaling at all.Sturmovik (talk) 12:46, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
  • It definitely needs a definition of what it is actually about at the very least! G-13114 (talk) 00:37, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Moving block

This section requires cleanup. Moving block has nothing to do with braking distances or operating on sight. It's about movement authorities that aren't limited to specific points but continuously move with the preceding train using that train's position reports to determine which sections of the track are free. --PhiH (talk) 06:03, 21 April 2021 (UTC)