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Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum > Records

ELECTRIC STAFF SAFE WORKING INSTRUMENT

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Overview

Electric Staff Safe Working Instrument employed at WAGR Railway Stations on single line tracks to prevent head-on collisions between Locomotives.

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Registration number

cwa-org-56-1990.11

Item type

Material

Inscriptions and markings

No 4962

Keywords

Western Australian Government Railways

Narrogin Railway Station

Geat Southern Railway

Statement of significance

Electric Staff Safe Working Instrument employed at WAGR Railway Stations on single line tracks to prevent head-on collisions between Locomotives.
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Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Public Location

Museum Room 2

Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum

Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum

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