Bell Codes

Question 1

Call Attention

Answer 1

1

Question 2

Express passenger, breakdown train or light engine going to assist disabled train

Answer 2

4

Question 3

Ordinary passenger, mixed train or breakdown train NOT going to clear the line

Answer 3

3-1

Question 4

DMU

Answer 4

3-1-3

Question 5

Auto Train

Answer 5

4-1-3

Question 6

Empty coaching stock

Answer 6

2-2-1

Question 7

Express freight or ballast train, partly fitted with the automatic brake operative on half or more of the vehicles

Answer 7

3-1-1

Question 8

Express freight or ballast train, partly fitted with the automatic brake on a 1/3 or more of the vehicles

Answer 8

5

Question 9

Express freight or ballast train, partly fitted with more than 4 braked vehicles next to the engine and connected by the automatic brake

Express freight or ballast train, with a limited load of vehicles NOT fitted with the automatic brake

Weed killing train

Answer 9

1-2-2

Question 10

Express freight or ballast train NOT fitted with the automatic brake

Answer 10

3-2

Question 11

Light engine or engines coupled

Answer 11

2-3

Question 12

Engine with 2 or less brake vans

Answer 12

1-1-3

Question 13

Through freight or ballast train not running under class C, D, E or F

Answer 13

1-4

Question 14

Mineral or empty wagon train

Answer 14

4-1

Question 15

Freight, mineral or ballast train stopping at intermediate stations

Answer 15

3

Question 16

Freight, ballast or tampering machine requiring to stop in section

Answer 16

2-2-3

Question 17

Trolley requiring to stop in section

Answer 17

2-1-2

Question 18

Train entering section

Answer 18

2

Question 19

Cancelling

Answer 19

3-5

Question 20

Last train incorrectly described

Answer 20

5-3

Question 21

Warning acceptance

Answer 21

3-5-5

Question 22

Train out of section or obstruction removed

Answer 22

2-1

Question 23

Blocking back

Answer 23

3-3

Question 24

Release token

Answer 24

5-2

Question 25

Token replaced

Answer 25

2-5

Question 26

Engine assisting in rear of train

Answer 26

2-2

Question 27

Engine with 1 or 2 brake vans assisting in rear of train

Answer 27

2-3-1

Question 28

Obstruction danger

Answer 28

6

Question 29

Stop and examine train

Answer 29

7

Question 30

Train passed without tail lamp to box in advance

Answer 30

9

Question 31

Train passed without tail lamp to box in rear

Answer 31

4-5

Question 32

Train divided

Answer 32

5-5

Question 33

Shunt train for following train to pass

Answer 33

1-5-5

Question 34

Train or vehicles running away

Answer 34

2-5-5

Question 35

Opening of signal box

Answer 35

5-5-5

Question 36

Closing of signal box

Answer 36

7-5-5

Question 37

Testing instruments and bells

Answer 37

16

Question 38

Transference of tokens

Answer 38

4-4-4-4

Question 39

Home signal defective

Answer 39

2-8