Reuter said he could not comment on whether poor judgment, problems with the rules or lapses in applying them led to the death last Friday of Kurien Baby, 57, a lighting worker, or the death the day before of Joy Antony, 41, who tested the fixed signals along the tracks.
32.
The "'Roland System 100 "'was an analog semi-modular synthesizer ( having an internal fixed signal path that could be overridden by plugging patch cables into the front of the synth ) manufactured by Japan's Roland Corporation, released in 1975 and manufactured until 1979 . It consisted of the following products:
33.
As train speeds increased, it became increasingly difficult for enginemen to see hand signals given by the policemen, so the railways provided various types of " fixed signals " to do the job, operated by the policemen, or signalmen as they soon became known ( it is due to this that British railway slang still names signalmen as " Bobbies " ).