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NSWR Arm Types & Their Meanings
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Each signal arm has its own meaning, depending on a number of factors.
These include arm size, type & colour pattern, spectacle size and lens colour.

Go to the Shop to buy these signal arms.

home arm distant arm loop arm shunt ahead arm wrong road arm
Mainline
Home/Starter
(SA-1) 		Mainline
Distant
(SA-3) 		Loop
Home/Starter
(SA-4) 		Shunt
Ahead
(SA-5) 		Wrong
Road
(SA-6)


calling on arm upper quadrant arm upper quadrant indicator lens dead end arm
Siding &
Calling On
(SA-7) 		Upper
Quadrant
(SA-8) 		Upper Quadrant
2 colour indicator
(SA-9) 		Left Hand
Dead End
(SA-10)


A signal arm colour chart and painting guide is available for download.
Click on the image below to download the PDF file. (54kB)

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