Where should the train stop when approaching a fixed stop signal?

Where should the train stop when approaching a fixed stop signal?

• A. After the signal
• B. Before any part of the movement passes the signal
• C. At the signal post
• D. At the next interlocking

Answer: (B)

When approaching a fixed stop signal, the train must halt before the signal so that no part of the movement passes the signal while at danger. This ensures you don’t enter the next block or interlocking without proper authority and you can observe the signal or obtain clearance before proceeding. Stopping after the signal would mean passing it at danger, which is not allowed. Stopping at the next interlocking would skip the required protection, and stopping exactly at the signal post isn’t the required stopping point if the signal is still at stop. So the correct procedure is to stop before any part of the movement passes the signal.

When approaching a fixed stop signal, the train must halt before the signal so that no part of the movement passes the signal while at danger. This ensures you don’t enter the next block or interlocking without proper authority and you can observe the signal or obtain clearance before proceeding. Stopping after the signal would mean passing it at danger, which is not allowed. Stopping at the next interlocking would skip the required protection, and stopping exactly at the signal post isn’t the required stopping point if the signal is still at stop. So the correct procedure is to stop before any part of the movement passes the signal.