Childhood Memories of Our First Home made Firecrackers

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Used to set the track dets when we were working in Train order sections not train control (signals)work on the track points or if the signals were down while we were working on them they went at a set distance away from us think it was 500M for the first lot the spacing was 100M between the sets in this sequence which the locomotive will hit first;
1 det - to alert the driver there are workers ahead and to begin to slow down and alert us - space - 2 dets - again to warn us the train is getting closer the driver to bring the train further down 3 dets - space - the train must be under control at this point so it can stop quickly and us to be clear of the rails had 300M before they got our position.

We had the train schedule so work was carried out between units so we did not have to set the dets again get the job done between trains then pick up your dets & go home some noobs forgot a set one day and the rail depot manager tore them to pieces as the train driver did not know what to think had happened because it was night time.
Bright orange & about 2" in dia good enough to wreck your hand