What’s the ‘clearing point’ or ‘fouling point’ or ‘fouling mark’? What is ‘overlap’?

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The clearing point is the point ahead of a stop signal up to which the track must be kept clear of obstructions in order for a train to be accepted from the rear of the signal. In most cases this is with reference to home or outer home signals guarding entrance to station limits from a block section. The distance from the stop signal to the clearing point is the overlap (also overrun, or clearing distance). The overlap is usually about 400m or so with lower-quadrant or 2-aspect signalling, and 180m with modified lower-quadrant, upper-quadrant, or MACL signalling where warners or distants protect the approach to the stop signal. No trains may be parked to the rear of the clearing

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