banner repeater

English

A banner repeater at Bath Spa station, just before a curve.

banner repeater (plural banner repeaters)

(rail transport, UK) A type of railway signal which shows the aspect of a signal ahead of it, normally used in a situation where the main signal is hidden from view, for instance where there is a curve in the track.
- 2020 December 30, David Allen, “Unusual signals...”, in Rail, page 64:
  Banner-Repeater signals tend to be provided in locations where drivers receive insufficient warning of the main signal, thereby effectively increasing the sighting distance for the main signal.