Route book
The route book , also the operating point book or from the end of 2015 officially as local guidelines for the train crew (öRil Zp) , now again referred to as information for the route book , is a document in the railway sector . As a rule, it is available on every locomotive and contains all the important information about the operating points of a particular district. The route book is neither to be equated with nor a substitute for the book timetable . The names mentioned refer to DB Netz AG as the main owner of the rail network in Germany. At other railway infrastructure companies (EIU) and in other countries, other names for these or similarly structured documents are also possible.
While the book timetable contains all the information that is important for the implementation of train journeys, such as speed limits and signal locations with kilometers, the route book contains additional information about individual tracks or track areas (e.g. lengths and inclinations ) in stations and other operating points, responsible signal boxes and dispatchers as well Special features to be observed, e.g. B. in relation to signals or switches . Such information plays a role in train stations, especially when performing shunting runs , but it can also be relevant for train journeys.