Railway signals in Sweden
The railway signals in Sweden , which are used in Sweden , are based on the signal images of the shape signals . Nowadays only light signals are used together with the ATC system . The speed restrictions due to the signal images only apply to vehicles without ATC. The cab signaling usually allows higher speeds.
Form signals (Semafor) are no longer included in the current signal book. They are only found on museum railways and very occasionally on branch lines. A rare example of this is the Moskosel station on the inland railway .
Swedish shape signals are similar to the German ones, except that they are set up on the left side of the track and therefore the wing points to the top left in the no-travel position.
Main signals
Main signals follow each other with a distance of at least 800 m and a maximum of 3000 m. If the following main signal is more than 3000 m away, this is announced via a separate distant signal .
| signal | Importance for vehicles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| without ATC | with ATC | ||
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Red light | Stop! Driving past only with the permission of the dispatcher or when shunting with an additional shunting signal . | |
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A green light | Drive at 80 km / h | Travel at 80 km / h or after signaling the driver's cab. |
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Two green lights | Attention! Drive at 40 km / h. Approach the following signal with caution, it can say "Halt!" demonstrate. | Attention! Travel at 40 km / h or higher after signaling the cab. Approach the following signal with caution, it can say "Halt!" demonstrate. |
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A green light over a blinking green light | Drive at 80 km / h, wait for a stop! | Travel at 80 km / h, even higher after signaling the cab. Wait for a stop! |
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A green light over a blinking white light | Driving at 80 km / h, expect driving at 80 km / h! | Travel at 80 km / h, even higher after signaling the cab. The next signal shows "driving at 80 km / h". |
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One green light above two blinking green lights | Drive at 80 km / h, expect a drive at 40 km / h! | Drive at 80 km / h even higher after the driver's cab signaling, expect to drive at 40 km / h. |
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Three green lights | Drive at 40 km / h, short driveway. There may be another train 250 m behind the signal. | |
Pre-signals
The distant signals are at a distance of about 1000 to 1200 m from the next main signal.
| signal | meaning | |
|---|---|---|
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A blinking green light | Wait for a stop! |
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A blinking white light | Expect to drive at 80 km / h! |
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Two flashing green lights | Expect a ride at 40 km / h! |
Web links
- Järnvägsstyrelsens trafikföreskrifter - Signaling regulations of the Swedish traffic inspectorate Trafikstyrelsen (pdf, Swedish). (PDF) Archived from the original on August 28, 2010 ; Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
- Signals and sign boards / signs (detailed) on järnväg.net (Swedish)
- GUSTAF WELIN: SIGNAL AND FORMING REGULATION ARRANGEMENT. In: Project Runeberg , Statens järnvägar 1856–1906. Historisk-teknisk-ekonomisk beskrifning, Del 2. Bana och byggnader. JÄRNVÄGSSTYRELSEN, p. 488 , accessed November 18, 2014 (Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Line book of the Inlandsbahn. (PDF) In: IBF 64: 1. IBAB, June 25, 2009, p. F1 , archived from the original on December 28, 2011 ; Retrieved January 5, 2017 (Swedish).
- ↑ Line book of the Inlandsbahn. (PDF) In: IBF 64: 1 Ver. 2. IBAB, October 21, 2013, archived from the original on January 31, 2012 ; Retrieved January 5, 2017 (Swedish).