Plant for signal and security technology in Berlin

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The VEB work for signaling and safety systems Berlin (WSSB) was a state-owned industrial company in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

Logo of the WSSB

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Because of the great need for railway safety technology, a merger of several state-owned companies (VEB) took place in 1951/1952. This affected VEB Gaselan, VEB Weinitschke, VEB Elektro-Signal- und Maschinenbau Halle (Elsima), and Signalbau Potsdam-Babelsberg.

VEB Signalbau Berlin was created, which was merged with VEB Fernmeldewerk Treptow on July 1, 1953 to form VEB Plant for Signal and Security Technology (WSSB) Berlin.

From then on it was the only production facility in the GDR for signaling technology and interlockings .

In 1992 the WSSB was integrated into Siemens Verkehrstechnik , now Siemens Transportation Systems .

Products

Track diagram signal boxes

WSSB-GS II DR signal box in Arendsee (Altmark)

Designs for the Deutsche Reichsbahn :

Route principle:

  • GS I DR since 1955
  • GS II DR since 1958

Track plan principle:

  • GS II Sp 64 b since 1969
  • GS III Sp 68 since 1974
  • GS III 8030 since 1990

Control box:

  • GS II A68

Industrial railways:

  • GS I IB
  • GWS 56
  • GS II IB
  • GS II Sp 64 a (for industrial railways)
Crossed out WSSB- Hl-Signal in Arendsee (Altmark)
  • GS II Sp 64 c (for the Berlin subway )
  • GS II Sp 64 d (export version)
  • GS III 8010, 8012

automatic route block:

  • AB 1 63 (with predecessor types, based on the pre-war types of the Berlin S-Bahn)
  • AB 2 64, 66 and 67 (for double-track lines)
  • AB 70 (universal block for all conceivable applications)

Track vacancy detection systems as track circuits and axle counters.

Signals

Including

Crossing safety systems (old name)

VEB WSSB also manufactured safety systems for level crossings , abbreviated “WÜSA (old) / BÜSA (current)”. Call barriers were also included .

  • eVs 63,
  • eVs 63b, electrical full barrier systems, can also be used as call barriers,
  • Hs 64, (train operated half-barrier or stop light system, then Hl 64)
  • Hs 64b, Hl 64b (long-term standard design)
  • Hs 64 automatic, for use on routes with an automatic route block, there is a station and a route variant,
  • Hs 64c, Hl64c, completely new development with type III relay and full barrier drives.

Stop light systems in WSSB types differ from half-barrier systems only in the lack of barrier drives. These were easy to retrofit.

Equipped operating points

The following operating points, among others, were equipped with WSSB interlocking technology:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Track diagram interlocking type GS III 80 **. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .

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