The Austrian Railway Group :
Signals

Signalling is a key part of a railway lines. here we concentrate on the physcial signalling devices.

the ARg is fortunate to have amongst us Alan Mackie, whose professional role is in this arena, and as well as contributing to these pages has authored our guide to signalling. His added comments are in hover titles.

ArRG member Alan Mackie, author of our ARG Signalling Booklet and a professional in the industry, has added hover tiles.has added

Note specially :- (a) white border round signal backplate denoting signal is a protection signal and braking distance to next signal may be short. (b) red-white-red stripe on signal mast to assist drivers in locating signal where they may be required to stop (c)
Schutzsignale ( No direct UK equivalent term) at Zell am Zee.Signals protect convergence of 3 station tracks and control movements of trains and shunting movements up to group starting signal ( in LH background) 		Note specially :- (a) signals are Bauart 82
Ausfahrsignale ( UK - Starting signals) at Kitzbuhel
Note specially :- (a) axle counter reading heads (3) attached to LH rail (b) Indusi inductor [ UK - AWS] on outside of RH rail
Vorsignal [Distant Signal] (Innsbruck Hotting signal Z) displaying the aspect "expect next stop signal at proceed with 60 km/h speed restriction&qot Note specially :-
Note :- (1) Indusi [UK - AWS] inductor outside RH rail (2) Yellow/black &quotRaise snowplough" and &quotLower snowplough" signs at either side of signal (to protect Indusi inductor) . Signs are turned to the side for the summer period!
Vorsignal Distant signal A at Kirchberg im Tirol showing "Caution - expect next main signal at Stop" 		Note :- (1) Red/White/Red strip om signal mast denoting main stop signal (2)
Hauptsignal mit Lischgeschwindiheitanzeiger
Platform starting signal H1 at Wörgl, type Bauart 82 showing "Proceed with 90 km/h speed restriction over turnout area.

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