There are different kinds of points:
See also:
A note for you Gringo folks: Especially regarding points, US American terminology differs from British terminology, which I am using here. You guys call points a switch. You may look at my terminology page.
The point position indicators are small boxes which can rotate about 90° about their vertical axis. They are either transparently illuminated or equipped with reflectors. The indicators for diamond points do not rotate, instead the white fields are covered by black blinds that hide or uncover the respective fields, or reflective arms are moved appropriately.
Recently light point signals were invented, these are also shown here. At light Wn signals, at least one light (on federal railways, two lights) are flashing while the point is moving or defective.
Einfache Weichen und Innenbogenweichen Normal and curved points | ||||||||||||||
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aspect |
description | ||||||||||||
Wn 1 |
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Gerader Zweig. / Straight track. On
a curved point, the lesser curved track The light signal may also have its lights on the right side. |
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Wn 2 |
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Gebogener Zweig / Curved track left
or right. On a curved point, the stronger curved track.
As far as I know the light signals gives no indication whether the turn goes left or right (methinks this is very useful at Y points...) |
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Außenbogenweichen Y points | ||||||||||||||
Wn 2 |
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Curved track left or right. | ||||||||||||
Doppelte Kreuzungsweichen Double Slip Points | ||||||||||||||
Wn 3 |
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Straight from left to right | ||||||||||||
Wn 4 |
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Straight from right to left | ||||||||||||
Wn 5 |
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Curved from left to left | ||||||||||||
Wn 6 |
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Curved from right to right | ||||||||||||
Gleissperren Derailers | ||||||||||||||
mechanical-front |
Gleissperre ist abgelegt / Derailer is off the track. This does not constitute a permission nor an order to proceed. |
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Rückfallweichen Spring-loaded points | ||||||||||||||
Wn 1 Wn 2 |
example: |
Position indicators like the ones for ordinary points, but orange instead of black background | ||||||||||||
Mit der Ril 301
Bekanntgabe 3 vom 23.4.2010 wurden die Rückfallweichensignale
geändert. Hier die neuen
Signalbegriffe: With communication no. 3 of the Signal Book, dated 23 April 2010, the signals for spring-loaded points have been changed. Here you see the new aspects: |
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Ne 12 | Ankündigungsbake: Signalbegriff am folgenden
Ne 13 prüfen Announcement board: driver has to check which aspect is displayed by the following Ne 13 signal |
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Ne 13a | Überwachungssignal einer
Rückfallweiche: Weiche ist gegen die Spitze befahrbar Protection signal for a spring-loaded point: Point can be travelled facing. |
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Ne 13b | Vor der Weichenspitze anhalten und Befahrbarkeit prüfen. Stop in front of point and make sure that point can be travelled facing, switch the point back and forth if necessary, then proceed at pace rate. Also communicate this fact to the signalman immediately. |
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...dieses sind die alten Begriffe, die möglicherweise noch eine Zeitlang zu sehen sind ...and these were the old aspects, which you may continue to see for some time |
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So 17 | Ankündigungsbake: Signalbegriff am folgenden
So 18 prüfen Announcement board: driver has to check which aspect is displayed by the following So 18 signal |
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So 18a |
Überwachungssignal einer
Rückfallweiche: Weiche ist gegen die Spitze befahrbar Protection signal for a spring-loaded point: Point can be travelled facing. |
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So 18b |
Vor der Weichenspitze anhalten und Befahrbarkeit prüfen. Stop in front of point and make sure that point can be travelled facing. |
At manually operated points, the lever weights are marked with colours giving certain information:
weight colouring | indication |
base position: black half downwards ("Dreck zu Dreck" - "dirt facing dirt") | |
operate only with permission of signalman | |
no default position | |
spring-loaded points | |
points without locking device |
home | additional signals | |
shunting signals | level crossing signals |