Other Signs (not being signals)

Fahrtanzeiger
(Front)
Fahrtanzeiger (Rückseite)
(Rear)
Fahrtanzeiger / Proceed indicator:

Is usually mounted below a platform roof, when the next signal is not visible when passing the platform.
When lit the station exit signal shows a proceed aspect.

zp9bedienung.gif (1160 Byte) Marks the box on the platform containing the activation switch for Zp 9 departure signal.
Hektometertafel Hektometertafel (Hectometer board): This is not a signal but an indicator giving your position on the line. These boards are placed every 200 m. On multiple-track lines the boards are to the right of the lines and every 1000 m the board is placed on both sides. This one reads 136.8 km. camera.gif (1065 Byte)
Kennzeichen für Notbremsüberbrückung The orange boards inform the driver that he is approaching a tunnel.
Should the passenger emergency brake be operated, the driver must override it and proceed with no more than 160 km/h until the end of the tunnel.
Signalfernsprecher This board is mounted to the boxes containing the signal telephones. (Fernsprecher - German for 'telephone')
zugfunk.gif (1090 Byte) Zugfunktafel (train radio board). Tune into given train radio channel.
LZB-Block LZB-Blockkennzeichen / Cab Signalling Block Marker. Marks the block boundaries for cab signalling. A train stopped by an LZB (non-emergency) halt will stop here.
lzb_bereich.gif (1019 Byte) LZB-Bereichskennzeichen / Cab Signalling Section Marker. Marks the begin of an LZB-enabled line or the begin of a different section.
Ungültigkeitskreuz This cross fixed at or over a colour light signal, semaphore signal, or any other signal device marks this as temporarily void.

 

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