It was used for the controler to tell the driver the train was ready to depart.
He first close the door, except one, goes to the box, open it and press a button. It then turn on a signal (light) next to the main signal (in view of the driver), goes back to the train and closes the last door.
So the driver can go.
So the driver had to wait the main signal to be green (track is free, switches are in good position, etc), and this little signal (passengers on and off is over).
Look like railroad signal control boxes
Not used a lot anymore but it allows train crew to ask for departure from the platform, use break check signals and departure authorization
To my understanding train conducters can press a button if a train is ready to leave and it will send a request to the railway management system (the guy who controls the signals, whatever that is called in english)
There is more buttons and im guessing its for different types of requests.
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These here are out of business and not needed anymore. A relict from the past, used at a time where there weren’t any mobil phones to communicate with each other. Only the huge stations still have them in use.
They are or were used for testing brakes on the carriages or train. Also informing the dispatcher that the train is ready to go, so he/she can open the signal when the time has reached for the train to depart. Then there is another function in the orange box, which signals the engine driver, he can depart from the station.
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Free Ovomaltine treats inside
Free paprika dispenser
That’s where the gnomes that control the rail signals live.
They help enrich the beautiful architecture in the background.
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It was used for the controler to tell the driver the train was ready to depart.
He first close the door, except one, goes to the box, open it and press a button. It then turn on a signal (light) next to the main signal (in view of the driver), goes back to the train and closes the last door.
So the driver can go.
So the driver had to wait the main signal to be green (track is free, switches are in good position, etc), and this little signal (passengers on and off is over).
Look like railroad signal control boxes
Not used a lot anymore but it allows train crew to ask for departure from the platform, use break check signals and departure authorization
To my understanding train conducters can press a button if a train is ready to leave and it will send a request to the railway management system (the guy who controls the signals, whatever that is called in english)
There is more buttons and im guessing its for different types of requests.
Solothurn, my love, I miss you
These here are out of business and not needed anymore. A relict from the past, used at a time where there weren’t any mobil phones to communicate with each other. Only the huge stations still have them in use.
They are or were used for testing brakes on the carriages or train. Also informing the dispatcher that the train is ready to go, so he/she can open the signal when the time has reached for the train to depart. Then there is another function in the orange box, which signals the engine driver, he can depart from the station.
It’s where SBB keeps all their secrets/s
Free Ovomaltine treats inside
Free paprika dispenser
That’s where the gnomes that control the rail signals live.
They help enrich the beautiful architecture in the background.
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