Background information: Signs indicating "touching live wires dangerous" were hung mainly at levels crossings. The sign then hung on a often metal structure above the road. There seemed to be no real standard for the construction and therefore differed per level crossing. Althou…
Background information: Gauze windows occur in places where people can relatively easily get close to the catenary. These gauze windows are found on viaducts where the track runs underneath. Sometimes gauze windows can also be found in places where unqualified maintenance perso…
Background information: Gauze windows occur in places where people can relatively easily get close to the catenary. These gauze windows are found on viaducts where the track runs underneath. Sometimes gauze windows can also be found in places where unqualified maintenance perso…
Background information: ATB ev stands for Automatic Train Control Enhanced Version. This system is deployed since 2008 to supplement the existing ATB system. The beacons are always located to the right of the right rail, with the long side parallel to, and almost tightly against…
Background information: Eurobalises are beacons for train traffic. Balise is the French word for beacon. The French word is used to make it easier to distinguish this type of beacons from other beacons that one encounters in the railway world. These balises are always in the cen…
Background information: In addition to the rail-bearing concrete plates, the concrete level crossing plates are most commonly used in the Netherlands for making a level crossing. The concrete crossing plates are often used in combination with streets consisting of concrete…
Background information: Concrete cable trays are used where data cables, electricity cables or gas pipes enter the surroundings of the maintenance path and/or the ballast bed. This can be anywhere, but cable trays are especially common on railway yards, viaducts and near sound …
Background information: Concrete cable trays are used where data cables, electricity cables or gas pipes enter the surroundings of the maintenance path and/or the ballast bed. This can be anywhere, but cable trays are especially common on railway yards, viaducts and near sound …
Background information: Concrete cable trays are used where data cables, electricity cables or gas pipes enter the surroundings of the maintenance path and/or the ballast bed. This can be anywhere, but cable trays are especially common on railway yards, viaducts and near sound …
Background information: The level crossing gates with the text “pay attention to train” are used at the unguarded railway crossings. These are railway crossings without light or sound signals. With a few exceptions, which have a white and red flashing light from around 2018. …