Background information: The level crossing gates with the text “Wait until the red light goes out...” are used at the guarded railway crossings. These are railway crossings with light and sound signalling. Logical because the text already refers to the flashing lights. We kn…
Background information: Fixed brake shoes are easy to overlook and it doesn't help that they are rarely used these days. Usually they are only seen in workshops and industrial areas that are closed to the public. They are a lot smaller than a regular bumper and are therefore o…
Background information: This relay house, in Den Bosch, has had the original “Telecom Ht” sign on the door again for a few years now. Which, with a little knowledge of the jargon, explains the function of this building, built around 1958. Communication is also very important i…
Background information: This relay house in Den Bosch was built around 1958, when the station was the first in the Netherlands to be equipped with the NX security system. An essential component was the so-called B relay. Developed in the 1930s and used in the Dutch railway syst…
Background information: This relay house in Den Bosch was built around 1958, when the station was the first in the Netherlands to be equipped with the NX security system. An essential component was the so-called B relay. Developed in the 1930s and used in the Dutch railway syst…
Background information: To supply the overhead lines in the Netherlands with 1500 Volt DC, substations are required, which are usually positioned every 7 km apart. These substations were built around the 1960s. The power supply comes from the medium voltage network 10Kv alter…