intallonabile Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I have an old photo of Remagen stellwerke (Oberwinter with 4 tracks) where only Bad Godesberg side has bi-directional block working. In this photo signals for train coming towards Sud on left track in Oberwinter in each directions are only presents in track 303. But if track 303 is simply used for train direct to north on left track why this "complication" for the opposite side. It was more simple to put a signal on track 304 so to recreate the same situation that is present in Neuer Weg . Why Oberwinter "gleisplan" is not as Neuer Weg ? situation in both cases is the same, or not ? Thanks for the reply Diego
signalsoftRC Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 why Oberwinter is "limited" in routes is simple: to save cost. One main signal (with no bells and whistles) alone is around 100.000 Euro, including connection to signal box... it's just more economical to have less signals... (why place signals EVERYwhere, where you need them only once every 5 years or so... that's the only reason.
intallonabile Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 Same thing in Italy Now. Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Spa (our Db Netz Ag) has a plan for 2010-2012 to cancel 250 switch on main lines so to trasform about 60 stations with signal box ................... From Bahnof (Bf)....to Hp. And when a train is broken in line is impossible to remove it and others trains have at minimum 45/60/90 minutes late !!! Ciao Diego
signalsoftRC Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 Yeah... I hear you. But: how many times in a year does a train brake down on the "worst spot on the line"? It's not that many times a year, when at all... So it's acceptable that, IF it happens once every 3-5 years... that trains are delayed then. The cost for a delayed train are way less than the upkeep of all the rail infrastructure. So the best way to tackle those long delays if a train breaks down is to prevent that train breaking down at all! And that's what you see happening right now with new rolling stock: they build in much more redundancy to "keep it moving".
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