Railway Signalling and Operations
Railroad Signaling and Operations

These pages are a comparative survey of railway signalling throughout much of the word. While each country has its own practise, in many cases it is appropriate to group based on common historical roots.

This page is very much under construction. For now, very old pages are being restored. Eventually, the ASCII graphics wiill be converted to figures and example photographs of signals and aspects will be added.

1. British and American roots
   • B. British signalling: BR, CIE, QLD, IR
   • A. American and Canadian signalling: NORAC, GCOR, CROR, etc.
   • I. Italy: FS
   • J. Japanese signallling: JR
2. German roots
   • G. Germanic signalling: DBAG, DB, DR, DRG, ÖBB, CFL, SBB
   • N. Nordic signalling: SJ, VR, NSB
   • E. Eastern European and Russian: DR, PKP, CD/CSD, SZD
3. French roots
   • F. French signalling: SNCF, RENFE, CP
4. Other European systems
   • Belgium: SNCB/NMBS
   • Netherlands: NS
   • Denmark: DSB

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