I just received my November 2004 Modern Railways Magazine from England. There is a 4-page article P. 58-61 entitled: "Switzerland's Taktfahrplan and its...
Markus, can you give me a short summary of this SBB press release. I understand that the EuroZUB is a train protection system, but what is its relationship...
... I think it is more important to give a short introduction in train protection systems in use in Switzerland: 1. Signum: simple magnetic system giving a...
Got it now, I had thought that ZUB 121 and Signum were different names for the same thing. So the problem is that many control cabs are not ready to receive...
... I have. Boat Luzern to base. Train to top, cable car down other side, bus back to Luzern. One ticket. That's what I call integrated transport. John....
Hello Came across this webcam as a result of discussion on another e mail group and though it might be of interest. The webcam is based in the Hotel across the...
... and it has an extensive archive over more than one year full of pictures and you you can get this archive also on (currently 3) cdroms from me Manfred ...
Modern Railways are raking over very old ground. I well remember their article years ago entitled 'Taktfahrplan Birmingham'. If I recall, the conclusion then...
... correct ... What makes a system being Digital? I would say, even Signum was Digital, althogh initially restricted to a simple Boolean value: warn the ...
... Malcolm, There is an article about the Sperry 200 in Sperry's 2002 newsletter at http://207.6.98.40:8282/rockwood/insight.php3 It describes the 200's...
... As a visitor I have been amazed at the extent of coordination and interconnection among the many transport providers in Switzerland. There seems to exist...
... No, that makes it Analog. ... Yes I understood that Signum would be the basic system, while ZUB would be the add-on where you need to indicate more...
The November issue of Today's Railways has an 11-page article (Pages 20-30)
on the TGV Est Line being built in France. It describes how TGV timings
between...
The article I mentioned in Modern Railways does describe how the
Taktfahrplan was conceived. Also, there was a 2-part article on the same
subject in the May...
... 1/2-hours! ... Not difficult, as the TGV to Zürich is a contrived affair and is no quicker in real terms than the old TEE Arbalète which ran diesel ...
... Bern - Paris is much faster with TGV. But I agree, it wasn't the best idea to bring the TGV to Zürich to replace Arbalète . Markus, Gürbetal, near Bern...
In einer eMail vom 04.11.04 05:58:46 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt ... - Oensingen - Balsthal - Sonceboz - La Chaux-de-Fonds - Chavornay - Orbe -...
... I agree, but Sonceboz - La Chaux-de-Fonds is not exactly a line, rather a part of a line ... that begins in Biel - where ZUB is installed. ... and...
Hi all I use the above subject line because I reply to both topics in that digest Regarding train control would someone mind pointing me towards an explanation...
... I am a bit worried about your question. In a recent post I explained Signum and John explained us that this is an anlog system. Now, actually, that's all....
... Before I will say something about this, I am interested to hear what your impressions are. What does, in your eyes, make the Swiss system being (and...
It can be expected that Re 474 (Siemens ES 64 F4) and Re 484 (Bombardier Traxx) will pull trains in regular freight service soon, as they now have approval for...
... While I did not make the original statement/question, just three observations. 1. At Zurich HB a few years ago I was on a train to the airport. Around 15...
... and John explained us that this is an anlog >system. ... Hmm, perhaps I mis stated the question. It's the magnetic brakes on Swiss bogies I am referring...
... O.k. that's just a magnetic brake, nothing of a safety system (except for the degree in which each brake is a sort of safety system ;-) )... ... Yes, there...
... I'll add my 2 cents worth. It is good being able to plan a journey knowing that connections of two to five minutes will be normally made as opposed to the...
... Electric Magnetic Track Brake: Electric magnetic track brakes are used as an additional emergency brake. Some railway regulations demand or recommend an...
... My eyes are only those of one American traveler, so I am sure I miss much operational and technical coordination "behind the scenes." The Swiss railway...
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