SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 03/2025
The distinction between station and open lines: a necessity or obsolete?
Inventions in safety technology – especially those used to secure vehicle movements – have had a lasting impact on the way that railroads are operated. As a result, a clear differentiation between station and open lines has become established in German railroad operations. Technical progress in track-free detection has now rendered this distinction obsolete. With the introduction of new and innovative safety technology, the question of the applicability and future viability of the currently applicable operating rules, which are mainly contained in Operations Rule Book 408, is increasingly arising....