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by Atlanta
Fri Apr 02, 2021 2:15 am
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: Flat crossing
Replies: 2
Views: 24649

Used at Luebeck, Schleswig–Holstein, Germany until around 1910 when the railway tracks had been removed from street level crossing. The 1100 mm narrow gauge electric Tram crossed the 3 in 1435 mm of standard gauge railway tracks onto a level street crossing in angle of 90°, the frog of one left h...
by Atlanta
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: English Turnouts
Replies: 1
Views: 4515

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Historical Photo from grand opening of the new Lübeck Union Station at the former Prussian Province and now German Federal State of Schleswig–Holstein on May 1rst 1908, unknown Photographer, copyright has allready expired
by Atlanta
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:32 am
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: Baeseler Single or Double Crossing Turnout
Replies: 0
Views: 4823

Baeseler Single or Double Crossing Turnout

Baeseler Double Crossing Turnouts are known in central, continental europe as single or double slip (diamond) crossing with outside the blade installed slip blades. The Baeseler Single or Double Crossing Turnouts need more space than the shorter "English Turnouts". It have 4 levers to con...
by Atlanta
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: ½ English Turnout
Replies: 0
Views: 11313

½ English Turnout

½ English Turnouts are known in central continental europe as like single slip (diamond) crossings. The slip blades are inside the crossing diamond. It has for levers but mostly two of them combined by mechanismn, so that from two directions only the dirictly crossing is available and the other tw...
by Atlanta
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: English Turnouts
Replies: 1
Views: 4515

English Turnouts

English Turnouts are known in central, continental europe as double slip (diamond) crossings with inside the diamond built slips. It has 4 turnout levers but mostly two of them combined be mechnismn, so that in ground position the directly crossing is possible to use und onto diverging route the ou...
by Atlanta
Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:27 pm
Forum: Anything but Signalling
Topic: New Member
Replies: 0
Views: 9281

New Member

Hey Ya'll, I am missing a section where new member can write something about theirself. Me I am Ingo from Lübeck in northern Germany and me I am interested in Railway Signalling and Interlocking of the past. Here in fermany the railway signalling and Interlocking is very interesting and it gave sev...
by Atlanta
Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:33 pm
Forum: Words & Phrases
Topic: Mixed train
Replies: 1
Views: 17123

Mixed Train = Gemischter Zug

A Mixed Train = Gemischter Zug is known in german spoken countries as PmG or GmP. PmG = Personenzug mit Güterwagen = Passenger Train with Freight or Goods Cars, like Holiday Trains with additional Automobil Cars in their end of train. In the past Epochs or Eras Passenger Trains delivered Express Fr...