Dispatching in Remagen: Difference between revisions

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Before you get your approval to run the service on a signal box, you need to find out about the local characteristics. After training as a general trainee signalman, dispatchers were always paired with a person skilled in the signal box. This chapter is the brief introduction to the area. Read it carefully. It contains very important information.

The text is "peer to peer" written as if you are in the signal box, the first day after training.

Have a more detailed look at the Remagen panel here.

Signal Box Remagen

Stellwerk Remagen

Einige Stellwerksdaten:

72 switches/points/turnouts
113 signals
173 track sections
66 network length in total
943 possible routes (train, shunt, alternatives)
390 buttons on the panel
72x30 panel tiles (= 2160 panel tiles)
1 level crossing (type Vollschranke = Full Barrier)
Group buttons on the panel
Number Entry Panel
ZNP801 Dispatcher Communication System
Zs 6 signals
Signal Brightness / Panel Brightness adjustable
axle counters and axle counter reset button
Train route without and alternate overlap (where allowed)

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Line Operations with Bonn-Bad Godesberg (and in future with Brohl)

Rolandseck

Rolandseck is located on the open line towards Bonn-Bad Godesberg between sections 365/363 and 364/362. The series RB 7300 is the only service which sometimes stop at Rolandseck.

Oberwinter

Normally we have Oberwinter running in Sellbstbetrieb (auto fleeting) as all traffic goes via track 302 fro train from Remagen towards Bonn-Bad Godersberg, and via track 301 for traffic from Bonn-Bad Godesberg towards Remagen.

The series SE 3500 and RB 7300 are the only services which stop at Oberwinter.

It could get funny in Oberwinter when there is wrong line operation from Remagen towards Oberwinter via track 353. The only way to set a train route from 353 into the direction of Bonn-Bad Godesberg is via train 303. From there on we can get a train back to the normal line (352) or continue wrong line operation towards KBBG via track 351.

Remagen

Normally we have Remagen running in Sellbstbetrieb (auto fleeting) as there is not that much variation in track occuption at Remagen station. And for those few exceptions, we just have to make sure that we set our routes in time before the Sellbstbetrieb does it for us. But it is no problem if you switch the Sellbstbetrieb off for signals F954, P001, A951 and N003. Switch auto fleeting off for each signal using the SBRT button and the signal button. If you are more used to how we normally work, you can switch it on again using the SBET button together with signal buttons.

The station of Remagen has 5 platform tracks. The trains from the south (Brohl) normally stop at track 001. Only train series SE 3500 and RB 7300 have to go to track 002, as these trains have a long stop and will be overtaken by an IC. Trains from the North (Bonn) normally have their stops at track 003. The exception on thi srule is again applicable for train series SE 3500 and RB 7300. They will have a long stop at track 004.

Other services that stop at Remagen are the series IR 2300, IR 2400, IR 2500 and a couple of D trains.

Track 005, and in some cases track 004, is used for the trains to and from the Arthalbahn. The Arthalbahn starts at Remagen, and connects into the direction of Bad-Neuenahr via track 955 and 956. It is a non-electrified line, so you need to use the FfrT group button for setting routes towards track 955. Train series RB 7100 are the trains to and from the Arthalbahn.

Track 068 is out of order. We have taken are measure to avoid that we accidentaly stable a train overthere.

Sinzig (Rhein)

Sinzig

A couple of trains in the RB 7300 also a service between Remagen and Koblenz. Those trains have a short stop in Sinzig. All other trains just pass by this little station.

Left from Sinzig we have the possibilty to put a delayed train to the side, so that they can be overtaken by another train.

Also left from Sinzig we have one level crossing (km 58.106) with full barriers. If a route has been set and the barriers have closed, we need to confirm that the level crossing is free of other traffic. You will hear a bell ringing as long as the barriers are closing. Secure the level crossing with the BüFT group button and the yellow dotted button of the level crossing. (* this is an expert option)

In Sinzig we have locked track 414, 424 and 463, as those tracks haven't been used for years.

Bad Breisig

Bad Breisig is located on the open line left from Sinzig. The only train series that do stop here are the RB 7300 trains.