Dispatching in Weissenthurm
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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 Weißenthurm panel here.
Signal Box Weißenthurm
General
The signal box of Weißenthurm is located along the electrified double-track main line 'Linke Rheinstrecke', line number 2630 from Cologne to Mainz between the stations of Andernach and Urmitz.
Neighbouring Dispatching Areas
On the left (tracks 412/002) we have the connecting tracks towards Urmitz, which is part of the dispatching area of Koblenz-Lützel (KKOL). Bi-directional running (Gleiswechselbetrieb or GWB) towards and from Koblenz-Lützel is possible.
On the right (tracks 41/01) the 'Linke Rheinstrecke' will leave our dispatching area to the North towards Andernach. The station of Andernach (KAND) is the next controlled location in this direction. Bi-directional running towards and from Andernach is also possible here.
Weißenthurm
Normally we have Weißenthurm running in Sellbstbetrieb (auto fleeting) as all traffic goes via track 1 for trains from Urmitz towards Andernach, and via track 2 for traffic from Andernach towards Urmitz (and onwards to Koblenz-Lützel).
The RB 7300 series are the only services which stop in Weißenthurm.
There are little sidings next to the station of Weißenthurm. The non-isolated tracks 24 and 34 are out of order.
Bi-directional running (GWB)
Bi-directional running, in German called Gleiswechselbetrieb (GWB), is actually left hand running instead of the usual right hand running on the open line. The infrastructure is equipped with automatic block(s) which can be used into both directions. GWB is possible between both Urmitz and Weißenthurm, as well as between Weißenthurm and Andernach. However, GWB has its limitations because from the GWB cannot be reached from all tracks, and not all tracks can be reached from GWB.
The following tracks can not be accessed from within GWB:
- Towards the north -->
- Weißenthurm track 1
- Towards the south <--
- none
Exit routes from tracks into GWB are not possible for:
- Towards the north -->
- Weißenthurm track 1
- Towards the south <--
- none
We have direction controls on the open lines towards the neighbouring areas. This means that you need to use the EaGT button to set the direction of the automatic blocks towards you. Of course, you must offer a train to Koblenz-Lützel or Andernach prior to sending trains into GWB.
Peculiarities in Weißenthurm
Einstellen von eine Kurz-Einfahrt Fahrstraße von Einfahrtsignal A1 oder A2 nach Gleis 3 (N23), bedeutet das nur ein Lang-Ausfahrt von Asig N3 möglich ist.
Einstellen von eine Kurz-Einfahrt Fahrstraße von Einfahrtsignal A1 oder A2 nach Gleis 3 (N23), bedeutet das nur ein Lang-Ausfahrt von Asig N3 möglich ist.
Bei einstellen von eine Fahrstrasse von ESig A1 / A2 nach Gleis 23, wird das Signal N3 betrieblich abgeschaltet (zeigt "Kennlicht"). Einstellen von eine lange Fahrstraße von Einfahrtsignal A1 oder A2 über Gleis 4 nach Gleis 23 (N23) ist nicht möglich.
Ausfahrten
Bei einstellen von eine Fahrstrasse von ASig N3 richtung Urmitz (002/412), wird das Signal N23 betrieblich abgeschaltet (zeigt "Kennlicht").
Bei einstellen von eine Fahrstrasse von ASig N4 richtung Urmitz (002/412), wird das Signal N23 betrieblich abgeschaltet (zeigt "Kennlicht").
Wenn ein Lang-Einfahrt nach Asig 23 eingestellt war, kann nur ein Kurz-Ausfahrt von Signal N23 richtung Urmitz (002/412) eingestellt werden.
Abbreviations
| Short Name | Full Name |
| KWEH | Weißenthurm |
| KAND | Andernach |
| KKOL | Koblenz-Lützel |
| KKOLP | Koblenz-Lützel Pbf |
| KUR | Urmitz |
Track lengths
Track lengths Weißenthurm
| Track | Length (m) |
| Weißenthurm 1 | 789 |
| Weißenthurm 2 | 669 |
| Weißenthurm 3 | 389 |
| Weißenthurm 4 | 350 |
This simulation is part of the Rheingold Project | Köln | Hürth–Kalscheuren | Brühl | Sechtem | Roisdorf | Bonn | Bonn-Bad Godesberg | Remagen | Brohl | Andernach | Weißenthurm | Koblenz-Lützel