OpenRailwayMap/Tagging in France

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Signalling

All railway signals have the following tags:

If there are multiple signals or signs at a given position, include tags railway:signal:*:id=* to specify the unique identifier of each of them; tag ref=* becomes the signal identifier of the primary signal.

Main Signals

Carré

Annotated with Panneau Nf.svg (non franchissable) plate.

Carre C BAL.svg Semaphore C BAL.svg RR30 H BAL.svg RR30+A H BAL.svg RR30+JCli BAL H.gif RR60 H BAL.gif RR60+A BAL H.gif RR60+JCli BAL H.gif CV A BAL.svg M A BAL.svg MM A BAL.gif

  • railway:signal:main=FR:C
  • railway:signal:main:form=light
  • railway:signal:main:type=*
    • FR:A: châssis-écran de type "A" (3 lights)
    • FR:C: châssis-écran de type "C" (up to 5 lights, default)
    • FR:F: châssis-écran de type "F" (up to 7 lights)
    • FR:H: châssis-écran de type "H" (up to 9 lights)
  • railway:signal:main:states=* (separated by ;)
    • FR:C (Carré; two red lights): stop
    • FR:S (Sémaphore; one red light): stop
    • FR:(S) (Sémaphore sans arrêt, feu rouge clignotant; one flashing red light): proceed no faster than 15 km/h
    • FR:A (Avertissement; one yellow light): expect stop
    • FR:(A) (Annonce Avertissement, feu jaune clignotant; one flashing yellow light): expect stop
    • FR:R (Ralentissement 30; two horizontal yellow lights): slow 30
    • FR:(R), FR:(R)+A, FR:(R)+(A) (Ralentissement 60; two horizontal flashing yellow lights): slow 60
    • FR:RR, FR:RR+A, FR:RR+(A) (Rappel de Ralentissement 30; two vertical yellow lights): slow 30 reminder
    • FR:(RR), FR:(RR)+A, FR:(RR)+(A) (Rappel de Ralentissement 60; two vertical, flashing yellow lights): slow 60 reminder
    • FR:Cv (Carré violet; one violet light): stop
    • FR:M (Manœuvre; one white light): proceed at reduced speed for shunting
    • FR:(M) (Manœuvre réduite, feu blanc clignotant; one flashing white light): proceed at reduced speed for shunting over short distance
    • FR:VL (Voie Libre; one green light): proceed
    • FR:(VL) (Voie Libre clignotant, feu vert clignotant; one flashing green light): proceed no faster than 160 km/h

Sémaphore

Annotated with Panneau F.svg (franchissable) plate.

Semaphore A BAL F.svg Semaphore Cli A BAL F.gif Av A BAL F.svg JCli A BAL F.gif VL A BAL F.svg FvCli A BAL F.gif R30 F BAL F.svg R30+JCli BAL F.gif R60 F BAL F.gif R60+JCli BAL F.gif

  • railway:signal:main=FR:S
  • railway:signal:main:form=light
  • railway:signal:main:type=*
    • FR:A: châssis-écran de type "A" (3 lights, default)
    • FR:F: châssis-écran de type "F" (up to 7 lights)
  • railway:signal:main:states=* (separated by ;)
    • FR:S (Sémaphore; one red light): stop
    • FR:(S) (Sémaphore sans arrêt, feu rouge clignotant; one flashing red light): proceed no faster than 15 km/h
    • FR:A (Avertissement; one yellow light): expect stop
    • FR:(A) (Annonce Avertissement, feu jaune clignotant; one flashing yellow light): expect stop
    • FR:VL (Voie Libre; one green light): proceed
    • FR:(VL) (Voie Libre clignotant, feu vert clignotant; one flashing green light): proceed no faster than 160 km/h
    • FR:R, FR:R+(A) (Rappel de Ralentissement 30; two horizontal yellow lights): slow 30
    • FR:(R), FR:(R)+(A) (Ralentissement 60; two horizontal flashing yellow lights): slow 60

Announcement (Avertissement)

Annotated with A plate.

Av R BAPR BM.svg VL R BAPR BM.svg R30 BAPR BM.svg

Disk (Disque)

Annotated with D plate.

Disque BAPR BM.svg

Disabled Signal

PermCancelled H BAL.svg

Use

Speed Limits

Speed limits are signaled by speed indicators. They are called Tableau Indicateur de Vitesse (TIV) in French; TIVs can be either fixed or mobile.

Mobile Speed Indicators

Turnouts that can only be crossed at reduced speed in the thrown direction (approximately 60 km/h) are typically preceded by two mobile TIVs: a diamond-shaped TIV à Distance (TIV-D) followed by a speed limit reminder called TIV de Rappel (TIV-R) in French.

Mobile TIV-D
Sign Light (Open) Light (Closed)
TIV Distance Crocodile 40.svg TIV Mobile O.svg TIV Mobile 100.svg

The TIV-R is always paired with the Carré signal preceding the turnout.

TIV-R
Sign Light (Open) Light (Closed)
TIV Rappel 80.svg TIV Rappel Lumineux O.svg TIV Rappel Lumineux 60.svg

Additionally, if necessary, the location of the point (or the first point in the case of successive turnouts) is identified by a downwards pointing Chevron.

Chevron pointe en bas.svg

Fixed Distant Speed Indicators (Ordinary Type)

Fixed distant speed indicators of ordinary type (TIV fixes à distance du type ordinaire in French) are usually square in shape. They are diamond-shaped when the speed limit is less than or equal to 40 km/h.

TIV Distance 80.svg TIV Distance Crocodile 40.svg

The Z sign (pancarte) is the execution signal indicating the start of the zone to be traveled at limited speed.

Tableau Z.svg

The R sign (pancarte) indicates the end of the zone where the speed limit is required and the return to normal speed (Reprise de vitesse).

Tableau R.svg

Fixed Distant Speed Indicators (Type B)

Fixed distant speed indicators (TIV-D) of type B indicate that the speed limit must be observed by trains authorized to travel at speeds greater than 140 km/h. When only TIV-D of type B signals are present, the speed limit also applies to self-propelled trains (automoteurs).

FR-TIV-type-B-160.svg

Fixed Distant Speed Indicators (Type C)

Fixed distant speed indicators (TIV-D) of type C exclusively apply to self-propelled trains (automoteurs). When a TIV-D of type B is supplemented with a TIV-D of type C, the speed limit indicated by the TIV-D of type B only applies to trains authorized to travel at speeds greater than 140 km/h. The TIV-D of type C serves as a reminder of the upstream speed limit observed by self-propelled trains.

FR TIV-type-C-180.svg

Speed Limit Announcement (P sign)

The P sign (tableau) announces a distant speed indicator (TIV-D) for lines equipped with pre-announcement signalling. This sign applies only to trains running at speeds higher than 160 km/h and requires the train to pass the next TIV-D at a speed lower than 160 km/h. This sign is lit at night.

FR Tableau P.svg

Milestone Speed Limit Markers (Km sign)

The Km sign (pancarte) is used in conjunction with TIVs to indicate transition points of the speed limit when these do not coincide with notable landmarks.

FR Pancarte Km.svg

Routes

Routes are signaled with either a Route Indicator or a Distant Route Indicator, or both; they are called Indicateur de Direction (ID) and Tableau Indicateur de Direction à Distance (TIDD) respectively. The TIDD indicates the position of the next point, either left or right unless the next signal displays a closed Carré (FR:C) in which case, the TIDD is turned off.

Route Indicators

Distant Route Indicators

Cab Signalling

Cab signalling of type Transmission Voie-Machine (TVM).

Conventional Railway Lines

The train is directed towards a cab signalling line. One or more signs (tableaux) of this type precede the entry.

Pancarte CABb.svg

The train enters a cab signalling line. This sign is at the position of the last signal or immediately downstream of that signal.

Pancarte CABn.svg

The train is returning to a traditional lateral signalling line.

Pancarte CABnr.svg

Wrong Ways (Contresens)

The train enters a "wrong way" zone. Tableau d'Entrée de Contresens (TECS) in French.

Tableau d'entrée de contresens (TECS).svg

The train is exiting a "wrong way" zone. Tableau de Sortie de Contresens (TSCS) in French.

Tableau de sortie de contresens (TSCS).svg

Whistle Sign

Schéma de signalisation ferroviaire- Pancarte "S".svg

Station Signalling

Pancarte GARE.svg

Stopping point for the front of the train (Tête de Train), however many carriages are in the train.

Tableau TT.svg

Stopping point for trains made up of the number of carriages indicated on the sign (here 12 cars).

Signal 12V.svg

Stopping point for TGVs. The number indicates the number of rakes: 1=single rake; 2=double rake.

Tableau TGV1.svg

Shunting Signalling

Tableau G.svg

Tableau D.svg

Tableau LM.svg

Tableau Imp.svg

Electrified Railway Line Signalling

Power Off

Schéma de signalisation ferroviaire Pancarte "Sectionnement".svg

Schéma de signalisation ferroviaire Pancarte "Début Coupez Courant".svg

Schéma de signalisation ferroviaire Pancarte "Fin Coupez Courant".svg

Pancarte sectionnement REV.svg

Pantograph Down

Announcing pantograph down.

Pantograph down.

End of pantograph down.

End of the catenary: beyond this sign, the line is no longer electrified and only non-electric or bi-mode locos can continue.

FinCatenaire

Other Signs

Upward-pointing chevrons indicate either an exit from a junction of converging tracks or, in some stations, the point beyond which trains must not proceed when a stop is required.

FR Chevron pointe en haut.svg

Zone with reduced loading gauge.

Sources

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