OpenRailwayMap/Tagging in Germany/El Signals
This page is part of the signal tagging scheme for railway signals in Germany (signals defined by ESO and additional signals used on that railway lines).
El Signals
El 1v Expect Turn Off Signal
German name: Ausschaltsignal erwarten
This signal is mounted at the half of default breaking distance in front of a El 1 and announces that the locomotive has to be turned off there.
[photographs at Simon Walter's website]
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el1v
- railway:signal:electricity:type=power_off_advance
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
El 1 Turn Off Signal
German name: Ausschaltsignal
Trains have to be turned off before passing this location. The pantograph does not have to be lowered. photographs at Simon Walter's website
This signal is mounted at neutral catenary sections.
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el1
- railway:signal:electricity:type=power_off
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
- railway:signal:electricity:frequency=* frequency (Hertz) if given
- railway:signal:electricity:voltage=* voltage (Volt) if given
El 2 Turn On Signal
German name: Einschaltsignal
Trains may only turned on after they have passed this signals. photographs at Simon Walter's website
This signal is mounted at neutral catenary sections.
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el2
- railway:signal:electricity:type=power_on
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
- railway:signal:electricity:frequency=* frequency (Hertz) if given
- railway:signal:electricity:voltage=* voltage (Volt) if given
El 3 Distant Lower Pantograph Signal
This signal announes a section where the pantograph has to be lowered. It is mounte 250 m before the train passes El 4. photographs at Simon Walter's website
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el3
- railway:signal:electricity:type=pantograph_down_advance
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
El 4 Lower Pantograph Signal
Train have to lower pantograph before they pass this signal. It is mounted at sections where catenary misses, e.g. moveable bridges, below low bridges. photographs at Simon Walter's website
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el4
- railway:signal:electricity:type=pantograph_down
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
- railway:signal:electricity:frequency=* frequency (Hertz) if given
- railway:signal:electricity:voltage=* voltage (Volt) if given
El 5 Pantograph Up Signal
Train may put up pantograph up after they have passed this signal. photographs at Simon Walter's website
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el5
- railway:signal:electricity:type=pantograph_up
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
- railway:signal:electricity:frequency=* frequency (Hertz) if given
- railway:signal:electricity:voltage=* voltage (Volt) if given
El 6 Stop if Pantograph is up
This signal is mounted where catenary ends. Trains with lifted pantograph may not pass this signal to prevent damages at catenary and pantograph.
This signal may be mounted in front of switches in conjuction with an arrow pointing which direction does not have a catenary. photographs at Simon Walter's website
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el6
- railway:signal:electricity:type=end_of_catenary
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
- railway:signal:electricity:turn_direction=right/left/through direction array if mounted
El 7 Toggle Signal
This signal is only used at Berlin S-Bahn and tells the train driver to turn off the engine (to save energy). photographs at Simon Walter's website
- railway:signal:electricity=DE-ESO:el7
- railway:signal:electricity:type=power_off_shortly
- railway:signal:electricity:form=sign
railway:signal:electricity:type=power_off has been used until begin of 2015 for this signal.