Signal Regulations No. 49
We are publishing a booklet of signal regulations for the railways of the Bosnia and Herzegovina State Railways (BHLB – Bosnisch-Herzogowinische Landesbahnen) dating from 1915.
From the title:
- Bosnisch – Herzegowinische Landesbahnen, (Bosanskohercegovačke zemaljske željeznice).
- Signal-Vorschrift Nr. 49, (Signalni propisi br.49.).
- Genehmigt mit Erlass der Landesregierung vom 21. oktober 1914, Zahl 226.186/VI 6, (Odobreno odlukom državne vlade od 21. oktobra 1914. godine, broj 226.186 / VI-6.).
- Im Selbstverlag der bosna.-herc. Landesbahnen 1915. ( U vlastitom izdanju objavile Bosanskohercegovačke zemaljske željeznice u Sarajevu 1915.).
- Knjižica propisa štampana je na njemačkom jeziku.
Extract from General Provisions, page 1. (Free translation)
…Signals on the railway tracks are tools through which all railway personnel can mutually, accurately, and reliably communicate about the condition and movement of trains, emergency situations, and also aim to make train traffic visible to the general public…
From the contents:
- Introduction
- Signals and Their Application
- Signals of railway track personnel (clear passage, proceed slowly, and stop)
- Permanent station signals for narrow-gauge railways (0.76 m), daytime and nighttime
- Permanent station signals for standard-gauge railways (1.435 m), daytime and nighttime
- Signals on trains (on locomotives, freight, and passenger cars)
- Signals of locomotive crew using the steam whistle, directed to station and train staff
- Signals of shunting personnel
