Signal – Orders and Signaling Regulations
In this article exclusively, the booklet of signal regulations for the railway lines of the Bosnian State Railways (BHStB – Bosnisch-herzegowinische Staatsbahn) dating from 1892.
From the title:
- Bosnisch-herzegowinische Staatsbahn, (Bosanskohercegovačke državne željeznice).
- Betriebs Direction Sarajevo, (Operativna služba Sarajevo).
- Eisenbahn Departement – Dienstvorschrift, (Željeznički odjel – pružanje usluga).
- Signalisierungs-Vorschrift, (Signalni propisi).
- Dienstvorschrift Nr. 19, (Propisi Nr. 19).
- Genehmigt ven der Landesregierung für Bosnien und die Hercegovina mit dem Erlasse Zahl 24.406/IV, vom 26. marta 1892. (Odobrila državna vlada za Bosnu i Hercegovinu dekretom pod brojem 24.406/IV, od 26. marta 1892.)
- U vlastitom izdanju željeznice štampale kod „Bosanske Pošte“ u Sarajevu 1892. godine
- Knjižica propisa je štampana na njemačkom jeziku
Extract from the General Provisions,
page 1. (Free translation)
…Signals on the railway tracks are the means by which all railway personnel communicate with each other accurately and reliably regarding the status and operation of trains, emergency situations, and they also aim to make train movement visible to the general public…
From the contents:
- General provisions on the use of signals
- Signals of railway staff
- Station entry signals
- Signals on trains
- Signals of train crew
- Trackside signals
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