Signum
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Signum is a Swiss train protection and signaling system used to enhance the safety and control of railway operations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway signalling system
ⓘ
train protection system ⓘ |
| abbreviationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| category | European train protection system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | ZUB ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Eurobalise-based systems ⓘ |
| controls |
train braking
ⓘ
train speed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedFor | conventional signalling with lineside signals ⓘ |
| developer | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Swiss railway network ⓘ |
| informationProvidedToDriver |
signal-related warnings
ⓘ
speed-related warnings ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| lineSideEquipment |
electromagnets
ⓘ
permanent magnets ⓘ |
| modernizedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| monitors |
driver acknowledgement
ⓘ
signal aspects ⓘ |
| onboardFunction |
automatic emergency brake application
ⓘ
driver vigilance control ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Swiss Federal Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private Swiss railway companies ⓘ |
| operationalMode | intermittent supervision ⓘ |
| phasedOutInFavourOf |
ETCS Level 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ETCS Level 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhancing railway safety
ⓘ
signal enforcement ⓘ speed supervision ⓘ train protection ⓘ |
| railwayApplication |
mainline railways
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railways ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | national train protection system of Switzerland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | ETCS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFunction |
prevention of signal passed at danger
ⓘ
speed limit enforcement ⓘ |
| safetyImpact |
reduction of collision risk
ⓘ
reduction of overspeed incidents ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | meets Swiss national railway safety requirements ⓘ |
| status | being gradually phased out ⓘ |
| technologyType | intermittent train control system ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | track-to-train inductive transmission ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedOn |
some metre-gauge lines in Switzerland
ⓘ
standard gauge lines in Switzerland ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
on-board receiver equipment
ⓘ
trackside magnets ⓘ |
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