+---+ blk/wht/blk semicircle board
|nnn|
- reduce to nnn km/h by the next TIVR, Km, or Z board
| only for trains authorised to travel at or above 140 km/h
| this will be the top board in a stack of TIVs
TIV fixe à distance (du type «C») -
Fixed speed warning board (railcar)
- blk/wht/blk semicircle board
|nnn|
+---+ reduce to nnn km/h by the next TIVR, Km, or Z board
| only for railcars and self-propelled passenger units
| this will be below type B but above ordinary in a TIV stack
TIV fixe à distance (du type ordinaire) - Fixed speed warning board
+---+ blk/wht/blk square board
|nnn|
+---+ reduce to nnn km/h by the next TIVR, Km, Z board or
| interlocking
| may also be repeated at incoming lines
TIV fixe à distance (crocodilé) - Fixed speed warning board (crocodile)
.
/ \ blk/wht/blk lozenge board
nnn
\ / reduce to nnn km/h by the next TIVR, Km, Z board, or
| interlocking
| accompanied by "crocodilé" point for cab signaling
Pancarte de repérage de transition de vitesse - Speed limit change board
+---+ blk/wht square board Km (large K small m)
|Km | nnn.n (large units small tenths)
|nnn|
+---+ point of speed limit change
|
|
Speed limit transition:
TIV B \
TIV C \ TIV ordinare
TIV ordinare \ (repeater) Km
-------------------------*---------------------------------------->
| >= braking distance |
Debut zone de ralentissement - Begin speed reduction
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board Z (zone)
| Z |
+---+ beginning of speed reduction not exceeding 5 km
|
|
Fin zone de ralentissement - End speed reduction
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board R (reprise)
| R |
+---+ end of the speed restriction begun by pancarte Z
|
|
Speed reduction zone:
TIV B \
TIV C \ TIV ordinare
TIV ordinare \ (repeater) Z R
-------------------------*---------------------------------------->
| >= braking distance | <= 5km |
- blk/wht/blk circle board /
( / )
- >= 100m in advance of P board or <= 100m in advance of TIVD
| when visibility is reduced (e.g. due to a curve)
[represented by / in the following track diagrams]
P Tableau préannoncé - Preannounce: reduce to 160 km/h
- blk/wht/blk circle board P backlit at night
( P )
- reduce speed to 160 km/h
|
Annonce de réduction de vitesse - Approach TIVD (>40 km/h)
- */(blk-wht stripes ///) circle board (with flashing lunar)
( *)
- placed 30m in advance of TIVD for speeds > 40 km/h
| [represented by U* in the following track diagrams]
Disque jaune - Approach TIVD (<=40 km/h and reduced visibility)
- */yel/blk circle board (with yellow light)
( Y )
- placed 30m in advance of TIVD for reduced visibility
| for speeds <= 40 km/h
[represented by Y in the following track diagrams]
TIVD (TIV à distance) - Approach TIV (high speed or reduced visibility)
- blk/wht/blk circle board, backlit at night
(nnn)
- reduce to nnn km/h by TIV
| also used for a decreasing change in the restriction
TIVD (TIV à distance) - Approach TIV (normal)
- blk/wht/blk circle board, backlit at night
(nnn)
-
- */yel/blk circle board (with yellow light)
( Y )
- reduce speed to nnn km/h by TIV board
| [represented by TIVD over Y in the following track diagrams]
TIV déxécution - Begin speed restriction
- wht/blk/wht circle board, backlit at night
(nnn)
- start point of temporary speed restriction, or
| change of speed within the restriction
Tableau blanc de fin de limitation - End speed restriction
- */wht/blk circle board, backlit at night
( )
- end of temporary speed restriction
| [represented by TB in the following track diagrams]
Tableau blanc à flèche verticale - Bypass speed restriction
.
- blk/wht/blk circle board "/|\", backlit at night
( ^ ) |
- resume speed, diverging route has bypassed restriction
| [represented by ^ in the following track diagrams]
Examples of use:
Normal visibility, restriction <= 40km/h: TIVD ^ / Y / TIV TB --------------------------------*---------------------------------> | >= braking distance | <= 40 km/h | Reduced visibility, restriction <= 40km/h:
/ Y TIVD TIV TB
------------------------------------------------------------------>
| 100m | 30m | >= braking distance | <= 40 km/h |
Normal visibility, restriction > 40km/h:
* TIVD TIV TB
------------------------------------------------------------------>
| 200m | >= braking distance | <= 40 km/h |
note: in all cases where the normal speed limit is in excess of 160 km/h,
a P board will be placed braking distance to 160km/h in advance of
the TIVD
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board G (garage)
| G |
+---+
|
|
Tableau «D» (voie de dépôt) - Locomotive shop
+---+ +---+ wht/blk/wht square board D (dépôt)
| D | |DEP| or
+---+ +---+ DEP (obsolete)
| |
| |
Tableau «Imp» (voie en impasse) - Dead end siding
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board Imp (impasse)
|Imp|
+---+
|
|
Tableau «SAS» - Enter short block between two interlocking
signals
+---+ wht/blk/wht rectangle (--) board SAS
|SAS|
+---+
|
|
Tableau «Hertoir» - Bumper warning in nnn meters
+-----+ +---+ wht/blk/wht square board HEURTOIR (small "EURTIOR")
|H....| | H | nnn m
|nnn m| +---+ or
+-----+ | H (obsolete)
| |
|
Feu repérage de heurtoir - Bumper stop light
(V) (R) fixed Cv or C mounted on bumper
| |
| |
Pancarte de destination - Route destination board (obsolete)
+-----+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (--) board with name of destination city
|PARIS|
+-----+ placed just past diverging junction to indicate route direction
|
|
+---+
| R | stop and stay
+---+
Jalon d'arrêt à damier rouge et blanc -
Red/white checkerboard stop sign
+-+-+ wht red /opp square board
+-+-+ red wht
+-+-+
| stop and stay
Drapeau rouge - Red flag
|
--- red rectangle (|) cloth banner
| |
--- stop and stay
|
Pancarte à distance ARRÊT» - Announce stop board
+---+ blk/wht square board ARRÊT (large "A" small "RRÊT")
|A..| nnn m (large nnn small "m")
|...|
+---+
| stop sign in nnn meters
|
Pancarte «ARRÊT» - Stop board
+-----+ wht/blk/wht rectangle (--) board ARRÊT
|ARRÊT|
+-----+ stop sign -- verbal orders must be received to proceed
|
|
Sans arrêt - Without stop (obsolete)
+-----+ wht/blk/wht square board SANS
|SANS | ARRÊT
|ARRÊT|
+-----+ Pass S (semaphore) signal without stopping at restricted speed
|
| obsolete -- replaced by (S) [flashing red]
Arrêt des trains du chantier - stop for trains used in work area
+---+ wht/blk/wht rectangle (|) board ARRÊT (large A)
|A..| DES
|...| TRAINS
+---+ work trains must not pass DU
| this point CHANTIER
|
-
| |
| |
| |
-
|
+---+ blk/wht square board D \
|D \| | (telephone hand set)
|D /| D /
+---+
| permission must be requested by the corresponding telephone
+---+ to depart either one minute before the scheduled time
| C | or when the signal turns green
| Cv|
+---+ located on interlocking signal (C or Cv)
|
VAT Voyant d'appel téléphonique - Signal incoming telephone call
+----+ blk/wht square board \
| \ | | (telephone hand set)
|* || /
| / |
+----+ engineer must pick up the telephone immediately when
| VAT (flashing lunar) is on (with corresponding C or Cv)
|
+----+ blk/wht square board \
| 5 \| 5 | (telephone hand set)
| /| /
| * |
+----+ when stopped by a C or Cv the engineer should wait 5
| minutes before calling for authorisation to pass,
| unless VAT is flashing
+----+ blk/wht square board \
| _\_| --|- (hand set crossed by red slash)
| / | /
| * |
+----+ it is only necessary to call for authorisation to pass
| signal if VAT is flashing
|
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board TT
|T T|
+---+ point at which locomotive must stop for all trains
| located on station platform
|
Point normal d'arrêt de n véhicules -
Normal stopping point for n cars
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board nV
|n V|
+---+ point at which train of n cars should stop
| multiple boards may be present for differing train lengths
|
Plaque carrée mi-blanche, mi verte - Green/white starting plate
|
+---+ */ grn wht square board on mast below signal head
| | |
+---+ modifies restricting M or clear VL indication to
| starting signal indication
Chevron pointe en haut - Station exit markers at fouling points
+---+ blk/wht square board /\
|/ \|
+---+ marks fouling point of switches for station exit
|
|
Limite de Manoeuvres - Limit of switching moves
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board LM
|L M|
+---+ limit past which switching moves may not pass
|
|
Limite pour garage par refoulement - Limit of parking train
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board LGR
|LGR|
+---+ limit of pushing train to be parked
| to avoid fouling switches and grade crossing activation
|
Gare -- Minor station announce
+-----+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (--) board GARE
|GARE |
+-----+ braking distance in advance of a chevron entry marker
| at a minor multi-platform non-signaled station
|
Repère déntrée (chevron) -
Minor station chevron entry marker
+---+ blk/wht square board \/
|\ /|
+---+ placed 100m in advance of first diverging switch to
| multiple platforms at minor non-signaled station
|
Repère à distance - Minor station (single platform) announce
+-----+ */ wht blk /opp rectangle (--) board
| | |
+-----+ braking distance in advance of a non-signaled single platform
| (PL -- pleine) minor station
| a chevron will be placed at the first siding switch (if any)
Pancarte mi-blanche, mi-noire - Minor station limit marker
. */ blk wht lozenge board (dwarf) facing track
/|\
\|/ limit of minor station: limit for maneuvers (LM) exiting
| and braking distance from disque (D) signal entering (BMVU)
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board VUT
|VUT|
+---+ beginning of temporary bidirectional single track
| located under signal head before crossover
|
Annonce fin voie unique temporaire - Approach end of temporary single track
+---+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (--) board FIN (large letters)
|FIN| de VUT (small letters)
|...|
+---+ approach end of temporary single track operation
| located in advance of crossover
|
Fin voie unique temporaire - End of temporary single track
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board FIN (large letters)
|FIN| de VUT (small letters)
|...|
+---+ end of temporary single track operation
| located under temporary signal head before crossover
|
+-+ wht/blk rectangle (|) board S
|S|
+-+ sound horn or whistle
| placed 120m to 320m in advance of minor unprotected grade
| crossings
Annonce de passages à niveau - Approach grade crossing
+---+ blk/wht/blk square board PN
|PN | xx
|xx | à nnn m
|..m|
+---+ grade crossing #xx (numbered outward from Paris)
| in nnn meters
|
Passages à niveau - Grade crossing
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board PN
|PN | xx
|xx |
+---+ grade crossing #xx
| placed 6m -- 8m in advance of crossing
|
PN SAL (signalisation lumineuse et sonore) - Grade crossing sound/light
(G)+ green lights authorise train to pass grade crossing
| for which the gates may not drop in all cases
(G)+
|
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board PN
|PN | xx
|xx |
+---+ grade crossing #xx
| placed 6m -- 8m in advance of crossing
|
+-+ +-+ +-+ blk/wht rectangle (|) with diagonal stripes
|/| |/| | |
|/| |/| |/| warning for signal with reduced visibility
|/| | | | | note: used only when no other signal intervenes
+-+ +-+ +-+ up to 5 (with 5 stripes) used in some cases
| | |
| | |
300m 200m 100m in advance of signal when visibility is reduced
with
120 60 or greater speed limit [km/h]
Approche des ouvrages dàrt à gabarit réduit -
Approach reduced clearance
_
+---+ wht/blk square board | |
|| ||
+---+ approach reduced clearance (bridge, tunnel, scaffolding)
| placed 300m in advance of beginning of reduced clearance
|
Tunnel avec mauvaise ventilation - Enter tunnel with poor ventilation
+---+ blk/wht square board - (inverted U, longer on left with
| V|| | | arrow pointing down)
+---+ V
|
| entrance of tunnel with poor ventilation
Annonce point d'arrêt - Approach minor station platform for local trains
+---+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (--) board ABC
|ABC| à nnn m
|nnn|
+---+ station platform named ABC in nnn m
|
|
Pancarte «Y» - Approach junction facing points (obsolete)
+---+ blk/wht square board Y
| Y |
+---+ approach facing points of diverging junction
| placed in advance of diverging junction, typically on
| controlling approach signal
Bifurcation - Approach junction trailing points (obsolete)
+---+ blk/wht square board BIF (bifurcation)
|BIF|
+---+ approach trailing points of junction
| placed in advance of junction switch
|
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board | backlit at night
| +=| =====
|=+ | prepare to lower |
+---+ pantograph =====
| |
|
Baissez panto -- Lower pantograph
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board |\______/| backlit at night
|===| |________|
+---+ lower pantograph for ________
| change in type of | ______ |
| power feed |/ \|
Fin de parcours à panto baissé - End of lowered pantograph
__ __
+----+ wht/blk/wht square board \ | | / backlit at night
| || | || ||
|nnnn| raise nn nnn V pantograph || ||
+----+ /_| |_\
| nn nnn
|
Sectionnement à nnnn m - Cut current warning
+----+ blk/wht/blk rectangle board (--) SECTA (large SEC small T A)
|SEC | nnn m(large nnn small m)
|nnnm| prepare to cut current by nnn m
+----+ power isolation section ahead
|
|
Coupez courant - Cut current
_______
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board | | backlit at night
|| || / | | \ or projected when
|---| cut current for power \ ------- / on (vertical bar
+---+ section transition |_______| when off)
|
|
Fin de parcours à courant coupé -- End of current cut zone
_
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board _/ \_ backlit at night
||_|| | | or projected when
+---+ restore current | | | | on (vertical bar
| | |_| | when off)
| |_ _|
\_/
Fin de caténaire - End of catenary
/\/\ wht/vio
/____\
\ / suspended from catenary at termination point
\/\/
Jalon à damier bleu et blanc - Halt for electric vehicles
/\ wht
/\/\ */ blu blu /opp lozenge board
\/\/ wht
\/
absolute stop for electric locomotives and vehicles
mounted on ground next to track
__ __ 2 long blasts
up/down movement of rolled flag or white lamp
Refoulez - Push
__ __ __ 3 long blasts
horizontal swing of rolled flag or white lamp
Ralentissez - Slow
__ _ __ _ __ _ 3 (long + short) blast pairs
short vertical movement of rolled flag at arm's length or
white lamp next to body
Arrêtez - Stop
_ _ _ _ _ _ several short blasts
waving of red flag, display of red lamp, or
violent movement of hands, any flag or lamp
Lancez - Shove to release after decoupling
__ __ _ 2 long + 1 short blast
rolled flag or white lamp moved twice away from body
and quickly down
Appuyez - Press to couple/decouple (note European coupling)
flat hands pressed together one or more times
(one with lamp at night)
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board TGV
|TGV|
+---+
+-+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (|) board
|/|
|/| 1st warning: 100m to 2nd warning
|/|
+-+
|
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board TGV
|TGV|
+---+
+-+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (|) board
|/|
|/| 2nd warning: 100m to 3rd warning
+-+
|
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board TGV
|TGV|
+---+
+-+ blk/wht/blk rectangle (|) board
| |
|/| 3rd warning: 100m to LGV and end of trackside signals
| |
+-+
|
Tableau de rappel TGV - Begin LGV
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board TGV
|TGV|
+---+
|
-
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
o - LGV begins
| trackside colorlight signals end
Nf
|
Pancarte «FIN TGV» - Approach end of TGV cab signaling
+---+ wht/blk/wht square board FIN
|FIN| TGV
|TGV|
+---+ TGV cab signaling ends at next signal (Nf)
| placed 100m in advance of end of TGV signaling
|
Limite de canton - LGV block boundary
+---+ wht/ tan blu rectangle (--) board (reflectorised)
| > |
+---+ marks LGV block boundaries
| note: right side marker points to left
F
|
Limite de canton (Nf) - LGV interlocking block boundary
+---+ wht/ tan blu rectangle (--) board (reflectorised)
| > |
+---+ marks LGV block boundaries at crossovers
| lunar white light indicates M permitting crossover
|(U) between tracks
|
Nf note: right side marker points to left
|
Jalon de manoeuvre - Marker for maneuvers
.
/\\ wht/vio lozenge board
/ \\
\ // equivalent of carré violet
|\// lunar white light permits switching access to sidings
|
|(U) note: right side marker points to left
|
Point d'implantation des commutateurs de protection - Protection commutator
|
+---+ red triangle on small wht square identifier plate
|/ \|
|---| indicates location of switch protection commutator
+---+ located below block limit board
|
LGV entry/exit signal locations (variable number of blocks may
be conventionally AND TGV signaled):
TGV
- - -
- - - | | | | | |
| | | | | | TGV TGV TGV | | | | | |
|G| |G| |G| / / / |G| | | | |
| | | | | | / / | | | | | | |
- - - / | | u- o- o-
| | | | | | | | |
F> F> F> Nf> F> Nf> <Nf
--------------------------------------------------------*----*---->
\ /
<---------------------------------------------------------**-------
<Nf FIN <F <F <F <F <Nf
TGV
BAL| BAL | ... | BAL |
| TGV | ... | TGV | TGV
|LGV -->
+--+ blk/yel square "CONTROLE" projected
|..| "VITESSE "
+--+ engineer must immediately reduce speed to limit
due to excess speed automatic braking is taking place
+--+ blk/wht square "SECt" projected
|..| "SECt"
+--+ prepare to cut current
+--+ blk/wht square "1,5KV " projected
|..| " =+==="
+--+ "===+= "
" 25KV"
prepare to lower pantograph
+--+--+--+ blk/grn squares projected
|3 |0 |0 | 300 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ blk/grn squares projected
|2 |7 |0 | 270 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ blk/grn squares projected
|VL|VL|VL| 270 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ blk/grn squares projected (flashing)
|3*|0*|0*| 300 km/h approach 270 km/h; reduce by next block limit
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ blk/grn squares projected (flashing)
|2*|7*|0*| 270 km/h approach 220 km/h; reduce by next block limit
+--+--+--+
/ \/ \/ \ blk/wht lozenges projected
2 7 0 approach 270 km/h; reduce by next block limit
\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \/ \ blk/wht lozenges projected
2 2 0 approach 220 km/h; reduce by next block limit
\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \/ \ blk/wht lozenges projected
1 6 0 approach 160 km/h; reduce by next block limit
\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \/ \ blk/wht lozenges projected
0 8 0 approach 80 km/h; reduce by next block limit
\ /\ /\ /
+--+--+--+ wht/blk squares projected
|2 |2 |0 | 220 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ wht/blk squares projected
|1 |6 |0 | 160 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+ wht/blk squares projected
|0 |8 |0 | 80 km/h speed authorised
+--+--+--+
/ \/ \/ \ blk/red lozenges projected
0 0 0 stop by next block limit
\ /\ /\ /
+--+--+--+ */red squares projected
| | | | restricting (marcher à vue), stop by next block limit
+--+--+--+ stop by next block limit
Last updated 8 November 2004
©2003–2005 James P.G. Sterbenz
<jpgs@sterbenz.org>