Comments on: Extremely short separation between two trains http://trainblog.com/2004/12/extremely-short-separation-between-two/ TrainBlog - Blogging about passenger trains, high-speed rail, Amtrak, Caltrain, VTA, railroads, transit, public transportation, passenger rail advocacy and related politics. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:27:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Marcel Marchon http://trainblog.com/2004/12/extremely-short-separation-between-two/#comment-5 Marcel Marchon Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:03:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2004/12/extremely-short-separation-between-two/#comment-5 Yes, that line is an interesting one. I remember that I used to ride that line quite often on Sunday evenings years ago and sometimes the dispatchers would have two trains (the one from Baden and the one I was on from Lenzburg) running in parallel (I think that was even before they put in the flyover) from Killwangen sometimes all the way to Altstetten or even further. Of course, now that there are 4 main tracks all the way from Killwangen to the Hauptbahnhof in Zurich, this is somewhat easier to do still. Yes, that line is an interesting one. I remember that I used to ride that line quite often on Sunday evenings years ago and sometimes the dispatchers would have two trains (the one from Baden and the one I was on from Lenzburg) running in parallel (I think that was even before they put in the flyover) from Killwangen sometimes all the way to Altstetten or even further.

Of course, now that there are 4 main tracks all the way from Killwangen to the Hauptbahnhof in Zurich, this is somewhat easier to do still.

]]> By: Peet http://trainblog.com/2004/12/extremely-short-separation-between-two/#comment-4 Peet Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:48:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2004/12/extremely-short-separation-between-two/#comment-4 Since a long time Swiss Railways have been doing a good job in optimising infrastructure use. Look also on the <a HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Frailweb.ch%2Ffunnel%2Fconflict%2Fspeedopt.htm" rel="nofollow">train speed optimation</A> in Killwangen. Even before the sophisticated new signal system was in use the trains got order to control their speed to avoid signal stops. It was done by the stationmaster showing a special board called "Fahrtregelungstafel". Nowadays the speed control orders come often over the radio. Since a long time Swiss Railways have been doing a good job in optimising infrastructure use. Look also on the train speed optimation in Killwangen. Even before the sophisticated new signal system was in use the trains got order to control their speed to avoid signal stops. It was done by the stationmaster showing a special board called “Fahrtregelungstafel”. Nowadays the speed control orders come often over the radio.

]]>