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English translation: red on failure, red on fault


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Dutch term or phrase:storingsrood
English translation:red on failure, red on fault
Entered by: Jack den Haan
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19:37 Apr 22, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Railway safety engineering
Dutch term or phrase: storingsrood
The name of a railway safety signal emitted by a balise (baken) in the ATB/ATB-NG system (ATB = Algemene Treinbeveiliging, NG = Nieuwe Generatie).
Context: "Als een inputcombinatie van een encoder niet gedefinieerd is in het datablok, dan moet het baken *storingsrood* uitzenden. (...) Door bij *storingsrood* de trein het elektrisch zicht te ontnemen, zal dit in alle gevallen tot een snelremming van de trein leiden.
Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 10:53
red on failure
Explanation:
1) Breakdowns or equipment on railways are often referred to as "failures" e.g. signal failure.
2) If you google "red on failure" there are quite a number of references.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-04-23 10:09:07 GMT)
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Should read "Breakdowns to equipment.....
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Andrew Howitt
Netherlands
Local time: 10:53
Grading comment
I went with this instead of 'red on fault' on the basis of Google hit frequency (252 versus 126) and the fact that you're probably right about the term 'failure' being used in a signal context. Thank you all for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
4red on failure
Andrew Howitt
3red on fault
Chris Hopley
Summary of reference entries provided
http://www.railway-technical.com/
Bryan Crumpler

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red on fault


Explanation:
Sorry, no useful refs, but possibly worth further investigation....

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 10:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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red on failure


Explanation:
1) Breakdowns or equipment on railways are often referred to as "failures" e.g. signal failure.
2) If you google "red on failure" there are quite a number of references.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-04-23 10:09:07 GMT)
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Should read "Breakdowns to equipment.....

Andrew Howitt
Netherlands
Local time: 10:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
I went with this instead of 'red on fault' on the basis of Google hit frequency (252 versus 126) and the fact that you're probably right about the term 'failure' being used in a signal context. Thank you all for your help!
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Reference comments


20 hrs
Reference: http://www.railway-technical.com/

Reference information:
Ik heb deze site heel handig gevonden in mijn tegenwoordige werkzaamheden voor Infrabel en ProRail... er staat wat in over de baken (=beacons) enz.

"warning signal" is waarschijnlijk waar je naar opzoek bent.

In operation, the train first passes over the permanent magnet and the on-board receiver sets up a trigger for a brake application. Next it passes over the electro-magnet. If the signal is green the electro-magnet is energised, the brake trigger is disarmed, a chime or bell rings in the driver’s cab and a black indicator disc is displayed. The driver takes no action. If the signal is yellow or red, as shown above (Fig. 2), the electro-magnet is de-energised, so a siren sounds in the cab and the disc becomes black and yellow. The driver must "cancel" the warning, otherwise the automatic application of the train brakes is triggered.

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.railway-technical.com/sigtxt7.shtml
Bryan Crumpler
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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