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Ks signals

German translation: Kombinationssignale

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English term or phrase:	Ks signals
German translation:	Kombinationssignale
Entered by:	Ursula Blömken

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13:43 Mar 27, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Eisenbahnen

English term or phrase: Ks signals

Each Peripheral Post will make use of object specific Field Device Controllers: (as in the case of axle counters, Ks signals, point machines and key locks) or general purpose Field Device Controllers (as in the case of level crossing and block systems) to interface the trackside.

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Kombinationssignale

Explanation:
The Ks system (Kombinationssignal, combination signal) was designed to ultimately replace the West German Hp system and the east German Hl System with a single new one, in connection with the installations of new electronic interlockings.
http://www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/shks.htm

www.stellwerke.de - Signalsysteme - Kombinationssignale
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Das Ks-Signalsystem (Ks=Kombinationssignal) ist das neue, gemeinsame Signalsystem der ehemaligen Deutschen Reichsbahn und der Deutschen Bundesbahn. ...
www.stellwerke.de/signal/deutsch/ks.html

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