Swiss Railway Signalling - Explained!

In this video, I attempt to explain the two main types of signalling used on railways in Switzerland. L types signals are widespread across the main standard gauge SBB and BLS networks, as well as several private metre gauge systems. The N type signals are a new digital system, and at the time of writing are (to my knowledge) found only on the standard gauge network. These signalling systems are very interesting, and in the case of L type, very complicated, and are quite a contrast to what viewers may be used to in Australia, the UK and US.

Please note that I have made this video as a hobby only, and while every attempt has been made to provide correct information, I am not an expert and do not work for the railways. I also live on the other side of the world and only speak English, so there is a slight risk of some information lost in translation. Any corrections will be noted at the bottom of this description.

I have made several other videos on signalling systems from around the world, you can see the full list here:    • Railway Signalling Explainers  

Railways in Austria use an interesting system that is very similar to the Swiss L type, you can learn about them here:    • Austrian Railway Signalling - Explained!  

For more general Swiss railway and tramway videos have a look at this list:    • Swiss Rail Transport  

If you want to learn more on this topic, there's a very detailed wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_r...

Corrections:
In the video I say when a main 'L type' signal shows stop, the attached distant always turns off. Apparently this is not always correct, and the distant remains lit on some signals.

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