Railway signals and indicators, PKP, 1959-2014

Contemporary railway fixed signals and indicators utilized by Polish Railways.

• Signal DO and D1 (stop shield);
• signal D6 (temporary speed restriction) with indications of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 kmph or blank (for 20kmph); three sizes: 900mm wide upward or downward or reduced 500mm wide;
• signal D9 (speed restriction end for narrow gauge railways);
• track closed indicator Z1/Wtz (as fixed shield);
• distant signal indicator W1 (normal and reduced size);
• stop limit (front of train position) indicator W4 (as fixed shield);
• shunting limits indicator W5;
• attention indicators W6a, W6b, W7 (normal and reduced size);
• fixed speed restriction indicator W8 with indications of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 kmph or blank (for 20kmph); normal or reduced size, upward or downward;
• section with speed restriction limits indicators W9 and W15 (normal or reduced size, also different form of W9 for narrow gauge railways);
• signal announcement indicators W11a and W11b with one to four stripes (rectangular or square, W11b in two different paintings);
• level crossing warning signal announcement indicator W11p with one or two triangles;
• steam engine’s ash pan closing indicator W12;
• attention indicator for snow plough crews W13 (single or double truss);
• signal displacement indicator W15;
• railway stop announcement indicator W16;
• automatic block signaling limits indicator W18;
• restricted braking distance indicators W19 and W20 (as fixed shields);
• goods train indicator W22;
• opposite track change indicator W24 (as fixed shield);
• change of line speed indicator W27 with indications of 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110 or 120kmph (normal or reduced size);
• change of communication channel indicator W28 with channels R1-R9 (normal or reduced size);
• communication establishing indicator W29;
• canceled signal indicator W31;
• stop limits indicator W32 for fixed length trains – with indications of 100, 150 and 200m;
• indicators for electric vehicles;
  • pantograph down announcement indicator We1;
  • pantograph down indicator We2;
  • pantograph up indicator We3;
  • end of overhead line indicator We4;
  • power off indicator We8;
  • power on indicator We9;
  • additional plates for track reference or concerning EMUs/locomotives ;
  • stop limits indicator We12 and We13 for EMUs with fixed number of cars (with digits 1, 2 and 3);
• indicators for narrow gauge railways:
  • dangerous section indicator WW1;
  • attention indicator WW2;
  • speed restriction for normal-to-narrow gauge transporters with indications 10, 15 and 20 kmph;
  • end of speed restriction for transporter indicator WW4;
• order shields of signal repeaters.

Indicators in form of lamps and lanterns are covered in separate model.