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" Guidelines, regulations and laws"

In order to truly build up knowledge in railway technology, you need to know where to find what you need.

You can often find all the important information in a database policy, so I have compiled some information for you here.

" When people hear about guidelines, many think: 'Now it's going to be boring.' But in railway engineering, everyone needs to know where to find which information."

" Laws and regulations"

General Railway Act
AEG

The General Railway Act (AEG) regulates the safe operation of the railway in Germany and aims to provide an attractive rail transport service.

Railway Construction and Operating Regulations
EBO

The EBO (German Railway Construction and Operating Regulations) governs the requirements for railway infrastructure and vehicles, as well as for railway operations and personnel. It applies to all public railways in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Railway signaling regulations
ESO

The Railway Signalling Regulations apply to public railways within the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. They are binding for all public railways in the Federal Republic of Germany and prescribe the appearance and use of the railway signals employed therein.

Regulation on the construction and operation of connecting railways
BOA

This regulation applies to all connecting railways. Connecting tracks are connecting railways within the meaning of this regulation.

Guidelines for non-federal railways
ObRi- NE

The Ob-Ri NE (General Operating Regulations for Non-Federal Railways) are, in part – insofar as the specific characteristics of railway operations or the objectives of the companies suggest and permit this – geared towards the special needs of non-federal railways compared to other construction engineering regulations. The Ob-Ri NE therefore do not preclude the application of other recognized engineering standards.

" Guidelines of DB AG"

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To understand the guidelines, one must first understand how they are structured.

" The structure

In this video, I'll explain the structure of the guidelines. Please watch it before proceeding.

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I hope that's clear to you now.

Everything is a bit clearer now.

" The important guidelines to start with"

To help you learn some guidelines, in this video I'll show you some that you should know at the beginning.

These aren't all the ones you'll need in the long run , but they're a good start.

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