German Signalling: Gleiswechselbetrieb – Running against the flow of traffic (Train Sim World)

Having one dedicated track for each direction of traffic is a great achievement for the ease of train running and railroad safety, as it significantly lowers the risk of head-on-collissions. But sometimes it makes sense to use the track dedicated for the opposite direction for trains running "against the current of traffic". Here are the rules for it as far as German operation rules (on main railways) are concerned.

Full passenger run on a minute BR 112.1 formation in Dovetail Games' cozy Ruhr-Sieg Nord DLC as well as a partial freight run on a BR 185.5 Traxx 2 locomotive in the venerable Rhein-Ruhr Osten DLC, featuring short tutorials about the German operation rules for using the opposite track, be it in a permanently installed fashion (ständig eingerichteter Gleiswechselbetrieb, 34:13), a temporarily installed fashion (vorübergehend eingerichteter Gleiswechselbetrieb, 1:07:56), by virtue of a wrong-track replacement signal (Gegengleisfahrt-Ersatzsignal, 57:20) or by virtue of dispatcher's orders (48:22).

Also discussed is the braking system on the BR 185.5 Traxx 2 loco (1:23:35).

Quick Access:
00:00 – Start
09:36 – BR Baureihe 112.1 setup (fast)
10:42 – Departure RB56 from Hagen
17:48 – Stop at Hohenlimburg
23:28 – Zs 6 Gegengleisanzeiger
26:55 – Traffic before Letmathe
28:30 – Stop at Letmathe
34:13 – "Ständig eingerichteter Gleiswechselbetrieb" discussed (ERRATUM: Hp2 on the entry signal would be preceded by Vr2, not Vr1, obviously, I copy/pasted the wrong signal in my diagram, sorry)
48:22 – Driving on wrong track on dispatcher's orders discussed
57:20 – Driving on wrong track on Zs 8 signal discussed
1:00:04 – Station entry as a train on Sh 1 signal discussed
1:05:10 – "Niedrigstehendes Hauptsignal" discussed
1:07:56 – Vorübergehend eingerichteter Gleiswechselbetrieb discussed
1:23:35 – BD Baureihe 185.5 setup with brake test
1:28:35 – Settings "1A" and "1B" on brake valve discussed
1:36:35 – AFB holding brake discussed
1:38:50 – Ks 1 main and distant signal with white repeater light and active 1,000-Hz PZB magnet
1:41:15 – Ks 2 main and distant signal with Zs 6 and (unannounced) Zs 3 "4"
1:44:25 – Isolated distant signal board Ne 2 with white triangle
1:46:00 – Trapezoid board Ne 1 with kilometer sign
1:51:15 – Train service on special assignment ending at Hp 2 signal
1:54:40 – Almost getting stopped on the line
1:58:00 – Diverging to Hagen
2:03:50 – Fixed Zs 6 sign at Mammendorf
2:11:10 – Conclusion

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