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by **Ampelfreund** on Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:16 pm

DDR thread^^

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I search since years for a DDR Trafficlight really rarly and expensive

by **SignalLab** on Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:00 pm

very cool shots and links
thanks for posting!

by **KillerTux** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:35 pm

I am not familiar with Germany's transportation standards. When DDR and West Germany united in 1990, did the DDR have to conform with West German signal standards?

by **EdT.** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:38 pm

What's the reasoning for painting the inside of the visors white? Or is the correct question, why are the insides of visors in the USA painted black? The white makes it easier to see that the indication is lit, no? :scratch:

by **Ampelfreund** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:24 pm

I don´t know much about DDR Signals. I´m sorry.

but I bought a DDR Signal for 5euro^^

by **Ampelfreund** on Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:37 pm

I got the DDR Signal today

19kg castiron from year 1967

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by **traffic-light-man** on Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:41 pm

KillerTux wrote:I am not familiar with Germany's transportation standards. When DDR and West Germany united in 1990, did the DDR have to conform with West German signal standards?

I believe DDR signals had to conform to West Germany's standards after they were united. This led to the loss of the green + amber phase on signals in the DDR reigon. It also marked the introduction of the green arrow sign to signals in the DDR area I believe, which allows turns on red if safe to do so.

More so, it's probably a more common story that the Amplemann, his sister and thier varient cousins were taken out of use in the former DDR and replaced with West German or Euro-Standard figures (dependant on spec, entireley, I believe). There was an uprising, and the Amplemann, his sister and his varient cousins returned. This therefore also supports the fact that DDR had to conform to W. German standards after unification :-)

by **Ampelfreund** on Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:09 pm

by **traffic-light-man** on Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:05 pm

Is the Siemens unit out-putting a special programmed cycle, or is that it's 'native' cycle? I'm unsure if the red and amber isn't a bit long on that, but I may be wrong.

It's strange to see how quite different Siemens kit is here from Germany as well. Siemens is the largest supplier, maintainance and installation company in the UK, especially with thier new ST900ELV controllers which run an entired signal intersection on 48v. Yeah, everything on 48v, signals, controler, box signs, OTU, detector racks, the lot! Cuts bills for electricity and also is very environmentally friendly :grin:

by **jab8356** on Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:43 am

Just to clarify, Die in German is like The in English and is pronounced dee. If you didn't know that you might think that Ampelfreund is saying DIE DDR Traffic light! :rotfl:

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