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Two rows of lamps giving a speed.
Also known as: Speed signal Japan
Indicates the permitted speed to a Japanese train driver, read together with the signal aspect above it.
States the maximum speed at which the train may proceed.
Contexts: Public information
Reflects a Japanese preference for signalling speed directly rather than signalling a route and leaving the driver to know its speed, which is the arrangement most European networks use; the difference shows up in how much a Japanese driver must memorise about a route.
Contexts: Public information
A small panel beneath the main head carrying a numeral or a pattern of illuminated points standing for a speed in tens of kilometres per hour.
The aspect this indicator qualifies.