Written Orders

Written Orders, or Rozkazy pisemne in Polish, are assigned and given to the driver sometimes by the dispatchers. According to PKP PLK Ir-1 rulebook, there are 4 types of written orders: O, N, S, Nrob. This page would introduce them one by one. All r. in "20 r." means year (rok in Polish, abbr.).

Written Order "O"

Written Order "O" usually indicates the temporary speed limit, or various reasons for driving cautiously. The general form looks like this, top one is Polish original, bottom one is English translation.

Written Order "O" (Original)

Written Order "O" (English translation)

Written Order "N"

Written Order "N" is given when there are unusual signal or dispatching operations (mainly left-track) happened. Unlike Written Order "O", the assigner shall cross out all the unnecessary things, and draw two vertical lines on the cell which is in effect.

Written Order "N" (Original)

Written Order "N" (English translation)

Written Order "S"

Written Order "S" deal with signal failures, especially when SBL is invalid.

Written Order "S" (Original)

Written Order "S" (English Translation)

References

PKP PLK S.A.

Ir-1 Instrukcja o prowadzeniu ruchu pociągów

(https://www.plk-sa.pl/files/public/user_upload/pdf/Akty_prawne_i_przepisy/Instrukcje/Wydruk/Ir/Ir-1_format_A4__zm._14.pdf)

Kolejowy KOMIS

Encyklopedia: Rozkazy pisemne

(https://kolej.mkm.szczecin.pl/encyklopedia/rozkazy)

Author

All pictures & whole article created by 3N.