A journey to Sweden, 1989: Signals and trains in Denmark

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Here are a few photos taken from the train while travelling through Denmark. Of most, I do not know where I made them:

DSB MZ 1418, Denmark, 15.7.1989

Two dwarf signals—one has already fallen back, the second one is still cleared:

Dwarf signal, Denmark, 15.7.1989

Dwarf signal, Denmark, 15.7.1989

Two starting signals ("udkørselssignal")—the left one is cleared, the other one displays stop. The numbers below the signals indicate the assignment to tracks:

Denmark, 15.7.1989

"Accelerate to 100 km/h"—in the signal book, this is under the heading "standsignaler for hastighedsnedsættelse", which means "signs for speed reduction". But it is explained as "kør hurtigere" = "drive faster":

Speed sign, Denmark, 15.7.1989

Markers before a home signal—in contrast to the markers for distant signals in Germany and Austria, these ones count upwards: One diagonal rectangle means "1200 m to the home signal", two "800 m to the home signal", and three "400 m to the home signal":

Denmark, 15.7.1989

Far away, one can discern the home signal:

Denmark, 15.7.1989

... enlarged:

Denmark, 15.7.1989

The following photos are from Aarhus. The first one shows the bridge crossing the station tracks on the western side and the starting signal for track 4:

Starting signal, Aarhus, 15.7.1989

An elegant railcar, built in 1983, sits on a storage track (one can find detailed information about Danish rolling stock at www.jernbanen.dk):

DSB HHJ YM 35, Aarhus, 15.7.1989

MY 1119, 1108 and 1123 and MZ 1428 lying over:

Depot, Aarhus, 15.7.1989

And a final shot of shunting locomotive MH(II) 325:

DSB MH(II) 325, Denmark, 15.7.1989