Sifa

This article is about a safety device in a train. For other uses, see Sifa (disambiguation).
A Sifa pedal in an Intercity Express ICE 1 power car. To the right of the Sifa pedal is the foot-operated button for the train horn

Sifa is a type of deadman's control system used on German-influenced European railways.[1] Although deadman's pedals are commonly used on railways worldwide, Sifa systems are specifically those codified by German Industrial Norms VDE 0119-207-5.

In Switzerland the equivalent system is called 'safety control' (Sicherheitssteuerung).[2]

  1. ^ "Deadman's control system UDB". Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  2. ^ Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation: Ausführungsbestimmungen zur Eisenbahnverordnung (AB-EBV), as at: 1 July 2016