Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America. CTC consolidates train routing decisions that were...
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Railway signalling (redirect from Railroad traffic control)
(BE), or railroad signaling (AE), is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic. Trains move on fixed rails, making them uniquely susceptible...
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Direct traffic control (DTC) is a system for authorizing track occupancy used on some railroads instead of or in addition to signals. It is known as "direct"...
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1870 to 1918. In North America, multi-track rail lines with centralized traffic control are typically signaled to allow operation on any track in both...
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The system is in wide use on lines that aren't installed with centralized traffic control (CTC). In Australia & NZ: The New South Wales Country Regional...
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scheme Centralized traffic control – Railway signalling system Dark territory – Section of railway without signals Flagman – A person who controls the passage...
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the necessary upgrades to the system (European Train Control System and centralized traffic control). Accusations have also been made against officials...
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Communications-based train control (CBTC) is a railway signaling system that uses telecommunications between the train and track equipment for traffic management and...
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railroads of North America before the days of centralized traffic control (CTC), direct traffic control (DTC), and the use of track warrants conveyed...
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increasing amounts of centralized control relegating the lineside signal box to niche or heritage applications. In any node-based control system, proper identification...
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track, standard gauge line lacks electrification and only has centralized traffic control south of Røros Station. SJ Norge operate regional passenger trains...
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Free flight is a developing air traffic control method that uses no centralized control (e.g. air traffic controllers). Instead, parts of airspace are...
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Interlocking (category Railway signalling control)
the original brand name of the first generation relay-based centralized traffic control (CTC) interlocking system introduced in 1936 by GRS (represented...
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systems. Absolute block signalling Cab signalling Centralized traffic control Direct traffic control Radio Electronic Token Block Track warrant Train order...
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gauge, but not electrified. Centralized traffic control is installed south of Mosjøen, with partial automatic train control. GSM-R is installed on the...
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Automatic train control (ATC) is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external...
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railways outside of Europe. ETCS is the signalling and control component of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). ETCS consists of 2 major...
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gas turbines, wind turbines, generators, air quality control systems, and monitoring and control systems for power plants, as well as related products...
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stops; tracks were also upgraded with continuous-welded rail; a centralized traffic control system was added; and crossovers were added every few miles to...
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Cab signalling (redirect from Cab Controls)
European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) aim to improve interoperability. The train-control component of ERTMS, termed European Train Control System (ETCS)...
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a type of air mass Control point, a section of track where switches and signals control trains within a centralized traffic control Adobe Captivate, an...
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Manual Control Systems Computer-based Traffic Management Systems Dark territory control systems Electro-mechanical centralized traffic control (cTc) machines...
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signalling: Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Tokyo — Kurihama: 73.3 km (45.5 mi) Double-tracked section: Tokyo – Yokosuka Railway signalling: Centralized Traffic...
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manual Control systems Computer-based traffic management systems Dark territory control systems Electro-mechanical centralized traffic control machines...
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manufacturer Pafawag was acquired in 1997 and the facility modernised, controlling interests in MÁV Dunakeszi, Hungary and Schindler Waggon Switzerland...
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would be operated under centralized traffic control by 1963, and the company was already installing centralized traffic control between Buffalo and Syracuse...
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Automatic block signaling Centralized traffic control Communications-based train control Direct traffic control European Train Control System Moving block Radio...
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Passing loop (section Right- and left-hand traffic)
change the points. Other forms of remote operation included centralized traffic control, in which a train controller changes points and signals from...
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device used to prove the absence of a train on a block of rail tracks to control railway signals. An alternative to track circuits are axle counters. The...
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Train dispatcher (redirect from Rail traffic controller)
accelerating after it, most major railroads installed centralized traffic control (CTC) systems to control train movements. Using CTC, a train dispatcher could...
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