The European Train Control System (ETCS) is a train protection system designed to replace the many incompatible systems used by European railways, and...
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lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar to the European Train Control System (ETCS). It has two subsystems: ground subsystem and onboard...
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the train driver and detect blind spots around trains. Some systems are able to drive the train nearly automatically. European Train Control System (Heavy...
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Balise (category Train protection systems)
China, which is based on the European Train Control System. A balise which complies with the European Train Control System specification is called a Eurobalise...
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The Korean Train Control System (KTCS) is a train protection system established as a standard specification for the South Korean railway. KTCS-1 is designed...
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nothing should impede the installation of the much more capable European Train Control System. A pair of electronic loops are placed 50–450 metres 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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2027-2028. Kavach incorporates several key characteristics of the European Train Control System (ETCS) as well as the Indian Anti-Collision Device (ACD); however...
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Positive train control (PTC) is a family of automatic train protection systems deployed in the United States. Most of the United States' national rail...
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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...
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separately managed parts of GSM–R (communication), European Train Control System (ETCS, signalling), European Train Management Layer (ETML, payload management)...
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safety systems such as GSM-R or European Train Control System (ETCS). Control cars enable push-pull operation when located on the end of a train opposite...
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British Rail's ATP system Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) EBICAB European Train Control System (ETCS) Kavach Positive Train Control (PTC) Punktförmige...
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Russian train control systems. The abbreviation "КЛУБ" stands for "Комплексное локомотивное устройство безопасности", Integrated Train Protection System. The...
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Railway signalling (redirect from Railroad traffic control)
signalling (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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crocodile is a component of train protection systems used in France and Belgium. It works similarly to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) used in the United...
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signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that controls railroad interlockings and...
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and Hellenic Train officials, but also those who failed to carry out the necessary upgrades to the system (European Train Control System and centralized...
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Linienzugbeeinflussung (redirect from Continuous train control)
with European Train Control System (ETCS) between 2023 and 2030. It is referenced by European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) as a Class B train protection...
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United States Navy oilers Automatic train operation over European Train Control System; see European Train Control System Alberta Order of Excellence, a high...
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of there from 1941. There are plans to electrify and install European Train Control System during the early 2020s, which would allow the Røros Line to...
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Train order operation is a system for safely moving trains using train orders, as opposed to fixed signals or cab signalling. In train order operation...
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Moving block (redirect from Moving Blocklight System)
exact location of trains and transmit back the permitted operating speed to enable this flexibility. The European Train Control System (ETCS) also has the...
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creating a single Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems. Its main components are the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the GSM-R...
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FRMCS (redirect from Future Railway Mobile Communication System)
successor to GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway), primarily used in the European Train Control System (ETCS). The GSM technology...
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Token (railway signalling) (redirect from Train staff key)
of two trains colliding. The simplest way to prevent such collisions is to have only one train in the section at any given time. Such a system is known...
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safeworking. In most situations, a system of signals is used to control the passage of trains between the blocks. When a train enters a block, signals at both...
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Eurobalise (category Train protection systems)
Eurobalises are part of the European train control system (ETCS). The balises are pre-programmed and contain information that is read by train antennas. One of their...
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transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure...
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to choosing any of the pre-existing systems as a basis for a new European standard the European Train Control System or ETCS was developed and is now mandatory...
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