Transmission-based train control (TBTC) is a communication technology protocol used in railway signaling. It encapsulates all railway signaling methodologies...
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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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London Underground rolling stock (redirect from Evo (tube train))
the latter two using a system called TBTC (transmission-based train control). The older sub-surface trains were replaced between 2010 and 2017 by new...
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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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Signalling of the Toronto subway (category Train protection systems)
communications-based train control (CBTC). Line 3 Scarborough, in operation from 1985 to 2023, used SelTrac IS, a transmission-based train control system originally...
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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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The Chinese Train Control System (CTCS, Chinese: 中国列车控制系统) is a train control system used on railway lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar...
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More were fitted with Transmission Based Train Control (TBTC) for the Jubilee and Northern lines and Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) as part of the...
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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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London Underground 1996 Stock (category Train-related introductions in 1997)
installed by Thales, called SelTrac. Also known as Transmission-based train control, it allows the trains to be operated automatically, with the driver only...
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Transmission voie-machine (French: [tʁɑ̃smisjɔ̃ vwamaʃin]; TVM; 'Track-to-train transmission') is a form of in-cab signalling originally deployed in France...
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European Train Control System (ETCS) Kavach Positive Train Control (PTC) Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung (PZB) Train Protection & Warning System Train Warning...
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contrasts with other transmissions that provide a limited number of gear ratios in fixed steps. The flexibility of a CVT with suitable control may allow the...
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Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Transmission Based Signalling (TBS) are two signalling standards that can detect the exact location of trains and transmit...
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Signal. This was replaced in 1994 with a moving-block TBTC (Transmission Based Train Control) system developed by Alcatel, called SelTrac. The SelTrac system...
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Torque converter (redirect from Hydrokinetic transmission)
In a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the torque converter connects the prime mover to the automatic gear train, which then drives the load. It...
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conventional manual transmission, but are shifted automatically. Alternatively, there are semi-automatic transmissions. These systems are based on the design...
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Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products...
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Cab signalling (redirect from Cab Controls)
Signal Company "Automatic Train Control" installed on the Chicago and North Western Railroad among others. A coded track circuit based system is essentially...
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direction of a train is controlled by adjusting the voltage on the track are still popular while they have recently given way to control systems based on computer...
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Powertrain (redirect from Power train)
power to the road surface, water, or air. This includes the engine, transmission, drive shafts, differentials, and the final drive (drive wheels, continuous...
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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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Balise (category Train protection systems)
Chinese Train Control System versions CTCS-2 and CTCS-3 installed on high-speed rail lines in China, which is based on the European Train Control System...
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London Underground 1995 Stock (category Train-related introductions in 1998)
(later Alstom) had won the £700 million contract. The new trains would be based on the trains under construction for the Jubilee line. In April 1995, a...
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UK railway signalling (section Approach control)
the United Kingdom rail network uses lineside signals to control the movement and speed of trains. The modern-day system mostly uses two, three, and four...
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Track circuit (category Train detection systems)
is an electrical 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...
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Railway signal (redirect from Train signal)
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic Train protection system – Railway fail-safe against human error Train speed optimization – A system...
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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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National Grid (Great Britain) (redirect from Transmission Owner)
The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network supporting the UK's electricity market, connecting power stations and major substations...
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Transmission balise-locomotive (Dutch: Transmissie Baken Locomotief; TBL; English: "Beacon-to-Locomotive Transmission") is a train protection system used...
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