An Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) is a North American system of railroad equipment designed to ensure safety by monitoring locomotive and train locations...
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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 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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Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) is a positive train control cab signaling system developed by Alstom. The system is designed to prevent...
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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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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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The Advanced Train Management System is a train control system under development by Lockheed Martin for Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). The ATMS...
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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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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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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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emergency brake to stop the train. Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Anti Collision Device Automatic Warning System Automatische treinbeïnvloeding...
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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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different electronic systems and scenarios. Most advanced trainers do not have radar systems of their own, but onboard systems can be programmed to simulate...
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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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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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The Great Western Railway in the UK introduced its 'automatic train control' system in the early years of the 20th century. Each distant signal had...
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The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) is a train protection system used throughout the British passenger main-line railway network, and in Victoria...
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operate locomotives on model railways. Analog systems where the speed and the direction of a train is controlled by adjusting the voltage on the track are...
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The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast...
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comfort along with advanced passenger information systems. All of these trains are capable of operating with communications-based train control (CBTC)—which...
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mechanical train stop systems and saw limited adoption before being overtaken by more advanced cab signaling and automatic train control systems. The system remains...
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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. A...
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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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ATACS (category Train protection systems)
Advanced Train Administration and Communications System (ATACS) is an automatic train control (ATC) system developed by RTRI starting from 1995[citation...
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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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UK railway signalling (section Approach control)
signalling system used across the majority of the United Kingdom rail network uses lineside signals to control the movement and speed of trains. The modern-day...
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Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung (category Train protection systems)
train control systems, in comparison with the continuous train control systems including LZB (German Linienzugbeeinflussung, literally "linear train influencing")...
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Washington. Train movements are controlled by the Alliance West Dispatcher in Fort Worth, Texas with a form of Advanced Train Control System known as ARES...
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New Jersey, United States Advanced Train Control System, a railroad safety and monitoring system Areal Traffic Control System Asian Touring Car Series...
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Automatic train stop or ATS is a system on a train that automatically stops a train if certain situations occur (unresponsive train operator, earthquake...
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