Railway signalling (BE), or railroad signaling (AE), is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic. Trains move on fixed rails, making them... 45 KB (5,957 words) - 14:21, 11 April 2024 |
signals. Calvert, J.B. "Train Order Signals." Railways: History, Signalling, Engineering. 2004-08-10. Railway Signal Site. "US&S Searchlight Signal H... 26 KB (3,180 words) - 18:06, 8 February 2024 |
Mechanical signalling in all States followed British practice using route signalling with slight differences between States. The basic running signal was the... 83 KB (7,608 words) - 21:33, 25 September 2023 |
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single... 30 KB (4,153 words) - 00:30, 18 March 2024 |
The current French railway signalling system is in force on the Réseau Ferré de France (now SNCF Réseau) since 1930, when the code Verlant was applied... 22 KB (1,401 words) - 16:27, 4 November 2023 |
The Polish (PKP) railway signalling system provides a complex outlook of traffic situations, yet is quite easy to understand. Signals can be divided into... 33 KB (1,294 words) - 00:03, 27 April 2024 |
Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn-Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use,... 38 KB (5,490 words) - 16:35, 21 January 2024 |
Axle counter (section Railway signalling) An axle counter is a system used in railway signalling to detect the clear or occupied status of a section of track between two points. The system generally... 16 KB (2,051 words) - 13:28, 13 February 2024 |
Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways by preventing collisions between trains. The basic principle is that a track... 23 KB (3,134 words) - 16:38, 24 April 2024 |
and signs on the state's railway network and connected private tracks. The first signalling system on the Norwegian railway system was a mechanically... 9 KB (800 words) - 13:27, 15 January 2024 |
overlap in railway signalling is the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of vehicles in the controls of the previous signal, as a... 2 KB (289 words) - 15:15, 21 March 2023 |
The current Dutch railway signalling system operated by ProRail has been in effect since 1954 on the Dutch Railways network It was designed to be one... 4 KB (149 words) - 15:56, 25 May 2023 |
Today, railway systems engineering continues to be a vibrant field of engineering. Mechanical engineering Command, control & railway signalling Office... 3 KB (289 words) - 21:34, 19 March 2024 |
Telegraphy (redirect from Telegraph signalling) widely for railway signalling, Cooke was rejected several times in favour of the more familiar, but shorter range, steam-powered pneumatic signalling. Even... 79 KB (9,814 words) - 15:36, 25 April 2024 |
signalling. Signalling in the UK uses route signalling. Most railway systems around the world, however, use speed signalling. Under route signalling,... 11 KB (1,481 words) - 12:17, 28 November 2023 |
companies. There are two main types of signal, used up to 160 km/h, above which speed cab signalling is required. Signalling is governed by strict rules, released... 20 KB (1,970 words) - 19:33, 17 March 2024 |
The signalling system used on the standard-gauge railway network in Sweden is based on that of the traditional mechanical semaphore signals. Currently... 15 KB (1,011 words) - 19:56, 24 January 2024 |
The Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) is a central engineering services group A cadre of the Indian railways. The officers of this service... 8 KB (1,161 words) - 07:35, 22 September 2023 |
Absolute block signalling is a British signalling block system designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy... 24 KB (2,648 words) - 20:32, 22 April 2024 |
Railway signals in China are based on OSShD signals used by 25 countries of the former USSR, eastern Europe and adjacent countries. There are four observer... 2 KB (200 words) - 18:54, 9 November 2023 |
Thales Rail Signalling Solutions is a division of Thales Group that supplies transportation-based automation solutions[buzzword] for railways. Its operations... 4 KB (300 words) - 00:22, 5 September 2022 |
Level crossing (redirect from Railway grade crossing) intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over... 31 KB (2,799 words) - 16:07, 11 April 2024 |
Transmission Voie-Machine (redirect from TGV Signalling) information than traditional signalling systems would allow, including track gradient profiles and information about the state of signalling blocks further ahead... 26 KB (2,979 words) - 11:19, 24 February 2024 |