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    The application of railway signals on a rail layout is determined by various factors, principally the location of points of potential conflict, as well...
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    addition of distant signals on the approach to stop signals. The distant signal gave the driver warning that they were approaching a signal which might...
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    north of the railway line. When the full length of the runway is open, a vertical bar of green lights signal to the aircraft, with regular rail signals on...
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  • following means of signalling are used: Signal flags Hand-held signal lamps Signal whistle Arm signals Fixed light signals Fixed sound signals Signal signs Orientation...
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    operation. On most modern railways, colour light signals have largely replaced mechanical ones. Colour light signals have the advantage of displaying the same...
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    Railway semaphore signal is one of the earliest forms of fixed railway signals. This semaphore system involves signals that display their different indications...
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    Japanese railway signals, according to the ministerial decree defining technical standards of railways (鉄道に関する技術上の基準を定める省令, Tetsudō ni kansuru gijutsu...
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    The railway signalling system used across the majority of the United Kingdom rail network uses lineside signals to control the movement and speed of trains...
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  • Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn-Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use,...
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  • in computer science Bidirectional railway signalling; see Application of railway signals#Bidirectional signalling Bidirectional learning/process refers...
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    UK Board of Trade Railway Inspectorate recommended that the signals controlling entry to the single line section (starting or section signals) were locked...
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    to railway operations and must be minimized. Track circuits allow railway signalling systems to operate semi-automatically, by displaying signals for...
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    Level crossing signals are electronic warning devices for road vehicles at railroad level crossings. Level crossings can be operated in various ways....
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    used in railway signalling to detect the clear or occupied status of a section of track between two points. The system generally consists of a wheel sensor...
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    rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to...
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    button on the cab signal display. North American railroad signals Railway signalling Elements of Railway Signaling. General Railway Signal Company. June 1979...
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  • Dutch railway signalling system operated by ProRail has been in effect since 1954 on the Dutch Railways network. It was designed to be one of the simplest...
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    driver has almost no time to acknowledge trackside signals. Although the ATC system sends AF signals carrying information about the speed limit for the...
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    signals do not have a number plate, but can display an explicit "restricted proceed"-type signal. Other types of signals include train order signals,...
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    was spurred by the Harmelen train disaster of 1962. ATB operates by the train collecting electrical signals from line-side apparatus and will override...
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    Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways by preventing collisions between trains. The basic principle is that a track...
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  • remained mechanical signals, as well as old colour light signals. Semi-automatic is the most important type of signal on Polish railways. Its name reflects...
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    History General Signal Building in Buffalo Union Switch and Signal, the other major US railway signaling company. North American railroad signals "A Centennnial:...
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    check that the speed of a train is compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling, including automatic stop at certain signal aspects. If it is...
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  • Train Protection & Warning System (category Railway safety)
    passenger main-line railway network, and in Victoria, Australia. According to the UK Rail Safety and Standards Board, the purpose of TPWS is to stop a train...
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    kinds of beacons. Balises are used in the KVB signalling system installed on main lines of the French railway network, other than the high-speed Lignes à...
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    that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of sections, called blocks. The system controls the movement of trains between...
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    Safety and Standards Board. March 2018. p. 10. "Master Rulebook: Signals, hand signals, indicators and signs handbook. Section 7.2 "Warning indicators""...
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  • of the Railways (Railways Ordinance, RailO). Swiss light signals are divided into two classes, recognizable by the difference in shape of the signal:...
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  • The signalling system used on the standard-gauge railway network in Sweden is based on that of the traditional mechanical semaphore signals. Currently...
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