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...
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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...
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signals. Calvert, J.B. "Train Order Signals." Railways: History, Signalling, Engineering. 2004-08-10. Railway Signal Site. "US&S Searchlight Signal H...
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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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colour-light signals using track circuit – or axle counter – block signalling. It is a development of the original absolute block signalling that is still...
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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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and signs on the state's railway network and connected private tracks. The first signalling system on the Norwegian railway system was a mechanically...
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Mechanical signalling in all States followed British practice using route signalling with slight differences between States. The basic running signal was the...
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signalling. Signalling in the UK uses route signalling. Most railway systems around the world, however, use speed signalling. Under route signalling,...
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Technology Assessment. May 1976. Railway Signalling – A guide to modern signalling technology, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers. Published 1980. "Automatic...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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for railway staff driving trains. Japanese signalling was initially based on British railway signalling practice, and Japanese railway signalling continues...
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Hitachi, Ltd. Railway Systems Business Unit, trading as Hitachi Rail, is the rolling stock and railway signalling manufacturing division of Hitachi outside...
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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...
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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...
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Today, railway systems engineering continues to be a vibrant field of engineering. Mechanical engineering Command, control & railway signalling Office...
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Railway signalling in New Zealand consists of a number of signalling technologies on the national rail network and local light rail systems. The first...
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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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Modern railway signalling in Thailand on the mainline employs color light signals and computer-based interlocking. The State Railway of Thailand is currently...
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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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Eulynx (category Railway signalling)
initiative in the area of railway signalling, with the aim to standardise interfaces and elements of signalling systems in the railway industry. Currently,...
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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...
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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...
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The Italian railway signalling currently in use, employed on the Italian national railway network, is regulated by the "Regulation on signals" (Regolamento...
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Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Alstom Signalling Inc.(2010). "Rochester Signalling and Control Systems." Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback...
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Thales Rail Signalling Solutions was a division of Thales Group that supplies transportation-based automation solutions[buzzword] for railways. Its operations...
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