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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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  • lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar to the European Train Control System (ETCS). It has two subsystems: ground subsystem and onboard...
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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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    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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    Russian train control systems. The abbreviation "КЛУБ" stands for "Комплексное локомотивное устройство безопасности", Integrated Train Protection System. The...
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  • the train driver and detect blind spots around trains. Some systems are able to drive the train nearly automatically. European Train Control System (Heavy...
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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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    Balise (category Train protection systems)
    China, which is based on the European Train Control System. A balise which complies with the European Train Control System specification is called a Eurobalise...
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  • separately managed parts of GSM–R (communication), European Train Control System (ETCS, signalling), European Train Management Layer (ETML, payload management)...
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  • nothing should impede the installation of the much more capable European Train Control System. A pair of electronic loops are placed 50–450 metres on the...
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  • creating a single Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems. Its main components are the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the GSM-R...
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    British Rail's ATP system Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) EBICAB European Train Control System (ETCS) Kavach Positive Train Control (PTC) Punktförmige...
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    2027-2028. 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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    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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    with European Train Control System (ETCS) between 2023 and 2030. It is referenced by European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) as a Class B train protection...
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    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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    transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure...
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    safety systems such as GSM-R or European Train Control System (ETCS). Control cars enable push-pull operation when located on the end of a train opposite...
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  • occurred, is Chinese Train Control System CTCS-2 which is the Chinese version of European Train Control System Level 1. The CTCS-2 system uses the classical...
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    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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    safeworking. In most situations, a system of signals is used to control the passage of trains between the blocks. When a train enters a block, signals at both...
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    Eurobalise (category Train protection systems)
    Eurobalises are part of the European train control system (ETCS). The balises are pre-programmed and contain information that is read by train antennas. One of their...
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  • successor to GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway), primarily used in the European Train Control System (ETCS). The GSM technology...
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    exact location of trains and to transmit back the permitted operating speed to enable this flexibility. The European Train Control System (ETCS) also has...
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    to choosing any of the pre-existing systems as a basis for a new European standard the European Train Control System or ETCS was developed and is now mandatory...
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    Elizabeth line (redirect from Purple train)
    Installation of the track was completed in September 2017. The European Train Control System (ETCS) signalling was scheduled to be tested in the Heathrow...
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    Tren Maya (redirect from Mayan Train)
    factory in Ciudad Sahagún. The contract also includes European Train Control System signalling and control equipment. López Obrador has said the project will...
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    Integration and Systems alliance to deliver the rail system upgrades, and the European Train Control System contract to deliver the new signalling system. These...
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  • United States Navy oilers Automatic train operation over European Train Control System; see European Train Control System Alberta Order of Excellence, a high...
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    of there from 1941. There are plans to electrify and install European Train Control System during the early 2020s, which would allow the Røros Line to...
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