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1Communications-based train control — CBTC deployment in Metro de Madrid, Spain …
2Positive train control — (PTC) is a system of monitoring and controlling train movements to provide increased safety.OverviewThe main concept in PTC is that the train receives information about its location and where it is allowed to safely travel. Equipment on board the …
3Automatic Train Control — Japanese style ATC indicator. Automatic Train Control (ATC) is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling… …
4Communication-based train control — (CBTC) is an automated control system for railways that ensures the safe operation of rail vehicles using data communication between various control entities that make up the system.CBTC is a modern successor of the traditional railway signaling… …
5Cab signalling — is a railroad safety system that communicates track status information to the train cab (driving position), where the engineer or driver can see the information. The simplest systems display the trackside signal aspect (typically, green, yellow… …
6North American railway signaling — For the actual physical signals, see North American railroad signals. Standards for North American railway signaling in the United States are issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), which is a trade association of the railroads of… …
7Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …
8Traffic Control — ➡ law enforcement * * * Introduction supervision of the movement of people, goods, or vehicles to ensure efficiency and safety. Traffic is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. The movement typically occurs… …
9Direct traffic control — (DTC) is a system for authorizing track occupancy used on some railroads instead of or in addition to signals. It is known as direct traffic control because the train dispatcher gives track authority directly to the train crew via radio, as… …
10SelTrac — is a digital signalling technology used to control the movements of rail vehicles originally developed by Alcatel. SelTrac is now sold by Thales. SelTrac Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) technology SelTrac is a family of three different… …
