TRAIN CONTROL
THE OBJECTIVE OF BRITISH RAILWAYS (BR) TRAIN CONTROL RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND TRAIN MOVEMENT CONTROL--INVOLVING DATA AND SPEECH TRANSMISSION TO AND FROM MOVING TRAINS, WITH COMPUTERS AT CONTROL CENTERS AND ON TRAINS. CONTROLLING SIGNALMEN WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TELEVISION-TYPE DISPLAYS INDICATING A RECOMMENDED, OPTIMAL PLAN OF TRAIN MOVEMENT--WITH REGULAR UPDATING FOR ALL TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES. RECENT STUDIES SUGGEST THE TECHNIQUE CAN REDUCE DELAYS IN BUSY COMMUTER AREAS BY 50% AND AN OPERATION TRIAL IS NOW PLANNED. /IRJ/
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 11, No 11, P 43, 1 PHOT
- Publication Date: 1971-11
Media Info
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Serial:
- International Railway Journal
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0744-5326
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Communication systems; Data communications; Railroad trains; Television
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226177
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1972 12:00AM