WASHINGTON OPTS FOR STAND-ALONE AUTOMATION

While including all the features which make BART the first fully automated transit operation, Washington metro has specified stand-alone capability in its signalling and train regulation systems so as to allow manual operation of the full scheduled service in the event of a computer or communication failure.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 298-302
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 128
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automatic train operation; Rapid transit; Signaling
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044045
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways Board
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1976 12:00AM