COMPUTER-BASED TRAIN DESCRIBER COMMISSIONED ON BR WEST COAST MAIN LINE

Warrington power signal box commissioned in September bringing into operation Westinghouse train describer indicating up to 210 train positions on signal panel diagrams, the computers of which teleprint train counting, information to Station Managers etc, and could be linked into route-setting and ATC. Twin computers and other safeguards incorporated to provide automatic back-up in case of failure.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/9675046
• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Signaling; Train operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Train describers
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046769
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM