CURRENT SUPPLY TO SNCF SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT

This article describes the measures taken by the SNCF for supplying electric current to signalling equipment. To ensure that the current supply is adequate the equipment must function 24 hours a day the solutions adopted are always based on "redundancies". Furthermore, depending on the type of traffic, the equipment provided is sophisticated to a greater or lesser degree and consequently cheaper or more expensive to ensure that the best cost/performance ratio is obtained. The most recent equipment installed is therefore more often than not connected to a French Electricity Board local circuit and batteries are provided for emergency supply.

• Corporate Authors:

  Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais

  92 rue Bonaparte
  75 Paris 6e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Savarzeix, R
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 757-761
• Serial:
  • REVUE GENERALE DES CHEMINS DE FER
  • Volume: 102

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power supply; Power output; Signaling; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Uncontrolled Terms: Standby power
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382629
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM