POINTS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS UNDER COMMON CONTROL USING VETAG

A trial installation of Philips' Vetag (vehicle tagging) equipment will be made in Amsterdam following a policy decision on adopting a standard method of automatic control of tramway switches and traffic lights. Vetag functions to detect, identify and locate selected vehicles in a stream of road traffic and is adapted to automation of LRT or streetcar signalling which must operate without external supervision. Vetag consists of three basic units--an interrogator installed along the roadway, a detection loop in the roadway surface and a transponder underneath each vehicle.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Meyer, F
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 193-194
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic car identification; Grade crossing protection systems; Light rail transit; Streetcars; Traffic control; Traffic signal control systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic car routing; Grade crossing protection; Signal systems; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099835
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM