INDUCTIVE TRAIN COMMUNICATION TRIALS

This survey describes British Railways field experiments on a continuous cab signalling system for speed control and position monitoring. In this system, cables are laid between the rails using a small motorized trolly. Although technical feasibility was demonstrated, little progress was made with the engineering of the system. Problems yet to be solved include physical damage to the cables by platelayers and other workers and the design of a memory device for the locomotive since the cables cannot be continued through points.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1965-11-19

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 900-901
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 121

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Cab signals; Control systems; Equipment design; Railroad trains; Speed control; Velocity
• Old TRIS Terms: Velocity control
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037243
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM