TRAIN CONTROL

THE OBJECTIVE OF BRITISH RAILWAYS (BR) TRAIN CONTROL RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND TRAIN MOVEMENT CONTROL--INVOLVING DATA AND SPEECH TRANSMISSION TO AND FROM MOVING TRAINS, WITH COMPUTERS AT CONTROL CENTERS AND ON TRAINS. CONTROLLING SIGNALMEN WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TELEVISION-TYPE DISPLAYS INDICATING A RECOMMENDED, OPTIMAL PLAN OF TRAIN MOVEMENT--WITH REGULAR UPDATING FOR ALL TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES. RECENT STUDIES SUGGEST THE TECHNIQUE CAN REDUCE DELAYS IN BUSY COMMUTER AREAS BY 50% AND AN OPERATION TRIAL IS NOW PLANNED. /IRJ/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 11, No 11, P 43, 1 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Data communications; Railroad trains; Television
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226177
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1972 12:00AM