• DocumentCode
    3096663
  • Title

    The need for train detection

  • Author

    Palmer, J.W.

  • Author_Institution
    UK, The Arup Campus, Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    21-24 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    Apart from tramways, where rail vehicles can be driven safely on sight, some means of train detection is universal to all modern railway signalling control systems. This paper examines why train detection is so vital to railway signalling and control systems, and highlights the main characteristics of the most common train detection systems in use today.
  • Keywords
    ERTMS; ETCS; axle counter; track circuit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Railway Signalling and Control Systems (RSCS 2012), IET Professional Development Course on
  • Conference_Location
    London, UK
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-84919-629-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/ic.2012.0044
  • Filename
    6280834