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to cab equipment. Trackside signalling is not mandatory and can be replaced with cab signalling using DMI. LKJ can be equipped as redundancy on CTCS-0 lines. Minimum headways on CTCS-2 is 180 seconds.
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Hitachi Rail - Hitachi wins contract to supply
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The track circuit is used both for train occupation detection and movement authorization, its architecture is similar to
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Radio transmission unit (GSM-R RTU) + BTM + DMI + SDU + Recording units
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Xue, Anthony
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520:"Beijing - Tianjin elevated design anticipates 350 km/h"
464:"The New Development of CTCS in the Intercity Railway"
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492:"Chinese High Speed Railway Train Control System"
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274:VC + GSM-R RTU + SDU + DMI + Recording units +
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499:Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
379:. Beijing Jiaotong University. Archived from
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216:+ LEU + Radio block control (RBC)
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260:CTCS Level 4 (CTCS-4) (proposed)
182:automatic train protection (ATP)
137:Automatic train protection (ATP)
1078:Westinghouse Brake & Signal
841:Contrôle de vitesse par balises
707:North American railroad signals
236:bidirectional data transmission
187:This system is compatible with
53:, radio communication network (
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811:Automatische treinbeïnvloeding
697:Application of railway signals
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616:Radio Electronic Token Block
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21:Chinese Train Control System
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591:Centralized traffic control
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333:Chinese railway signalling
38:. CTCS is similar to the
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124:Primary cab signalling +
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881:Pulse code cab signaling
806:Automatic Warning System
712:Railway semaphore signal
674:Solid State Interlocking
781:Automatic train control
375:Bin Ning (2003-12-08).
16:Train protection system
957:Level crossing signals
876:Positive Train Control
871:Linienzugbeeinflussung
601:Direct traffic control
679:Westlock Interlocking
669:Rail operating centre
631:Train order operation
626:Track Warrant Control
197:CTCS Level 3 (CTCS-3)
144:CTCS Level 2 (CTCS-2)
104:CTCS Level 1 (CTCS-1)
72:CTCS Level 0 (CTCS-0)
801:Automatic train stop
266:Track configuration:
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565:Railway signalling
357:2010-03-10 at the
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911:Slide fence
664:Lever frame
428:(225): 2–5.
97:fixed block
61:CTCS Levels
1260:Categories
1143:By country
926:Train stop
891:RS4 Codici
649:Block post
505:2022-08-15
476:2022-08-15
339:References
234:radio for
1150:Australia
1003:AŽD Praha
962:Crossbuck
866:Crocodile
471:IRSE News
425:IRSE News
240:odometers
1240:Thailand
1048:Safetran
1038:Magnetic
1023:Griswold
972:E-signal
355:Archived
312:See also
42:(ETCS).
29:中国列车控制系统
1185:Germany
1175:Finland
1160:Belgium
1155:Bavaria
1058:Siemens
1033:Hitachi
1008:Federal
993:Adtranz
896:SelTrac
743:Treadle
689:Signals
178:TVM-300
133:Balises
25:Chinese
23:(CTCS,
1230:Sweden
1225:Poland
1220:Norway
1190:Greece
1180:France
1165:Canada
1068:Thales
998:Alstom
967:Wigwag
846:EBICAB
816:Balise
305:ETCS-3
253:ETCS-2
214:Balise
190:ETCS-1
161:Balise
117:Balise
47:balise
27::
1200:Japan
1195:Italy
1170:China
1104:AREMA
1053:Saxby
906:SACEM
851:IIATS
776:ATACS
621:Token
495:(PDF)
467:(PDF)
420:(PDF)
297:LTE-M
293:GSM-R
232:GSM-R
224:GSM-R
222:VC +
55:GSM-R
1124:IRSE
1119:HMRI
1028:Hall
771:ASFA
766:ALSN
201:For
148:For
19:The
1134:UIC
1114:FRA
1109:ERA
1099:AAR
1018:GRS
295:or
276:GPS
170:ATP
126:ATP
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