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ERTMS/ETCS Railway Signalling
Appendix A ERTMS/ETCS Railway Signalling Salvatore Sabina, Fabio Poli and Nazelie Kassabian A.1 Interoperable Constituents The basic interoperability constituents in the Control-Command and Signalling Sub- systems are, respectively, defined in TableA.1 for the Control-Command and Sig- nalling On-board Subsystem [1] and TableA.2 for the Control-Command and Sig- nalling Trackside Subsystem [1]. The functions of basic interoperability constituents may be combined to form a group. This group is then defined by those functions and by its remaining exter- nal interfaces. If a group is formed in this way, it shall be considered as an inter- operability constituent. TableA.3 lists the groups of interoperability constituents of the Control-Command and Signalling On-board Subsystem [1]. TableA.4 lists the groups of interoperability constituents of the Control-Command and Signalling Trackside Subsystem [1]. S. Sabina (B) Ansaldo STS S.p.A, Via Paolo Mantovani 3-5, 16151 Genova, Italy e-mail: [email protected] F. Poli Ansaldo STS S.p.A, Via Ferrante Imparato 184, 80147 Napoli, Italy e-mail: [email protected] N. Kassabian Ansaldo STS S.p.A, Via Volvera 50, 10045 Piossasco Torino, Italy e-mail: [email protected] © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 233 L. Lo Presti and S. Sabina (eds.), GNSS for Rail Transportation,PoliTO Springer Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79084-8 234 Appendix A: ERTMS/ETCS Railway Signalling Table A.1 Basic interoperability constituents in the Control-Command -
CBTC Test Simulation Bench
Computers in Railways XII 485 CBTC test simulation bench J. M. Mera, I. Gómez-Rey & E. Rodrigo CITEF (Railway Technology Research Centre), Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Abstract Due to its safety characteristics, signalling equipment requires a great amount of testing and validation during the different stages of its life cycle, and particularly during the installation and commissioning of a new line or upgrade of an existing line, the latter being even more complicated due to the short engineering periods available overnight. This project aims to develop a tool to reduce the above-mentioned efforts by simulating the CBTC trackside, fulfilling the interfaces between subsystems and elements of these subsystems, and using some real elements. In this way, a testing environment for signalling equipment and data has been developed for the CBTC system. The aims of the project that were set out at the beginning of the development and completed with the present simulator are as follows: Real CBTC equipment trials and integration: CBTC on-board equipment, CBTC Radio Centre, etc. Other signalling elements trials and integration: interlockings and SCCs. CBTC track data validation. In order to achieve these objectives, various simulation applications have been developed, of which the most important are the following: Infrastructure, Automatic trains, Train systems, Planning and Control Desk, etc. This system has been developed, and is currently adding new modules and functionalities, for companies of the Invensys Group: Westinghouse Rail WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol 114, © 2010 WIT Press www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line) doi:10.2495/CR100451 486 Computers in Railways XII Systems in the UK and Dimetronic Signals in Spain, which are using it for the new CBTC lines under their responsibility. -
Report on Railway Accident with Freight Car Set That Rolled Uncontrolledly from Alnabru to Sydhavna on 24 March 2010
Issued March 2011 REPORT JB 2011/03 REPORT ON RAILWAY ACCIDENT WITH FREIGHT CAR SET THAT ROLLED UNCONTROLLEDLY FROM ALNABRU TO SYDHAVNA ON 24 MARCH 2010 Accident Investigation Board Norway • P.O. Box 213, N-2001 Lillestrøm, Norway • Phone: + 47 63 89 63 00 • Fax: + 47 63 89 63 01 www.aibn.no • [email protected] This report has been translated into English and published by the AIBN to facilitate access by international readers. As accurate as the translation might be, the original Norwegian text takes precedence as the report of reference. The Accident Investigation Board has compiled this report for the sole purpose of improving railway safety. The object of any investigation is to identify faults or discrepancies which may endanger railway safety, whether or not these are causal factors in the accident, and to make safety recommendations. It is not the Board’s task to apportion blame or liability. Use of this report for any other purpose than for railway safety should be avoided. Photos: AIBN and Ruter As Accident Investigation Board Norway Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTIFICATION OF THE ACCIDENT ............................................................................................. 4 SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ..................................................................... 6 1.1 Chain of events ................................................................................................................... -
Road Level Crossing Protection Equipment
Engineering Procedure Signalling CRN SM 013 ROAD LEVEL CROSSING PROTECTION EQUIPMENT Version 2.0 Issued December 2013 Owner: Principal Signal Engineer Approved by: Stewart Rendell Authorised by: Glenn Dewberry Disclaimer. This document was prepared for use on the CRN Network only. John Holland Rail Pty Ltd makes no warranties, express or implied, that compliance with the contents of this document shall be sufficient to ensure safe systems or work or operation. It is the document user’s sole responsibility to ensure that the copy of the document it is viewing is the current version of the document as in use by JHR. JHR accepts no liability whatsoever in relation to the use of this document by any party, and JHR excludes any liability which arises in any manner by the use of this document. Copyright. The information in this document is protected by Copyright and no part of this document may be reproduced, altered, stored or transmitted by any person without the prior consent of JHR. © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 1 of 66 Issued December 2013 Version 2.0 CRN Engineering Procedure - Signalling CRN SM 013 Road Level Crossing Protection Equipment Document control Revision Date of Approval Summary of change 1.0 June 1999 RIC Standard SC 07 60 01 00 EQ Version 1.0 June 1999. 1.0 July 2011 Conversion to CRN Signalling Standard CRN SM 013. 2.0 December 2013 Inclusion of Safetran S40 and S60 Mechanisms, reformatting of figures and tables, and updating text Summary of changes from previous version Section Summary of change All Include automated -
Geographic Signaling System (Geo)
FIELD REFERENCE MANUAL GEOGRAPHIC SIGNALING SYSTEM (GEO) JULY 2008 (REVISED SEPTEMBER 2018) DOCUMENT NO. SIG-00-05-09 VERSION D Siemens Mobility 700 East Waterfront Drive Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120 1-800-793-SAFE Copyright © 2008-2018 Siemens Mobility, Inc. All rights reserved PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The material contained herein constitutes proprietary and confidential information, and is the intellectual property of Siemens Mobility, Inc., Rail Automation (Siemens) protected under United States patent, copyright and/or other laws and international treaty provisions. This information and the software it describes are for authorized use only, and may not be: (i) modified, translated, reverse engineered, decompiled, disassembled or used to create derivative works; (ii) copied or reproduced for any reason other than specific application needs; or (iii) rented, leased, lent, sublicensed, distributed, remarketed, or in any way transferred; without the prior written authorization of Siemens. This proprietary notice and any other associated labels may not be removed. TRANSLATIONS The manuals and product information of Siemens Mobility, Inc. are intended to be produced and read in English. Any translation of the manuals and product information are unofficial and can be imprecise and inaccurate in whole or in part. Siemens Mobility, Inc. does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information contained in any translation of manual or product information from its original official released version in English and shall not be liable for any losses caused by such reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of such information. Any person or entity that relies on translated information does so at his or her own risk. -
11 /2015 November 1 € 22 1 C 11 180
11 /2015 November 1 € 22 1 C 11 180 www.eurailpress.de/sd Rail Signalling and Telecommunication • INSTANDHALTUNG • SICHERHEIT • ETCS Deutliche Effizienzsteigerung GFR 2000: Eine Lösung zur The implementation of durch den Einsatz von Gefahrenraumfreimeldung an ETCS Level 1 in the mobilen Anwendungen Bahnübergängen Slovenian sector of Corridor D • Satellite-based train control systems Cost efficiency analysis of the satellite based train control system 31nSat in Germany Benedikt Seheier / Anja Bussmann / Florian Brinkmann / Uwe Wendland DB Netz AG is aiming at cost effective several international project partners the highest comparability with the oth alternatives to conventional train con are involved, including DB Netz AG and er systems that have no sophisticated trol systems on low density lines. For the German Aerospace Center (DLR). fall-back technology), this purpose, the cost efficiency of the The project's work plan comprises sev • ERTMS-Regional, (a cost-reduced 31nSat system - a satellite-based plat eral work packages regarding nation variant of ETCS Level 3 for region form for train protection - is analysed al scenarios of a number of countries. al lines without conventional lineside by comparing the net present value of Besides the economic assessment, the signals and without track-side train equipment cost for 31nSat with the al German scenario includes a compari detection) and ternative systems ERTMS-Regional, son of the system's functionalities with • Germany's common conventional sig ETCS Level 2 without lineside signals the operational procedures and require nalling system (the so-called Ks-Sys and conventional signalling. From the ments of the German rail system. From tem). -
Spring 2011 $8.00 US
Spring 2011 Journal 42 $8.00 US Offi cial Publication of the Layout Design Special Interest Group, Inc. Features The California, Oregon & Western ...........................4 by Dennis Drury Thoughts on Multi-Pass Design ................................10 by Robert Reid 16 90 Feet more Mainline ..............................................14 4 by David R. Clemens We “operate” these prototype UP trains Design Challenge: Road Warrior Revisited ............21 70 67/68 KALISPELL GREAT SPOKANE WALLACE FALLS Concepts and track plans by Ray Freeman, Mike 19 MI??MISSOULA 69 39 40 151 297 McLaughlin and Mike O’Brien PORTLAND HINKLE 251/252 And add MARENGO (below 20 counterparts extension Nov ‘09 E. Spokane) 152 SI Jct Text and story editing by Dick Foster 298 BOISE UP 262 UP 257 NP Xing EAST Nov ‘05 B&O’s 26th St. NYC Yard .....................................21 SPOKANE Nov ‘05 Central California Traction ...................................22 SPOKANE MARENGO SAL, ACL, A&W in North Carolina, 1925 ...........23 Union Station Staging West ‘ Sept ‘05 May ‘05 Timetable & Train Order “Trainer” Layout ........24 14 WEST SPOKANE Design Considerations for Proto-action Couplers ...26 July ‘05 by Trevor Marshall News and Departments Join the Fun and Help Out .........................................3 (including upcoming X2011 Convention activities) by Seth Neumann, LDSIG President Design Choices that Matter ........................................3 21 by Byron Henderson LDSIG Board of Directors Election ........................32 LDJ Questions, Comments and Corrections ..........35 26 Layout Design SIG Membership The Layout Design Special Dues*: $25.00 USD; Canada $25.00 Interest Group, Incorporated USD; Foreign $35.00 USD. Journal (LDSIG) is an independent, * One membership cycle includes four The Layout Design Journal (LDJ) is the IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt issues of the Layout Design Journal. -
New IDEAS for High-Speed Rail
IDEA Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Programs HIGH-SPEED RAIL New IDEAS for High-Speed Rail Annual Progress Report JANUARY 2005 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2004 OFFICERS CHAIR: MICHAEL S. TOWNES, President and CEO, Hampton Roads PHILIP A. SHUCET, Commissioner, Virginia DOT Transit, Hampton, VA C. MICHAEL WALTON, Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in VICE CHAIR: JOSEPH H. BOARDMAN, Commissioner, New York Engineering, University of Texas, Austin State DOT LINDA S. WATSON, Executive Director, LYNX—Central Florida EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ROBERT E. SKINNER, JR., Transportation Regional Transportation Authority, Orlando, FL Research Board MARION C. BLAKEY, Federal Aviation Administrator, U.S.DOT MEMBERS (ex officio) MICHAEL W. BEHRENS, Executive Director, Texas DOT SAMUEL G. BONASSO, Acting Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S.DOT (ex officio) SARAH C. CAMPBELL, President, TransManagement, Inc., Washington, DC REBECCA M. BREWSTER, President and COO, American Transportation Research Institute, Smyrna, GA (ex officio) E. DEAN CARLSON, Director, Carlson Associates, Topeka, KS GEORGE BUGLIARELLO, Chancellor, Polytechnic University and Foreign JOHN L. CRAIG, Director, Nebraska Department of Roads Secretary, National Academy of Engineering (ex officio) DOUGLAS G. DUNCAN, President and CEO, FedEx Freight, Memphis, TN THOMAS H. COLLINS (Adm., U.S. Coast Guard), Commandant, U.S. GENEVIEVE GIULIANO, Director, Metrans Transportation Center and Coast Guard (ex officio) Professor, School of Policy, -
Fall 2011 $8.00 US
Fall 2011 Journal 44 $8.00 US Offi cial Publication of the Layout Design Special Interest Group, Inc. Features Sectional, Modular and Portable Layouts Sections Designed to Move – and Do! .....................4 by Doug Harding Modules for Home and Road .................................11 by Wolfgang Dudler, MMR Trenance: Compact English Terminus .................16 by Nigel Mann 4 Free-moN LDEs at X2011 West ..............................24 by Stephen Williams What Would you do Differently? .............................26 Ideas from Phil Gulley, Robert Hoffman, David Parks, Jim Providenza and Jim Radkey News and Departments New Ways to Help and Enjoy the SIG ......................3 by Seth Neumann, LDSIG President Taking it on the Road ..................................................3 by Byron Henderson 11 LDJ Questions, Comments and Corrections ..........31 Tulsa 2011: Exploring Design Ideas ........................32 by Dave Salamon 2012 Meeting Plans: Bay Area, CA; Tulsa, OK ......33 X2011W – Learning, Layouts and Outreach ...........34 16 Layout Design SIG Membership The Layout Design Special Dues*: $25.00 USD; Canada $25.00 Interest Group (LDSIG) is USD; Foreign $35.00 USD. Journal an independent, IRS 501(c) * One membership cycle includes four The Layout Design Journal (LDJ) is the (3) tax-exempt group af- issues of the Layout Design Journal. offi cial publication of the Layout Design fi liated with the National Please make checks payable to the “Lay- Special Interest Group, Inc. Model Railroad Association (NMRA). out Design SIG.” Canadian and Foreign Opinions The LDSIG’s goal is to act as a forum for payments must be drawn on a US bank, The opinions expressed in the LDJ are the members’ exchange of information paid using PayPal, or be via an interna- solely those of the original authors where and ideas, and to develop improved ways tional money order. -
The Bulletin BERNARD LINDER, 1918-2017
ERA BULLETIN — FEBRUARY, 2018 The Bulletin Electric Railroaders’ Association, Incorporated Vol. 61, No. 2 February, 2018 The Bulletin BERNARD LINDER, 1918-2017 Published by the Electric by Alexander Ivanoff Railroaders’ Association, Incorporated, PO Box Longtime ERA Bulletin Editor-in-Chief Ber- Despite having worked for New York City 3323, New York, New nard Linder (ERA #2668) passed away on Transit and having been a railfan, Bernie did York 10163-3323. the evening of December 12, 2017 at the age not hear about ERA until a chance encounter of 99, after a brief illness. Born on March 31, with the late Martin Schachne (ERA #1137). For general inquiries, or 1918, Bernie grew up in in the Bronx and He became a member in 1961 and since Bulletin submissions, became interested in electric traction through 1963, Bernie had been involved in some ca- contact us at bulletin@ erausa.org. ERA’s his parents. His father pacity with what started website is was a newsstand ven- out as the New York Divi- www.erausa.org. dor in the subway and sion Bulletin (now simply he would go with his the Bulletin). He was Editorial Staff: mother to help out. asked by Arthur Lonto to Editor-in-Chief: Jeffrey Erlitz From an early age become the Bulletin Edi- Tri-State News and Bernie collected news tor in 1980, and since Commuter Rail Editor: stories on transit and then his name had been Ronald Yee traction events, as far on well over 400 monthly North American and World as collecting car ros- issues, and until his News Editor: Alexander Ivanoff ters at the age of 13. -
SMALL PLANS (Under 140 Square Feet) 24 EMD Progress Rail — HO Modeling a Locomotive Factory
Contents .......................... 4 22 Alexandria Waterfront — O INTRODUCTION urban switching during the Civil War ............. 48 23 Trans-Iranian Railway — HO Lend Lease over the Persian Corridor ............ 50 SMALL PLANS (under 140 square feet) 24 EMD Progress Rail — HO modeling a locomotive factory.................. 52 1 Canton Railroad — HO 25 Ballard Terminal Railroad — HO switching a soap factory ....................... 6 a Seattle shore-front short line .................. 54 2 American Can — HO or N 26 Sunon Motors — HO modeling a full-sized industry................... 8 switching auto trains during a shift change ........ 56 3 Free-mo Steel — HO 27 Powder River Basin — N or Z a heavy industry on a modular layout............. 10 a BNSF-UP joint coal line ...................... 58 4 Bear Island Paper Mill — N 28 DaniCa Forest Products — HO a paper mill served by CSX .................... 12 a southeastern chemical paper mill .............. 60 5 Mower Lumber — N 29 Rockport & Weak — On30 a West Virgina lumber railroad .................. 14 a Maine narrow gauge freight hauler ............. 62 6 Warrenton — HO 30 Soldier Summit — N a British-style layout of a stub terminal ........... 16 running three railroads over the Wasatch ......... 64 7 First Steel — HO a steel mill railroad that can grow ............... 18 8 Keystone Viaduct — N Ntrak modules for home or show................ 20 LARGE PLANS (over 300 square feet) 9 Brooke Yard — HO 31 Winding Gulf — HO a pocket terminal in a tricky space ............... 22 modeling two coal railroads in one valley ......... 66 10 Overland Route — HO 32 Wiscasset — On30 a tribute to the transcontinental railroad .......... 24 the WW&F, past and present ................... 68 11 Menil-La-Tour — On30 or O14 33 Everett Street Station — HO running a WWI narrow gauge railroad ........... -
The Ten Commandments of Model Railroad Yard Design
The Ten Commandments of Model Railroad Yard Design By Craig Bisgeier Sample Yard Layout You may find it helpful to print out this diagram before reading the article. Having a hard copy of the diagram to refer to as you are reading will probably be a big help for some of the more difficult concepts. This is definitely a case of a picture being worth a thousand words... One of the most often modeled -- and misunderstood -- layout design elements is the yard. Nearly everyone has one on their layout, whether it's used simply for car storage or as an actual operating tool. Unfortunately, many of them don't work very well. Common design mistakes are made over and over again by beginner and intermediate modelers. They can't be faulted, though, because the info on how to design a good yard is very hard to find. Even when the hobby press gets it right, it's short-lived, because if you missed the issue you didn't see it. Most of the time you see poor examples (like the hated Timesaver) which are often published by the hobby press without comment, and therefore accepted by those who do not know better as good design. So the "secrets" of good yard design are difficult to for most to uncover, because the good nuggets of information appear in wildly different places like out of print magazines or books, special interest publications, or even word of mouth among advanced modelers. not many modelers have that kind of library or access. What is needed is a repository where all the good ideas can be collected, stored, edited and presented as one all-encompassing primer on the subject.