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Balise EBICAB in the Mediterranean Corridor. A balise typically needs no power source. In response to radio frequency energy broadcast by a Balise Transmission Module mounted under a passing train, the balise either transmits information to the train (uplink) or receives information from the train (downlink, although this function is rarely used).
Contrôle de Vitesse par Balises (Speed control by beacons), abbreviated to KVB [note 1] is a train protection system used in France and in London St. Pancras International station. It checks and controls the speed of moving trains. [1] KVB consists of: The on-board installation, known as bord (aboard), which comprises:
The linking information informs about the distance to the next balise group (one linking packet per direction) and the required train reaction if the next balise group is missed (e.g. train stop). The movement authority packet defines a maximum speed that may be used for a given maximum distance and maximum time - setting the maximum speed to ...
The following is a list of railway stations (also known as railroad stations in the United States), which is indexed by country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Track-mounted balise used for ASFA. Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático (ASFA; "Announcement of Signals and Automatic Braking") is an Automatic Train Protection system widely deployed on the Spanish rail network. It consists of a mechanism that stops a train if the driver does not properly heed signals.
The specification was written in 1996 in response to EU Council Directive 96/48/EC99 [5] of 23 July 1996 on interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system. . First the European Railway Research Institute was instructed to formulate the specification and about the same time the ERTMS User Group was formed from six railway operators that took over the lead role in the specificat
TBL1-balise. The TBL system is designed to stop a train passing a red signal, with operating speeds of up to 160 km/h. In 2006 13% of the Belgium train network used the original TBL system, introduced in 1982.
TASC unit beneath a Tōkyū 7000 series EMU TASC balises at a railway station in Japan. Train automatic stopping/stop-position controller (定位置停止装置) (TASC) is the name of a train protection system/automated stopping aid currently used only in Japan. It allows trains equipped with TASC to stop automatically at stations without the ...