Railway switches and signals – Train dispatching – Central signal control
Patent
1987-07-21
1989-08-29
Capossela, Ronald C.
Railway switches and signals
Train dispatching
Central signal control
246218, 246473R, B61L 2700
Patent
active
048609773
ABSTRACT:
A railway signalling system includes a plurality of trackside equipments (11,12) and means (1,2,3,4,6, 15,16) for transmitting control information to the equipments and receiving status information therefrom, each of the trackside equipments being provided with a respective microprocessor (13 or 14) via which such control information is transmitted from the said means to the equipment and via which such status information is received by said means from the equipment.
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Capossela Ronald C.
Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd.
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