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In an effort to make European rail networks more efficient and competitive with other forms of transport, the International Union of Railways (UIC) has begun developing a European Train Control System (ETCS) that must overcome the complexities produced by a host of different operating conditions, equipment, languages, and signaling cultures. Although the ETCS project is still in an early stage, it seems likely that it will use some of the higher levels of functionality of the Advanced Train Control Systems (ATCS) being developed in North America and rely on a wider range of transmission techniques than ATCS. A staged approach to implementing ETCS is being considered to avoid compatibility problems and the need for dual equipment on track.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1314, Advanced Train Control Systems 1991: Proceedings of a Symposium, June 17-19, 1991, Denver, Colorado. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Automatic train control; Technology

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Design; Highways; Railroads

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• ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS CONTROL FLOW DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
• ADVANCES IN FLAT PANEL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICABILITY TO ATCS ON-BOARD TERMINALS
• ASTREE: A GLOBAL COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
• ATCS AT CP RAIL--STEADY AND MEASURED
• AUSTRAC: THE AUSTRALIAN ATCS
• AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION ON BRITISH RAIL: PRESENT PLANS AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
• Decision Support System for Train Dispatching: An Optimization-Based Methodology
• DEVELOPMENT OF A WAYSIDE DETECTOR OPEN COMMUNICATION STANDARD
• ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM INTEGRATION
• IMPROVEMENT OF ATCS OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS
• INTEGRATION OF ATCS WITH MIS
• MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL ATCS
• MICROPROCESSOR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-HAUL TRAINS IN ACTUAL OPERATION
• MIGRATION FROM CONVENTIONAL SIGNALING TO NEXT-GENERATION TRAIN CONTROL
• OPERATION CONTROL AND SIGNALING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED LINES
• PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF AN OPERATING ATCS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
• PILOT SYSTEM OF CARAT ON THE SANYO SHINKANSEN LINE
• PROTOTYPE AND TEST ENVIRONMENT FOR ATCS DATA COMMUNICATIONS
• RAILROAD OPERATION USING THE ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM
• REALIZING BENEFITS FROM ATCS USING A MOTIVE POWER INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM
• TRAIN CONTROL ON FRENCH RAILROADS
• VALUE OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE: HOW SHOULD THE ARES-EQUIPPED RAILROAD OPERATE?
• VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION FOR ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS