Automatic train protection (ATP) is a type of
train protection system which continually checks that the speed of a train is compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling, including automatic stop at certain signal aspects. If it is not, ATP activates an
emergency brake to stop the train.
See also
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Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System
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Anti Collision Device
The anti-collision device (ACD) is a form of automatic train protection used on Indian Railways.
Overview
The ACD Network is a train-collision prevention system invented by Rajaram Bojji and patented by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, a p ...
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Automatic Warning System
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Automatische treinbeïnvloeding
Automatische TreinBeïnvloeding or ATB (English: Automatic Train Control) is a Dutch train protection system first developed in the 1950s. Its installation was spurred by the Harmelen train disaster of 1962.
ATB operates by the train collecting e ...
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British Rail's ATP system
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Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS)
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EBICAB
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European Train Control System (ETCS)
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Kavach
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Positive Train Control (PTC)
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Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung
PZB or Indusi is an intermittent cab signalling system and train protection system used in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Israel, Serbia, on two lines in Hungary, on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the United Kingdom, and forme ...
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Train Protection & Warning System
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Train Warning System
References
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Train protection systems