Article | REF: D5545 V1

Railway traction - ERTMS signaling system

Authors: Olivier PIGNAL, Hubert THOUVENOT

Publication date: May 10, 2007

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6. ERTMS operation

  • Standardized rules of conduct

    When driving a train, as when driving a car, a number of rules need to be observed, if only to know the meaning of the indications displayed. ERTMS distinguishes itself from other signalling systems by :

    • the use of the same screen and displays for traffic on several different networks, on lines with very different characteristics (high-speed and conventional lines) and for the different ERTMS levels;

    • the possibility of superimposing ERTMS on existing ground-based signalling ;

    • the possibility, in the same mission, of running both ERTMS track sections and others with other signalling systems.

    It was therefore essential to have a single set of rules that could be...

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