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Contents
Chapter 7
Train Movement Control Systems
7.1 Train Movement Control – the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . 249
7.2 People, Rules and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
7.3 Role of the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
7.4 Role of the Signaller/Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
7.5 Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
7.6 Human Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
7.7 Competence-Based Resourcing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
7.8 Signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
7.9 Traffic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
CASE
STUDY
Case Study – Pegs, Sticks and Boards.
What’s in a Name? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Chapter 8
Rolling Stock & Fleet Management
8.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.2 Choice of Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.3 The Inter-City 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
8.4 The Multiple Unit Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
8.5 Route Availability (RA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
8.6 Types of Motive Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
8.7 Diesel Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
8.8 Electric Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
8.9 Novel Traction Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
8.10 Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
8.11 Train Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
8.12 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
8.13 Two-Pipe Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
8.14 Electrical Control of Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
8.15 Dynamic Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
8.16 HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
8.17 Fuel, Water and Toilet Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 282
8.18 Rolling Stock Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
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