EP0341826A2 - Eisenbahn-Signalisierungssystem - Google Patents

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EP0341826A2
EP0341826A2 EP89303530A EP89303530A EP0341826A2 EP 0341826 A2 EP0341826 A2 EP 0341826A2 EP 89303530 A EP89303530 A EP 89303530A EP 89303530 A EP89303530 A EP 89303530A EP 0341826 A2 EP0341826 A2 EP 0341826A2
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David Bruce Macdougall
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/34—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L21/00—Station blocking between signal boxes in one yard
    • B61L21/10—Arrangements for trains which are closely following one another

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  • the present invention relates to a railway signalling system.
  • a railway signalling system in which there is fixed block signalling in combination with direct communication between separate trains or vehicles to achieve inter-­vehicle headway spacing, the fixed block signalling preventing more than one train (or vehicle) from transmitting and more than one train (or vehicle) from acting upon communications relative to a given area or portion of railway line.
  • the fixed block system will prevent any third train or vehicle breaking into communications between two trains or vehicles. In the areas of plain railway line away from stations, fixed block signalling alone is adequate to maintain the optimum headway which is achieved around stations by using vehicle to vehicle communication in addition. In the event of a vehicle to vehicle communications failure, the fixed block system also provides a back-up mode of operation albeit with degraded headway performance.
  • a railway line L in the vicinity of a station X with a platform 1 is divided into a number of fixed block sections with boundaries 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  • Boundary 2 corresponds with the position at which a train T has to receive its first warning that a preceding train is occupying the platform 1, in order to be guaranteed to stop short of boundary 3 (which corresponds to the end of the platform, just ahead of which will be the tail of any train stationary in the platform).
  • boundary 3 which corresponds to the end of the platform, just ahead of which will be the tail of any train stationary in the platform.
  • the distance from boundary 2 to boundary 3 is therefore braking distance plus the usual allowances for equipment reaction time, etc.
  • boundary 2 there is no need for it to be aware of the precise position of a preceding train provided the latter is beyond boundary 3, and this is determined by fixed block signalling.
  • a fixed block signalling system Prior to the preceding train passing boundary 3, a fixed block signalling system gives adequate headway capacity in rear because the train is about to stop at the station and any following train must clearly be much further than braking distance behind (or itself performing a station stop in rear) if it is to run unchecked.
  • the front of a train On passing boundary 2, the front of a train also enters an area of train to train communication extending from boundary 2 to boundary 6.
  • Such communication may be achieved by means of a leaky feeder radio system extending from boundary 2 to boundary 6 which broadcasts on one frequency the message received on another without modification or delay.
  • any other suitable communications medium such as an inductive track loop may be used.
  • While the front of a train is between boundaries 2 and 4, the train may receive train to train messages from a train ahead within the same area by means of a train carried radio receiver 7 at the front of the train.
  • Boundary 4 is at a point immediately ahead of the location of the front of a train when stationary in the platform 1. While the front of a train is between boundaries 4 and 6 it may transmit train to train messages for the area to a following train by means of a train carried radio transmitter 8.
  • the transmission system may be split at boundary 4 if required and as shown, the section from boundary 2 to boundary 4 being for transmission to trains (i.e. trains receive) and the section from boundary 4 to boundary 6 being for reception from trains (i.e. trains transmit).
  • the train to train messages consist of a continuously updated report of the location of the leading train's tail.
  • Boundary 5 is located at the point beyond which the presence of a train will no longer be restrictive to the running of a following train which is stopping at the station X.
  • Boundary 6 is located at normal maximum train length beyond boundary 5. When the front of a train passes boundary 6, its authority to transmit for that area will cease (as will the means of communication). As this corresponds to the train's tail being clear of boundary 5, the actual position of the train tail is no longer relevant to a following train stopping at the station X.
  • Each train T has an on board train computer 9 used for automatic train control in conjunction with the fixed block signalling system which can be, in principle, of known type. It may employ transponders for location reference and radio messages for movement authorities or it may be coded track circuit based. In either case, the train computer 9 supervises train running in accordance with speed/distance profiles selected according to fixed data concerning train performance and variable data concerning movement authority limits, where the variable data is derived from the fixed block movement authority messages or "proceed aspects" as in known systems. To ensure that train speed is within profile limits, the train computer must have knowledge of speed and of distance travelled from fixed reference points and this is generally achieved as in known systems by means of an odometer, tachometer or equivalent arrangement 10.
  • This locational reference may also be used by the example of the present invention as the basis for train to train reporting of train tail location, in conjunction with a train line 11 and train rear device 12 to confirm that the train is complete and does not exceed the normal maximum train length (for example because it is being pushed out by an assisting train after failing).
  • the device 12 may be a simple electrical connection on the rear cab coupler on fixed formation train sets which is broken if a further vehicle is coupled on.
  • the station platform track circuit in the section from boundary 3 to boundary 4 can be used to check that the train does not exceed the normal maximum length.
  • the fixed block system does not allow a second train to be between boundaries 2 and 3 until the tail of the train ahead has passed boundary 3, and unless short, a train could not be fully in the platform and hence clear of boundary 3 until a preceding train had cleared boundary 5. It is not therefore unduly restrictive to prevent a train entering the section from boundary 2 to boundary 3 until the section from boundary 4 to boundary 5 has been registered as clear, if the section from boundary 3 to boundary 4 is occupied.
  • train trail location may be deduced by the train computer by reference to the detection by rear of train mounted equipment (which may be the same equipment used for front of train location or other purposes when the train is driven in the opposite direction) of trackside markers such as transponders. Additionally the whole of the train tail location system and the train to train communications transmitter may be located at the rear of the train.
  • the authority to transmit train to train messages of train tail location may be derived from information contained within the movement authority message from the fixed block signalling system for the blocks concerned (the sections from boundary 4 to boundary 5 and boundary 5 to boundary 6 in the drawing).
  • Authority to receive and act upon train to train messages of train tail location may similarly be incorporated within the movement authority message from the fixed block signalling system for the blocks concerned (the sections from boundary 2 to boundary 3 and boundary 3 to boundary 4 in the drawing).
  • confirmation that train length does not exceed normal maximum may be incorporated in the appropriate controls on movement authorities. Trains which exceed normal maximum length will be signalled by the fixed block signalling system but without the additional train to train communication aspect, and hence cannot be followed at minimum headway.
  • train B is at the station platform between boundaries 3 and 4; train C is approaching boundary 2; and the section from boundary 4, to boundary 5 is clear but train A is still in the section from boundary 5 to boundary 6.
  • the movement authority for train C for the section from boundary 2 to boundary 3 has an end point defined as boundary 3. (The train would normally stop at some point P which, depending on the ratio of service to emergency braking, may be close to boundary 3).
  • train C is authorised to receive train to train messages at this stage because train B cannot leave the station until train A is clear of boundary 6.
  • the updated authority for the section from boundary 2 to boundary 3 allows the end point of the stopping profile used by the train computer of train C to be modified from a default corresponding to boundary 3 according to train to train messages of train tail location which are given in terms of a distance which is interpreted as relative to boundary 3.
  • train B departs from the station X on a fixed block movement authority which requires the sections from boundary 4 to boundary 6 (and sections beyond as appropriate) to be clear, it enters the section from boundary 4 to boundary 5.
  • the authority in this section (and the section from boundary 5 to boundary 6) includes authority to transmit on the train to train communications system the distance travelled past boundary 4. As train B proceeds it therefore transmits a continuously updated digital message corresponding to a count of distance travelled past boundary 4.
  • train C is therefore aiming the end point of its stopping profile at the location of the tail of train B, as continuously amended, and the closest possible headway is therefore achieved over the critical area.
  • train B If by the time the front of train C passes boundary 3, train B has not completely cleared the section from boundary 3 to boundary 4, the train computer on train C will allow the train to continue to run on an extension of the profile authorised in the section from boundary 2 to boundary 3 as long as train tail messages are being received, to a limit corresponding to a train length beyond boundary 3, equivalent to the location of boundary 4.
  • the fixed block system When train B clears the section from boundary 3 to boundary 4, the fixed block system will confirm a movement authority for this section as far at least as boundary 4 and as may be extended by train tail messages, to a limit corresponding to the location of boundary 5.
  • Communications areas may overlap in such a way that the same boundaries and fixed block sections have different functions in relation to different areas and, in the limit, an application where there is continuous train to train communications over a section of line consisting of several areas could be arranged.
  • Such an application would be simpler in principle and much more fault tolerant than other known systems of close headway working, due to the underlying fixed block basis of control.

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