Method and arrangement for the operation of a railroad line
View Patent ↗A method and a configuration for the operation of a railroad line include at least one signal box for providing line-block-section-specific light signal data and a line side system for an intermittent automatic or inductive train control system at line block section ends. In order to dispense with line side light signals and still be able to continue to use a signal box logic concept for light signals, the signal box transfers the line-block-section-specific light signal data over a radio system to a rail vehicle and the intermittent automatic or inductive train control system transfers line-block-section-specific data to the rail vehicle during passage by the rail vehicle. The rail vehicle determines the light signal data assigned to the line block section by comparison of line block section specifics.
1. A configuration for operation of a railroad line, the configuration comprising:
at least one signal box configured to preset line-block-section-specific light signal information items, said at least one signal box forming radio messages including line-block-section-specific data and associated light signal information items;
a line side intermittent automatic train control system disposed at line block section ends and having a vehicle computer with signaling which is safe;
a rail vehicle having rail-vehicle radio receivers configured to receive the radio messages; and
said rail vehicle having a comparison device configured to determine current light signal information items based on a comparison of the line-block-section-specific data items in the radio messages with line-block-section-specific data items transmitted to said rail vehicle from said intermittent automatic train control system as said rail vehicle passes, said rail-vehicle comparison device having a radio computer with signaling which is not safe, being connected to said vehicle computer.
2. The configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said intermittent automatic train control system has at least one of fixed-coded line side coupling coils or beacons, and the fixed coding includes the line-block-section-specific data items.
3. The configuration according to claim 1 , which further comprises radio transmitters disposed along the railroad line, and a radio coupling computer and a radio bus system connected between said at least one signal box and said radio transmitters.
4. The configuration according to claim 1 , which further comprises a radio coupling computer disposed in said at least one signal box, and a radio bus system, said radio coupling computer, said radio bus system, and said rail vehicle radio receivers having a redundant construction.
5. The configuration according to claim 1 , which further comprises a device, connected to said rail vehicle device radio computer, for automatic operation (ATO—Automatic Train Operation).