Train Communications and Rolling Stock Control

An Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) is a system of railway or railroad equipment designed to ensure safety by monitoring train locations, providing analysis and reporting, automating track permissions, detecting blind spots and similar orders. This aspect has the function of centralized management of rolling stock.

• Radio and Telecommunication System

• Train Control Monitoring System

• Automatic Train Control System

[SAFETY CRITICAL COMMUNICATION] The process of saying “_____” and “_____” during the communication over the two-way radio ensures that the flow of conversation is clear and the receiving of message/information is understood by the receiver by confirmation. Overlapping of messages is avoided because of observing the use of these words in the conversation message.

TCMS is often referred to as the “brain of the train” due to its central role in coordinating control and monitoring across disparate systems. This functionality of the TCMS helps to visualize train performance and records statistical data (including data from other systems).

• Controlling

• Monitoring

• Driving Assistance

• Maintenance Assistance

This functionality of the TCMS helps to detect failures and gives necessary corrective actions.

• Controlling

• Monitoring

• Driving Assistance

• Maintenance Assistance

[AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION] ______ is an electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway as part of an automatic train protection (ATP) system. It shall send information on route, speed limit, gradient, and signals to trains that pass over it. It also

send information on passing trains to other signaling equipment.

[WAYSIDE SIGNALING] It is the information being displayed by a wayside signal.

[AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL] The Light Rail Transit Line 2 is the most-advanced railway system in the country in terms of Automatic Train Control operations. The Grade of Automation of LRT Line 2 wherein the Starting and Stopping of trains may be automatic is ______.

• GoA 1

• GoA 2

• GoA 3

• GoA 4

[TRAIN DRIVER'S CAB] It is used as the main operating lever that controls traction speed and braking. The dead-man's switch is sometimes seamlessly integrated to this part.

The driver’s seat must be designed ________ to have an easier access operating the controls in the driver’s cab.