Railways has to ennable reforms to ensure safety - Economic Times

Railways has to ennable reforms to ensure safety
Economic Times
The thinking goes that this can be best achieved by investing in advanced technologies like communication-based train control and other systems. This thinking is flawed as safety cannot be built into a system. Safety is an outcome of how the system is ...

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Now, get precise location of your train through mobile phones, laptops - Times of India

Now, get precise location of your train through mobile phones, laptops
Times of India
There is a provision of internet in running trains, extension of Optical Fibre Cable over the entire Indian Railways route, IP-based train control communication and replacement of overhead alignment with underground cables/OFCs, are the measures being ...

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Indian Railways launches pilot project SIMRAN for tracking trains - Economic Times

Indian Railways launches pilot project SIMRAN for tracking trains
Economic Times
He further pointed out that provision of internet in running trains, extension of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) over the entire Indian Railways route, IP based train control communication and replacement of overhead alignment with underground cables are ...

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Railways may roll out CBTC system - Daily News & Analysis

Railways may roll out CBTC system
Daily News & Analysis
By Shahkar Abidi | Place: Mumbai The railways are toying with an ambitious plan of changing the face of the Mumbai suburban railway traffic network, courtesy a communication-based train control (CBTC) system. The CBTC gives the exact position, speed, ...

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Transit chief: Crosstown subway extension to 23rd Street possible - The New York World


The New York World
Transit chief: Crosstown subway extension to 23rd Street possible
The New York World
In particular, that means upgrading the city's subway signaling technology, which uses fixed signals on most lines, to a radio system called Communication-Based Train Control. A rollout of the new system, currently limited to the L train, will cut wait ...

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Indian Railway plans satellite-based software to track train movement - Digit


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Indian Railway plans satellite-based software to track train movement
Digit
Mr. Mittal also noted that the Railways will be providing Internet services in running trains and extend Optical Fiber Cable across the Indian Railways route. The apex body will also be bringing in IP based train control communication and replacement ...

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Lilee Systems Earns Red Hat Hardware Certification - MarketWatch (press release)

Lilee Systems Earns Red Hat Hardware Certification
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA CLARA, CA, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Lilee Systems, the leading provider of advanced communication systems designed exclusively for the railroad industry, today announced that it has achieved Red Hat Hardware Certification for the ...

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