To err is human
HISTORY OF RAILWAY
SIGNALLING
1838 : POLICEMEN WERE REPLACED BY FIXED
MECHANICAL SIGNALS
Auxiliary
Warning
System
Track Circuit
Interlocking
Space Interval System
Time Interval System
First Train: Darlington Stockton
1825
1856
1872 1874
1906
Axle Counter
1853
1894
1920
System
ChurchgateVirarSection
AWS:OnWR:
ChurchgateVirar
Section
First AWS: ER (GayaMughalsarai,
Howrah-Burdwan)
1970
1972
1987
2003
Accident at station.
Accident Level
Crossing gate.
Interlocking Principle
CHECK
Complete route for reception of train is unoccupied
All points are correctly set & locked
All Conflicting signals are at Danger
Position(RED)
Level Crossing gates (if any) are closed
Till Then
All above are True
Equipment/System
1.
Receptiononoccupiedline
Trackcircuit
2.
Traindispatchedonoccupied
blockedsection
Blockworkingwith
axlecounter,Automatic
signalling,ACD
Driverpassingsignalatdanger
AWS,ACD
andtopreventcollision
4
Blanksignal
Doublefilamentbulb
LEDsignal
1200
1000
800
600
Total
400
200
0
100
90
87
80
70
69
60 69
50
40
30
20
10 2500
0
Total T.C.
locations (in
'000)
Collisions
50
29
8064
5100
16
12234
Improved visibility
Improved safety
Higher speed
Boosts drivers confidence
ADVANTAGES
ELIMINATION OF
BULB FUSING
HIGHER VISIBILITY
LEDSignals
(LightEmittingDiode)
CURRENT
CONSUMTION LOW