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• Signalling (telecommunications) — In telecommunication, signalling (UK spelling) or signaling (US spelling) has the following meanings: *The use of signals for controlling communications. *In a telecommunications network, the information exchange concerning the establishment and… …   Wikipedia

• German railway signalling — Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use: History Reichsbahn Originally every rail company had its own signalling system. After these… …   Wikipedia

• Railway signalling — Not to be confused with Railway signal. A gantry of British semaphore signals seen from the cab of a steam locomotive Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being… …   Wikipedia

• Australian railway signalling — Just as the railways of Australia has suffered issues from incompatible rail gauges, the different states have tended to go their own way regarding railway signalling practice.New South WalesThe signalling system in New South Wales consists… …   Wikipedia

• Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus — The automatic tide signalling apparatus at Irvine harbour in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is probably unique, having been invented and patented by Martin Boyd, the Irvine harbourmaster, in 1905 and opened in 1906.McEwan, Mae (1985). The Harbour… …   Wikipedia

• UK railway signalling — The railway signalling systems used across the majority of the United Kingdom rail network use lineside signals to advise the driver of the status of the section of track ahead. Most lineside signals are in colour light form, but a significant… …   Wikipedia

• Swedish railway signalling — NOTOC The signalling system used on standard gauge railway network in Sweden is based on the traditional mechanical semaphore signals. Currently only the color light signals are used, together with the Automatic Train Control system. Aspects –… …   Wikipedia

• Overlap (railway signalling) — An overlap in railway signalling is the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of vehicles in the controls of the previous signal, as a safety margin. Contents 1 Overview 2 Length 3 Two signal protection 4 …   Wikipedia

• Cab signalling — is a railroad safety system that communicates track status information to the train cab (driving position), where the engineer or driver can see the information. The simplest systems display the trackside signal aspect (typically, green, yellow… …   Wikipedia

• British absolute block signalling — The principle of the British absolute block system of railway signalling is to facilitate the safe operation of a railway by preventing more than one train from occupying a defined section of route at the same time. This system is used on double… …   Wikipedia

• Marconi's law — is the relation between height of antennae and maximum signalling distance. Guglielmo Marconi enunciated at one time an empirical law that, for simple vertical sending and receiving antennae of equal height, the maximum working telegraphic… …   Wikipedia