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Train Control: Say goodbye to lineside hardware with satellites and digital comms

By Jürgen Maier-Gyomlay, Chief Executive, Adele-Rail IQ Systems 2023-07-13T13:40:00

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A marriage of satellite communications with fully digital train control could eliminate lineside signals and related equipment, achieving huge savings and making the rail mode more affordable. Preliminary trials are already in progress.

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