RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

GTN – GRAPHICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL LAYER

OF SIGNALLING SYSTEM
n Presents the current survey of the traffic situation
in the real time
n Automatically keeps traffic records
n Minimises voice communication in favour
of visual communication
n Offers more time for decision making
and continuous concentration to
the railway employees
n Provides two-way data exchange with
information systems of operational control
n Provides train traffic data for passenger
information system
n Makes available diagnostic information
on moving train

General Description ƒƒ displays and records traffic   dispatcher to support the line and
GTN is a telematics layer of the signal- of respective track sections   local traffic control processes
ling equipment designed to support and at relevant stations by the ƒƒ by a station dispatcher  
traffic processes at defined section   train graph for manual control of traffic
of the railway network. The basic re- ƒƒ checks the train routes set related electronic documentation in  
quirement is a train number transmis- to train number a station not equipped by inter-
sion within the signalling system.   ƒƒ continuously updates train positi- locking equipment transmitting
Its use is preferred on lines with on and instantaneously evaluates the train number
remote control system but it can be traffic process situation ƒƒ as a workplace for checking and
applied also at independent stations. ƒƒ signalizes conflicting situations in investigation activity, train graph
the current train graph entry data processing, browsing
GTN represents computer application ƒƒ in conjunction with ESA® 11 and through GTN archive data and
which: ESA® 33 it provides automatic traffic situation analyses
ƒƒ monitors the signalling system route setting according to train ƒƒ and installed to ordinary PC  
operation in a real time graph at any office with connection
to Intranet of the Railway route
GTN Operational Use operator.

Graphical & technologi-

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ƒƒ at workplace  
of a remote control
dispatcher or a station

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 User
Administration Interlocking GTN Users
GTN Users
PIK Register Log in

Planned Continious
Traffic Upgrading Train Traffic Information on Train Actual Train
Shift Plan
Calendar Position from other Movement
Information System

Train Graph
Executed Display of Trffic Displays of Traffic Detailed
Executed Planned and Display
Executed of Stations

Electronic
Traffic Dispatcher‘s
protocol Chronologic Station Handover Exchange of Dialog Box Pre-defined
Documentation
Traffic Info to Local/Remote Dispatcher‘s Shift Obligatory
Record Control Texts

Train
Train Train Train Station - notes Train
Records
Movement Movement technologi- Suplementary
Set Dynamics cal Actions Information
Archive
of traffic
Executed Display of Display of Trained record Out Prints
traffic traffic planned
executed and executed
Train Graph
Graphical
Editing Source Data Operative
Modification Planning

Data
Communicati- System of
on with other Operational Train Announce- Train Train Station Textual communication
IS Control ment fot GTN Movement Movement Handover (query - response)
(incoming) (outgoing)

Intranet,
Internet,
WWW aplications Dispatcher‘s Service pages: Servise communication:
Emails
Tools GTN,AZD MS Outlook

Informations
System for Train Arrival Train Train Route/
Passengers Departure Train
Appearance

Diagnostic
Information
on moving Reception of Assignment of Display of Transmissions of Train
train System Diagnostic Info Train Number Warning Numbers to Diagnostic
on Moving Train Mesages System on Moving train

Electornic
Traffic
Expected Train Real Departure
Docummenta-
Departure Movement
tion
Consent

Voice
Communicati-
GSMR Other
on with train
Communicator Communicators

Block diagram of GTN integration

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