INDIAN

RAILWAYS
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INTRODUCTION :

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 RAILWAY SIGNALING:

• A SIGNAL IS A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL

DEVICE ERECTED BESIDES ARE RAILWAY LINE TO
PASS INFORMATION RELATING TO THE STATE OF THE
LINE AHEAD TO TRAIN.

• IT SAFELY DIRECT RAILWAY TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO

PREVENT TRAINS FROM COLLIDING.
TYPES OF SIGNAL:

1) BLOCK SIGNAL
2) TRAIN DETECTION
3) FIXED SIGNAL
4) MECHANICAL SIGNAL
5) COLOUR LIGHT SIGNAL
6) CAB SIGNAL
INTERLOCKING:
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TRAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL:

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TYPES OF CONTROL SYSTEM:

1. SECTION CONTROL/TRAIN CONTROL.

2. DEPUTY CONTROL.
3. TRACTION LOGO CONTROL.
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5. EMERGENCY CONTROL.
6. EMERGENCY WIRELESS CONTROL COMMUNICATION.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM:
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III.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR
RAILWAY:
OVER HEAD
COMMUNICATION.

UNDERGROUND
COMMUNICATION.

MICROWAVE
COMMUNICATION.

OPTICAL
COMMUNICATION.
MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION:

• MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS TO

TRANSMITTED INFORMATION FROM ONE PLACE TO
ANOTHER PLACE BY MICROWAVE RADIO WAVES.
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PROPAGATION TYPES:
1. GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION
2. LINE OF SIGHT PROPAGATION OR TROPOSPHERIC
PROPAGATION

3. SKY WAVE PROPAGATION

MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION:

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OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION:
• OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION IS A METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER BY SENDING PULSES OF LIGHT THROUGH
AN OPTICAL FIBER. THE LIGHT FORMS AN ELECTROMAGNETIC CARRIER WAVE THAT
IS MODULATED TO CARRY INFORMATION.