TRAIN CONTROL
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. (British Official Wireless ) RUGBY, Oct. 22. An interesting development in railway operating methods is announced bv the Great Western Railway, which proposes to equip 1760 miles of track, 1 embracing all its principal main line C. v ''ujites. and 2000 engines with its own Wstem of automatic train control. ! The system gives audible warning to the engine-driver as to the state of the signal, and, in event of’ the danger signal being passed, automatically pulls up the train before it reaches the next signal.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 24 October 1930, Page 9
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88TRAIN CONTROL Hawera Star, Volume L, 24 October 1930, Page 9
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