Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i...
by Tsiklon on Saturday October 01, 2022 @04:41PM
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This is a bafflingly casual regard to safety, with not even a token based system to grant access to a particular section of track. The problem that caused this accident was solved in the 1800’s.
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Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i...
by pmyteh on Saturday October 01, 2022 @06:14PM
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Well, the train didn't have the (notional) token, so the signal was correctly at danger. Which is the 1800s solution to the problem (absolute block signaling). And in the 19th century it was also difficult to reach train drivers who passed signals at danger, due to a lack of radios etc., which did cause accidents when signals failed or drivers passed them at danger.
Box-to-train emergency communication was itself definitely a solved problem by the mid 20th century, though...