ETCS
ETCS (European Train Control System) is an international railway signalling designed to allow interoperable services with reduced difficultly.
Lines with ETCS
[edit | edit source]Currently in the UK these are the only lines with ETCS.
- Cambrian Line
- Northern City Line
- Thameslink core
- East Coast Main Line (Stoke Tunnel Junction to London Kings Cross
- Great Western Main Line (Ealing Broadway to West Drayton, Heathrow T4 and Heathrow T5)
Future Routes
[edit | edit source]These routes are planned to recive ETCS at some point;
Levels
[edit | edit source]ETCS has different levels of operation
Level 0
[edit | edit source]Level 0 is no signalling.
Level NTC
[edit | edit source]Level NTC (National Train Control) is the existing signalling systems e.g. AWS, TPWS and CBTC.
Level 1
[edit | edit source]Level 1 is classic signalling with ETCS doing the train protection in a similar way to BR ATP.
Level 2
[edit | edit source]Level 2 is where all of the signalling is done by via ETCS with the option to remove lineside signals,
Level 3
[edit | edit source]Level 3 was a moving block signals away version of ETCS however this is now part of Level 2.