British standard signalling

E942731

railway safety system railway signalling system

British standard signalling is a conventional railway signalling system used across the UK rail network to control train movements safely and efficiently.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
British standard colour light signalling	1
British standard signalling canonical	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway safety system ⓘ railway signalling system ⓘ
appliesTo	mainline railways in Great Britain ⓘ
basedOn	fixed block signalling principles ⓘ
coexistsWith	ETCS on parts of the UK network ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
developedFrom	British Rail signalling practice ⓘ pre‑grouping railway company signalling practices ⓘ
governedBy	Network Rail signalling principles ⓘ Office of Rail and Road regulations ⓘ Railway Group Standards (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	AWS NERFINISHED ⓘ GSM-R cab secure radio NERFINISHED ⓘ TPWS NERFINISHED ⓘ colour light signals ⓘ distant signals ⓘ feather route indicators ⓘ ground position light signals ⓘ home signals ⓘ route indicators ⓘ semaphore signals ⓘ shunt signals ⓘ starter signals ⓘ theatre route indicators ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	efficient control of train movements ⓘ safe control of train movements ⓘ
safetyPrinciple	fail‑safe design ⓘ interlocking of points and signals ⓘ speed control through signal aspects ⓘ train detection before signal clearance ⓘ
supports	bi‑directional working on some lines ⓘ four‑aspect signalling ⓘ multiple aspect signalling ⓘ permissive working in certain sidings ⓘ three‑aspect signalling ⓘ two‑aspect signalling ⓘ
typicalSignalColours	green GENERATED ⓘ red GENERATED ⓘ yellow GENERATED ⓘ
usedBy	freight trains in Great Britain ⓘ passenger trains in Great Britain ⓘ
usedIn	Great Britain rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses	axle counters ⓘ block instruments ⓘ control centres ⓘ interlockings ⓘ lineside signals ⓘ route setting ⓘ signal boxes ⓘ track circuits ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glossop line → safetySystem → British standard signalling ⓘ

Brookwood railway station → usesRailwaySignallingSystem → British standard signalling ⓘ

this entity surface form: British standard colour light signalling