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(43) Date of publication: 01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31 (21) Application number: 00907034.3 (22) Date of filing: 25.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B61L 15/00, B60T 17/22, B60T 13/40 (86) International application number: PCT/US0001/914 (87) International publication number: WO 0043/249 (27.07.2000 Gazette 2000/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 25.01.1999 DE 19902777 (71) Applicant: GE-Harris Railway Electronics GmbH 67098 Bad Durkhelm (DE)	(72) Inventor: EVERITT, William, H. Melbourne, FL 32934 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)