Railway control and protection system

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EP 1 769 996 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/14

(21)	Application number: 06119251.4

(22)	Date of filing: 21.08.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B61L 21/08^(2006.01)

B61L 19/06^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

22.09.2005 GB 0519340

(71)	Applicant: Westinghouse Brake and Signal Holdings Limited
	Bressenden Place London SW1E 5BF (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Clifton, Raymond Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0NA (GB) Bamforth, Stuart Ian Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3BY (GB)

(74)	Representative: Newstead, Michael John et al
	Page Hargrave Southgate Whitefriars Lewins Mead Bristol BS1 2NT Bristol BS1 2NT (GB)

(54)	Railway control and protection system

(57) A train protection and control system is disclosed which is suitable for use with an existing signalling system without requiring any functional change to the signalling system, the signalling system comprising a plurality of railway trackside devices (1), an interlocking (2) connected to the trackside devices (1) for controlling the trackside devices (1) and a control centre (3) connected to the interlocking (2). The train protection and control system provides diverse means of protection of movement of a train by transmitting movement authorities to the train independently of the interlocking (2).

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