Absolute block signalling
id:
absolute-block-signalling-285-980802
title:
Absolute block signalling
text:
Absolute block signalling is a British signalling block system designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at a time. Each block section is manually controlled by a signalman, who communicates with the other block sections via telegraph. This system was used on double or multiple lines where use of each line is assigned a direction of travel before the introduction of track circuits, and is still used on lines which l
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
British railway signalling scheme
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_block_signalling
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-22T20:32:10Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4971266","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4971266"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Block_instrument.jpg","width":768,"height":1024}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15