Automatische treinbeïnvloeding
Dutch system of automatic train protection / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Automatische TreinBeïnvloeding or ATB ('Automatic train control') is a Dutch train protection system first developed in the 1950s. Its installation was spurred by the Harmelen train disaster of 1962.
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ATB operates by the train collecting electrical signals from line-side apparatus and will override the driver's controls in the following situations:
- a) failure to reduce speed at a caution signal (ATB will slow the train sufficiently to stop at the next signal).
- b) failure to observe speed limit (ATB makes an immediate emergency brake application)