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cab signalling

cab signalling noun: a rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.

Noun

cab signalling (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.
    • Now, a century later, semaphores and discs are giving place to colour and position lights. What will be the fashion in 2041? Universal continuous cab signalling?1941 April, “Centenary of the Semaphore Signal”, in Railway Magazine, page 171
    • It's easy enough to calculate that even at higher speeds - 360 km/h to pluck a figure out of the air - the signalling headway can be as low as 120 seconds given the benefit that follows from cab signalling such as European Train Control System (ECTS) Level 2.2019 October, William Barter, “West Coast capacity study”, in Modern Railways, page 66

Forms of cab signalling

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Questions about cab signalling

What does cab signalling mean?
Cab signalling means a rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.
What part of speech is cab signalling?
Cab signalling is a noun.

Words near cab signalling in the dictionary

  1. cab ranks
  2. cab sav
  3. cab savs
  4. cab signal
  5. cab signaling
  6. cab signalling
  7. cab signals
  8. cab unit
  9. cab units
  10. cab-driver
  11. cab-drivers

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