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Irish Rail CAWS signalling explained by RTE in the 1980s

RetroEncabulator · 2023-12-26 23:14:29

An interesting segment from a 1987 RTE programme called 'Zero' which goes through, in quite some depth, the introduction of CAWS, Irish Rail's signalling system, right down to the electromechanical relays and pendulums that controlled it! Irish Rail Signalling Systems

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An interesting segment from a 1987 RTE programme called 'Zero' which goes through, in quite some depth, the introduction of CAWS, Irish Rail's signalling system, right down to the electromechanical relays and pendulums that controlled it!

Irish Rail Signalling Systems
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2022/1101/1332564-irish-rail-signalling-systems/

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#2 27-12-2023 12:19am
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Just as a side note:
It was supplied by the WABCO, through a division in Tralee.
You can see the 'Union Switch and Signal' software on the screens.
WABCO was the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, and is now owned by ZF Group in Switzerland.

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