Method of planning the movement of trains using route protection
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1. A method of planning the movement of plural trains over a rail network comprising:
- (a) providing a first movement plan for a train;
(b) monitoring the actual movement of the train;
(c) evaluating the actual movement of the train against the planned movement;
(d) providing a second movement plan for train to account for deviations of the actual train movement form the first movement plan;
(e) evaluating the first movement plan against the second movement plan;
(f) preventing modification to a first portion of the first movement plan if the difference between the first and second movement plan is less than a predetermined threshold; and
(g) modifying a second portion of the first movement plan to account for the deviations.
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Abstract
A method of planning the movement of plural trains over a train network utilizing route protection for the route immediately ahead of a train to avoid undesirable changes to the planned route of the train.
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1. A method of planning the movement of plural trains over a rail network comprising:
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(a) providing a first movement plan for a train;
(b) monitoring the actual movement of the train;
(c) evaluating the actual movement of the train against the planned movement;
(d) providing a second movement plan for train to account for deviations of the actual train movement form the first movement plan;
(e) evaluating the first movement plan against the second movement plan;
(f) preventing modification to a first portion of the first movement plan if the difference between the first and second movement plan is less than a predetermined threshold; and
(g) modifying a second portion of the first movement plan to account for the deviations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of planning the movement of plural trains over a rail network comprising:
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(a) providing a first movement plan for a train;
(b) monitoring the actual movement of the train;
(c) evaluating the actual movement of the train against the planned movement including the current location of the train at the current time;
(d) modifying the first movement plan to account for deviations of the actual train movement from the first movement plan; and
(e) preventing modification of the first movement plan for a predetermined distance from the location of the train. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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