Balise

Balise

Part of the automatic train protection (ATP) system to ensure that drivers slow down or stop when required. At each signal or at a braking distance from the speed restriction, balises or beacons are laid in the track and transmit the appropriate information to the train's on-board computer (such as the maximum permitted speed at the current balise).

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