Proposal:Railway:train protection
| railway:train protection | |
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| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Dakon |
| Tagging: | railway:train_protection=* |
| Applies to: | 
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| Definition: | list of the installed train protection systems on a railway track |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2021-04-10 |
| RFC start: | 2024-11-18 |
Proposal
This proposal defines a single key that supports all train protection systems, easing tagging and data processing.
Values will be of the form ^(PREFIX:)?(NAME)$(pseudo regex) or no and are separated by semicolons, the PREFIX being either a country code or "VND" for vendor systems.
Example:railway:train_protection=PZB;LZB;ETCSThis would be a "full-featured" installation in Germany using both the PZB and LZB systems as well as the European system ETCS.
Train protection version specifications would be moved in a subkey, e.g. railway:train_protection:ETCS=1;2separating the values with semicolons, too.
Rationale
Currently, every train protection system is tagged using its own key inside the railway namespace. Existing tags:
This has the disadvantage that deciding if no train protection system is installed on a given line means checking _all_ of these tags for being absent or existing and having the value "no". The number of checks grows for every country specific train protection signal being added.
The names of the train protection systems are often abbreviated to 2-4 letters. It is highly plausible that there will be collisions between different countries using the same abbreviation for different systems. These tags could also cause future collisions with different things in the railway namespace that would use the same abbreviations.
Tagging
This table is taken from OpenRailwayMap/Tagging. That section would be removed from that page and would redirect to the new key page.
The table was a brute force mapping. Some vendor systems are not yet specified how they should be mapped, this will likely affect especially unconnected railway installations like airport monorails or things like that. See discussion page.
Multinational Systems
These are not prefixed with a country prefix.
| Value | Existing Key | Existing Value | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATS | N/A | N/A | Automatic Train Stop | Is the track equipped with electromagnetic trainstops |
| CBTC | railway:cbtc | uto/sto/dto/
yes/no |
Communications
Based Train Control |
Is the track equipped with the a CBTC-standard system?
If so, the level of automation may also be specified with |
| CTCS | railway:ctcs | 0/1/2/3D/
3/4/yes/no |
中国列车控制系统 | Is the track equipped with the Chinese system CTCS?
If so, the CTCS level may also be specified with |
| ETCS | railway:etcs | 1/2/3/
yes/no |
European Train
Control System |
Is the track equipped with the European system, ETCS?
If so, ETCS versions and sublevels may also be given with |
| LZB | railway:lzb | yes/no | Linienförmige
Zugbeeinflussung |
Is the line equipped with the German system LZB? |
| TRIPCOCK | N/A | N/A | Tripcock Train Stop | Is the track equipped with mechanical tripcocks? |
| TVM | railway:tvm | yes/no | Transmission
Voie-Machine |
Is the track equipped with the French system TVM? |
| PZB | railway:pzb | yes/no | Punktförmige
Zugbeeinflussung |
Is the track equipped with the German system PZB? |
| no | N/A | N/A | Is the track lacking any train protection system? |
National Systems
With country prefix.
| Value | Existing Key | Existing Value | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE:TBL | railway:tbl | yes/1/
1+/2/no |
Transmissie
Baken-Lokomotief |
Is the track equipped with the Belgian TBL 1, TBL 1+ or TBL 2 system?
If so, the TBL type may also be specified with |
| CH:Integra_Signum | railway:integra_signum | yes/no | Integra Signum | Is the track equipped with the Swiss Integra Signum system? |
| CH:ZSL90 | railway:zsl90 | yes/no | Zugsicherung mit Linienleiter 1990 | Is the track equipped with ZSL 90 signalling system? |
| CH:ZSI90 | railway:zsi90 | yes/no | Zugsicherung Induktiv 90 | Is the track equipped with ZSI 90 signalling system? |
| CH:ZSI127 | railway:zsi127 | yes/no | Trainguard ZSI 127 | Is the track equipped with Trainguard ZSI 127 signalling system? |
| CZ:LS | railway:ls | yes/no | Liniový Systém | Is the track equipped with the Czech system LS? |
| DE:ZBS | railway:zbs | yes/no | Zugbeeinflussung
S-Bahn Berlin |
Is the track equipped with the Berlin light rail signalling system ZBS? |
| DK:HKT
DK:F-HKT |
railway:hkt
railway:f-hkt |
yes/no | HastighedsKontol
og automatisk Togstop |
Is the track equipped with the Danish system HKT?
Is the track equipped with the simplified HKT version? |
| ES:ASFA | railway:asfa
railway:asfa_fac railway:asfa_200 |
yes/no | Anuncio de Señales y
Frenado Automático |
Is the track equipped with the Spanish system ASFA?
If so, the ASFA type may also be specified with |
| FR:CROCODILE | railway:crocodile | yes/no | Crocodile | Is the track equipped with the Belgian, French and Luxembourg system Crocodile? |
| FR:KVB | railway:kvb | yes/no | Contrôle de Vitesse
par Balises |
Is the track equipped with the French system KVB? |
| FR:SACEM | railway:sacem | yes/no | Système d'Aide
à la Conduite, à l'Exploitation et à la Maintenance |
Is the track equipped with the French system SACEM? |
| HU:EEVB | railway:eevb | yes/no | Egyesített Éberségi
és Vonatbefolyásoló Berendezés |
Is the track equipped with the Hungarian system EÉVB? |
| HU:EVM | railway:evm | yes/no | Elektronikus
Vonatmegállító |
Is the track equipped with the Hungarian system EVM? |
| IE:CAWS | railway:caws | yes/no | Continuous
Automatic Warning System |
Is the track equipped with the Irish system CAWS? |
| IT:SCMT | railway:scmt | yes/no | Sistema di
Controllo della Marcia del Treno |
Is the track equipped with the Italian system SCMT? |
| JP:TASC | railway:tasc | yes/no | 定位置停止装置 | Is the track equipped with the Japanese Train Automatic Stopping Controller TASC? |
| NO:DATC | railway:atc | yes/no | Delvis Automatic Train Control | Is the track equipped with Norwegian delvis (partial) Automatic Train Control? (ATC)
For regular ATC (used in Norway and Sweden) use SE:ATC. |
| NL:ATB | railway:atb
railway:atb-eg railway:atb-ng railway:atb-vv |
yes/no | Automatische
Trein Beïnvloeding |
Is the track equipped with any Dutch ATB system?
If so, the ATB type may also be specified with |
| PL:SHP | railway:shp | yes/no | Samoczynne
Hamowanie Pociągu |
Is the track equipped with the Polish system SHP? |
| RU:ALS | railway:als
railway:alsn railway:alst railway:also railway:als-en railway:alsr railway:als-ars |
yes/no | Aвтоматическая
Локомотивная Cигнализация |
Is the track equipped with any variant of the Russian signalling system ALS?
If so, the ALS type may also be specified with |
| SE:ATC | railway:atc | yes/no | Automatic Train Control | Is the track equipped with Swedish or Norwegian (full) Automatic Train Control? (ATC) |
| UK:ATP | railway:atp | yes/no | Automatic
Train Protection |
Is the track equipped with the British system ATP?
The tags railway:gwatp and railway:gw_atp add a Great Western prefix, which is incorrect. |
| UK:AWS | railway:aws | yes/no | Automatic
Warning System |
Is the track equipped with the British system AWS? |
| UK:TPWS | railway:tpws | yes/no | Train Protection &
Warning System |
Is the track equipped with the British system TPWS? |
| US:ACSES | railway:acses (may also be tagged as railway:ptc) | yes/no | Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System | Is the track equipped with the North American ACSES system ACSES? Also use this value for cab-signal-overlay positive train control systems considered interoperable with ACSES, such as the Automatic Speed Control system on the Long Island Rail Road. |
| US:E-ATC | likely tagged as railway:ptc | yes/no | Enhanced Automatic Train Control | Is the track equipped with the North American Enhanced Automatic Train Control system? Note that while this is also a cab signal overlay type of positive train control (automatic train protection) system, it is distinct from and largely incompatible with the ACSES system mentioned above. It should also not be confused with legacy Automatic Train Control systems, which have been replaced by either E-ATC or I-ETMS. |
| US:I-ETMS | most I-ETMS is tagged as railway:ptc | yes/no | Interoperable Electronic Train Management System | Is the track equipped with Wabtec's Interoperable Electronic Train Management System? (This is the standard Positive Train Control system used by the US Class 1 freight railroads as well as most commuter railroads and shortlines outside the Northeast Corridor that are required by law to fit Positive Train Control; there are a few commuter lines and shortlines that use E-ATC instead though.) |
| US:ITCS | railway:itcs (may also be tagged as railway:ptc) | yes/no | Incremental Train Control System (ITCS) | Is the track equipped with the North American system GE Transportation Systems' Incremental Train Control System (ITCS)? Note that there is only one ITCS install in the US, and that's on the Amtrak/MDOT Michigan Line. |
| US:PTC | railway:ptc | yes/no | Positive Train Control | Is the line equipped with a train protection system that meets the US Positive Train Control standards? Note that this value should not be used if another train protection value is present, as that more specific system is presumed to be an implementation of Positive Train Control, not a separate system. |
| no | N/A | N/A | Is the track lacking any train protection system? |
Vendor Systems
With VND prefix.
| Value | Existing Key | Existing Value | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VND:EBICAB | railway:ebicab | 700/900/
yes/no |
EBICAB | Is the track equipped with the Bombardier system EBICAB?
If so, the EBICAB version may also be specified with |
| VND:SELCAB | railway:selcab | yes/no | SELCAB | Is the track equipped with the Alcatel SELCAB train protection system? |
| VND:ZUB | railway:zub
railway:zub121 railway:zub122 railway:zub123 railway:zub222c |
yes/no | Zugbeeinflussung | Is the track equipped with the Siemens ZUB signalling system?
If so, the EBICAB type may also be specified with |
| no | N/A | N/A | Is the track lacking any train protection system? |
Examples
| Image | Tags |
|---|---|
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railway:train_protection=FR:CROCODILE;ETCS;BE:TBL
railway:train_protection:ETCS=1 railway:train_protection:BE:TBL=1 |
Rendering
Features/Pages affected
External discussions
OpenRailwayMap discussion that ended in this proposal.
Comments
Please comment on the discussion page.