GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC

**Definition:** This place covers:

Means for controlling and safeguarding railway vehicle traffic, including apparatus and processes that are specially adapted, or intended to be utilised, for the following categories related to railway vehicle traffic:

All means for guiding railway vehicles through the railway network in a safe and efficient manner.

In particular it relates to:

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Railway vehicle brakes or other retarding apparatus -> B61H - Derailing or re-railing blocks on the track, and for railway stops, scotch-blocks, track brakes or retarders fixed to the permanent way in general -> B61K - Detectors indicating the overheating of railway vehicle axle bearings -> B61K9/04 - Rail, switch, point or crossing construction -> E01B - Railway switches construction -> E01B7/00 - Rail joints -> E01B11/00 - Electrically insulated rail joints -> E01B11/54 - Cattle guards fixed to the permanent way -> E01B17/00

**Glossary:** - Axle counter: devices at single locations along the railway track which use the presence of vehicle wheels as detection means, e.g. by inductive influence - Balise: transponder - Cold movement detector: detectors for indicating that a movement of the vehicle occurred during shut-down mode - Hot box detector: detectors for indicating the overheating of axle bearings and the like - Railway switch, railway point: mechanical track construction allowing a change of track for running railway vehicles - Scotch-block: a wedge to prevent the movement of an opening switch rail of a set of points or of stationary vehicles - Track circuit: devices in the railway track with different types of electric current applied to the rails in defined sections of railway track which use the short-circuit by vehicle axles between both rails as detection means