CPC B61L 27/20 (2022.01) [B61L 3/008 (2013.01); B61L 3/06 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 2027/204 (2022.01)] | 32 Claims |
1. A train control system comprising:
an interlocking installation that includes at least one of a wayside signal, a switch machine for the operation of a track switch and a train detection block, wherein the interlocking installation generates operating data that includes at least one of position of the track switch, the locking status of the switch machine and the occupancy status of the train detection block,
a cloud computing facility that include computing resources that virtualize the control logic for the interlocking installation, wherein said computing resources receive operating data generated by the interlocking installation and wherein the computing resources generate control data that are transmitted to the interlocking installation to perform at least one of activate a signal aspect and operate a switch machine, and
a communication network that provides two-way communications between the interlocking installation and the cloud computing facility.
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