Meaning of cab signalling | Babel Free

Definitions

A rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.

UK, uncountable

Examples

“Now, a century later, semaphores and discs are giving place to colour and position lights. What will be the fashion in 2041? Universal continuous cab signalling?”

“It's easy enough to calculate that even at higher speeds - 360 km/h to pluck a figure out of the air - the signalling headway can be as low as 120 seconds given the benefit that follows from cab signalling such as European Train Control System (ECTS) Level 2.”

CEFR level