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The course aims at providing students with a fundamental and sound understanding of the modern signalling systems for the railway and metro lines. The course covers the train time table and headway, trackside signalling equipment, automatic train supervision and automatic train protection systems, interlocking principles, block concepts (moving block and fixed block systems), Communication-based train control systems (CBTC) and China and European Train control systems (CTCS & ETCS). 

By the completion of this module, students will be able to understand and apply:

1. the concepts and operating principles of signalling systems including the international designs and engineering practices, 
2. understand the latest signalling systems (CTBC, Communication-based Train Control System for metro lines, ETCS, European Train Control Systems and CTCS, Chinese Train Control Systems for high-speed rails and main lines; ATO, Automatic Train Operation; ATP; Automatic Train Protection, etc.) and
3. analyse the real-life applications of signalling systems for the metro lines, high speed rail lines and main lines.