SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 04/2003
Axle Counter System ACS2000 – Efficient and Universal Clear Track Signalling System
The rationalisation of railway traffic and improvement of transport services require modern technology in many areas of railway operations. Regarding train protection this leads to automatic clear track signalling systems, which decisively improve safety - the prerequisite to increase efficiency. For years the market for axle counter systems has had above-average growth. This growth is due to the fact that railway operators, who, formerly, exclusively applied track circuits because of their additional capabilities for signal transmission to vehicles and rail breakage detection, are now opting increasingly for the axle counter system. It has been acknowledged that reliability and economic efficiency of modern axle counter systems do compensate these missing extra functions and actually offer significant saving potentials, especially regarding maintenance costs.