Author(s)

M. Deerenberg

Abstract

The Netherlands Railways have developed a new integrated concept for managing the modern railway (planning, control and adjustment of the train operations). This paper describes, after a brief introduction on the general concept, the functional and technical architecture of the traffic control subsystem in the new concept. Described are the role in the concept, the main functions of the system and the software solutions, which garantee a good performing system in a nation wide approach for traffic control. 1 Introduction The world of the railways is very much in a state of flux. Throughout western Europe^ rail transport is competing more and more keenly with other forms of transport. The market demands increasing quality in the transportation of people and goods. Trains must run more frequently, more quickly and more punctually. This means th

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