SelTrac
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SelTrac is a digital
rail vehicles. It was the first fully automatic moving-block
signalling system to be commercially implemented.
SelTrac was originally developed in the 1970s by
Scarborough RT in Toronto
, Ontario.
SelTrac was primarily sold and developed by Alcatel, through a subsidiary. SelTrac is now sold by Thales from their Canadian unit, after it purchased many of Alcatel's non-telephony assets.
Description
SelTrac uses the twisted-loop concept developed by Siemens in the 1950s.[1]
Data communication is provided with either low frequency inductive loop or a high bandwidth, open-standards wireless system incorporating spread-spectrum radio technology.[2]
Installations
SelTrac is installed in many railways around the world,[3] including the following:
- DTO
- Line 42009 SelTrac CBTC/R (radio) ATO with Attendant
- UTO
- Detroit People Mover 1987 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Dubai Metro – Red and Green Lines 2009/2011 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Guangzhou Metro
- Hong Kong International Airport APM 2014/15 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- Hong Kong MTR
- Tuen Ma line 2003 SelTrac CBTC DTO
- West Rail line 2003
- Ma On Shan line 2004
- Kowloon Southern Link 2009
- Tuen Ma line (Phase 1) 2020
- Tuen Ma line (full line) 2021
- Disneyland Resort line 2005 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- Tuen Ma line 2003 SelTrac CBTC DTO
- Hyderabad Metro Rail(Lines 1, 2, 3) 2017 SelTrac CBTC/R STO
- Incheon Subway Line 2 2014 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- Istanbul Metro M4 Kadikoy-Kartal Line 2012 SelTrac CBTC STO
- Jacksonville Skyway ASE 1998 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- John F. Kennedy International Airport AirTrain JFK APM 2003 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Kuala Lumpur Rapid Rail
- Kelana Jaya Line1998/2014 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Ampang Line2015 SelTrac CBTC/R DTO/UTO
- Las Vegas Monorail 2004 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- London Docklands Light Railway 1995 SelTrac CBTC DTO
- Lewisham Extension 1999
- London City Airport Extension 2005
- Woolwich Arsenal Extension 2009
- Stratford Extension 2011
- London Underground
- Jubilee line 2011 SelTrac TBTC STO
- Northern line 2014 SelTrac TBTC STO
- Metropolitan, District, Circle, Hammersmith & City 2020 SelTrac CBTC/R STO
- Mecca Metro 2011 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Newark Liberty International Airport AirTrain Newark 1996/2001 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- New York City Subway
- IRT Flushing Line 2016 SelTrac CBTC/R STO
- Ottawa O-Train Confederation Line 2018 SelTrac CBTC/R STO
- Paris Metro Line 13– Ouragan 2012 SelTrac CBTC/R DTO
- SFMTA Muni Metro (Market Street subway) 1997 SelTrac CBTC DTO
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway Shinbundang Line 2011 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- Shanghai Metro
- Singapore MRT
- North South line2017/2018 SelTrac CBTC/R DTO
- East West line2017/2018 SelTrac CBTC/R DTO
- Tampa International Airport APM 1992 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Toronto rapid transit2008/10 SelTrac Speed/Signal Safeguard
- Line 3 Scarborough 1985 SelTrac CBTC DTO
- Toronto streetcar electronic track switching system
- Vancouver TransLink SkyTrain
- Vancouver SkyTrain - Expo Line1985 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Vancouver SkyTrain - Millennium Line 2002 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Vancouver SkyTrain - Canada Line 2009 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Vancouver SkyTrain - Evergreen Line2016 SelTrac CBTC UTO
- Walt Disney World Monorail 1989 SelTrac ATP Disney/TGI
- Washington Dulles Airport AeroTrainAPM 2009 SelTrac CBTC/R UTO
- Line 12004/10 SelTrac CBTC DTO
SelTrac Incidents
- 2019 MTR Tsuen Wan Line CBTC accident - no fatalities but two MTR staff sent to hospital for observations
- 2017 Joo Koon rail accident - no fatalities but 38 injuries including 2 SMRT staff
References
- ^ [1], see LZB
- ^ "Thales SelTrac CBTC Brochure" (PDF). Thales Group. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "SELTRAC CBTC, COMMUNICATIONS-BASED TRAIN CONTROL FOR URBAN RAIL". Thales Group. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.