Proposal:Train protection systems

Train protection systems
Proposal status:	Draft (under way)
Proposed by:	btrs
Tagging:	railway:train_protection_name, e.g. railway:pzb, railway:kvb, railway:tpws, ..=true, false, level (in case of ETCS)
Applies to:	way
Definition:	Attempt to create a uniform tagging system to map railway lines equipped with some kind of train protection system
Statistics:
Rendered as:	not on OSM - as overlay on third party map (preferrably ITO Maps)
Draft started:	2013-03-07
RFC start:	2013-03-07
Vote start:	2013-03-10
Vote end:	2013-04-10

Description

In most countries, railway lines are equipped with some kind of train protection system to prevent signals being passed at danger, overspeeding at points/switches, spacing between trains.

Rationale

The basic idea is recycled from the detailed railway network proposal. From my point of view, this proposal was way too detailed, as there are better maps for each piece of railway equipment (like the German Railway maps of each station or Betriebsstelle). It is however more useful to get an overview which lines or line sections are equipped with a certain railway protection system, instead of just putting that one country uses a system throughout. This is not always true, even in Germany where the Magdeburg-Thale line (where the Hordorf crash occurred in 2011) was not fully equipped with PZB until after the crash !

The goal of this proposal is to create or to agree on a uniform tagging standard for such systems.

Tagging

Country	System abbreviation	Complete name	Usage	Tag name	Tag value
Germany Austria	PZB / PZB90 / Indusi	Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung	All main lines on the German and Austrian railway network	railway:pzb	true/false
Germany Spain	LZB	Linienzugbeeinflussung	Overlay-system for high-speed running (v>160 km/h) on mixed-traffic lines, or main system on high-speed (v>230 km/h) lines	railway:lzb	true/false
France	KVB	Contrôle de vitesse par balises	All (electrified) main lines in France, except high-speed lines	railway:kvb	true/false
France Belgium United Kingdom South Korea	TVM (300 and 430)	Transmission voie-machine	High-speed lines in France, or connected to France (Eurotunnel, High Speed 1, Line 1 in Belgium, First HSL of South Korea was of French design)	railway:tvm	300 or 430
Belgium France	Crocodile / Memor	n/a	All main lines in Belgium, also in France but mostly obsolete due to the introduction of either KVB (France) or TBL1+/ETCS (Belgium)	railway:crocodile	true/false
Netherlands	ATB (EG/NG)	Automatische Treinbeïnvloeding (Eerste Generatie/Nieuwe Generatie)	All main lines in the Netherlands are equipped with the first-generation EG-system. A few lines were equipped with the next-generation system NG, which is incompatible with the former. ATB-NG is no longer actively deployed, and will be replaced by ETCS.	railway:atb	eg/ng ? (TBD)
United Kingdom	AWS	Automatic Warning System	All main lines in the United Kingdom	railway:aws	true/false
United Kingdom	TPWS	Train Protection and Warning System	Additional system to mitigate signals passed at danger	railway:tpws	true/false
Sweden Norway	ATC (aka ATC-2)	Automatic Train Control	?	railway:atc	true/false
Denmark	ATC (aka ZUB123)	Automatic Train Control	?	railway:atc	true/false
Switzerland	Integra-Signum	n/a	All Swiss main lines of SBB-CFF-FFS (narrow gauge operators use another system)	railway:integra or railway:signum (TBD) ?	TBD
Spain	ASFA	Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático	All classic rail lines in Spain	railway:asfa	TBD
Europe	ETCS	European Train Control System	New European system whose aim is to replace the incompatible train protection systems in each member state with a uniform system. Available in different levels, each using other techniques to track the train's movement authority (Level 1: by electro-mechanical beacons, Levels 2 and 3: by radio/GSM-R).	railway:etcs	TBD

This table is incomplete, please add more systems if you have knowledge of them !