French Safety Systems: VACMA, Crocodile, KVB, COVIT on the TGV Duplex 200 (TSW | tutorial)

In this weeks video we discuss the various safety systems on a French train like the TGV Duplex 200, while trying to provoke at least one penalty brake from every subssystem.

Partial TGV services from and to Marseille St. Charles station in the LGV Méditerrané DLC from Dovetail Games' Train Sim World 3 on a TGV Duplex 200 with short tutorials covering the different scopes of the verious safety systems (16:38) and the handling of the VACMA vigilance system (20:48), the 'Crocodile' warning system (25:48), the balise-based speed control system KVB (29:34) and the speed control system COVIT to the TVM cab signalling system (1:03:25).

A tutorial on the TVM-430 cab signalling system can be found here:    • French Signalling: TVM-430 high speed...  

Quick Access:
00:00 – Start
03:41 – VACMA test during TGV Duplex 200 setup
06:05 – VACMA penalty brake due to not pressing pedal
07:53 – VACMA penalty brake due to not using controls or releasing pedal
10:20 – Crocodile penalty brake due to not acknowledigng
13:10 – Acknowledging Crocodile alarm at (yellow) avertissement signal
13:40 – KVB penalty brake due to approaching (red) carré signal too fast
15:58 – KVB penalty brake when trying to pass (red) carré signal
16:38 – French safety systems overview
20:48 – Veille automatique á contrôle de maintien d'appui (VACMA) tutorial
25:48 – Répétition des signaux (RS) or 'Crocodile' tutorial
29:34 – Contrôle de vitesse par balises (KVB) tutorial
42:19 – KVB brake curve control discussed
50:15 – KVB self test at TGV 5010 serivce start
52:47 – Flipping indications from TVM-430 due to traffic ahead
57:35 – COVIT penalty brake due to exceeding 315 km/h at flashing "300" on greens
1:01:00 – COVIT penalty brake after aspect downgrade
1:03:25 – Contrôle de vitesse associé à la TVM (COVIT) tutorial
1:07:03 – COVIT brake curve control discussed
1:13:14 – Clear indications after falling back behind other train
1:18:38 – No penalty brake when staying within the leeway
1:21:10 – Passing Aix-en-Provence without stopping
1:23:00 – Passing power changeover and end of TVM-430 point
1:25:55 – Slowing down to 110 km/h limit
1:27:36 – Acknowledging Crocodile alarm at 60 km/h limit announcement sign
1:28:10 – KVB penalty brake due to approaching reduction in speed limit too fast
1:29:40 – KVB indications when approaching 30 km/h limit and buffer block
1:31:40 – KVB penalty brake due to approaching buffer block too fast
1:32:40 – Conclusion

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