Railway Technology: Track Circuit vs. Axle Counters

Reliable, fail-safe train detection serves as the foundation for railroad signaling and railway technology. Traditional track circuits which have been used to detect train occupancy have a rich history which spans all the way back to 1872. For over 140 years, track circuits have been providing train detection, utilizing a technology that is virtually unchanged from its original design. Axle counters on the other hand, have been used for decades in Europe and other parts of the world, offering an alternative technology for a variety of applications and conditions where track circuits could become unreliable, impractical, or too expensive to maintain. Find out the precise workings of these two fascinating technologies in this video!

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