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2. Kill switch - Wikipedia

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   An emergency switch in Japan. On railways, [1] an emergency stop is a full application of the brakes in order to bring a train to a stop as quickly as possible. [2] This occurs either by a manual emergency stop activation, such as a button being pushed on the train to start the emergency stop, or on some trains automatically, when the train has passed a red signal or the driver has failed to ...

3. Train Protection & Warning System - Wikipedia

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   The standard type consists of two circular indicator lamps and a square push button. The push switch marked "Train Stop Override" is used to pass a signal at danger with authority. It ignores the TPWS TSS loops for approximately 20 seconds (generally for passenger trains) or 60 seconds (generally for slower accelerating freight trains) or until ...

4. Emergency brake (train) - Wikipedia

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   Emergency Brake Handle on Bombardier commuter rail equipment, Sounder, Seattle, WA. In the USA, an emergency stop cord is not used. Any visible cord running within the body of a railway car would have been what was known as the "communicating cord". This was a method of signalling the engine operator (known in the US as the "engineer").

5. HAWK beacon - Wikipedia

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   [1]: 523 However, at a HAWK beacon, an alternating flashing red aspect instructs drivers to stop and proceed when clear, and is not supposed to be treated as stop and stay by drivers. Emergency-vehicle hybrid beacons, for emergency vehicle facilities (i.e. fire stations), use the same signal head design, and uses an alternating flashing red ...

6. Push-button - Wikipedia

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   These pushbuttons are called emergency stop buttons and for increased safety are mandated by the electrical code in many jurisdictions. This large mushroom shape can also be found in buttons for use with operators who need to wear gloves for their work and could not actuate a regular flush-mounted push button.

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9. Kavach (train protection system) - Wikipedia

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   The system has been tested for seven different emergency situations and has provided satisfactory results. In the following situation, the train entered a "loop" with a speed restriction of 30 km/h (19 mph) and the Kavach successfully brought the speed down from 130 km/h (81 mph) to the desired speed before entering the loop.