Signalling
A railway infrastructure term connected with track, signalling, power, stations or maintenance.
Signalling Explained
Signalling is a key term within rail infrastructure, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding signalling is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, signalling should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of track, signalling, stations, rolling interface and railway civil engineering terminology. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Signalling
UK’s largest rail re-signalling scheme in Cambridge supported by Telent
14th February 2023
UK’s largest rail re-signalling scheme in Cambridge supported by Telent One of the largest re-signalling schemes undertaken in the UK,…
Ouster won 110 Smart Infrastructure Signalling projects in 2021
13th February 2022
Ouster won 110 Smart Infrastructure Signalling projects in 2021 Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, has…
Bespoke Electronic Signalling System bases help with smart motorway conversion
16th August 2021
Bespoke Electronic Signalling System bases help with smart motorway conversion Bespoke precast ESS (Electronic Signalling System) base units from Marshalls…
Thales set to digitize Deutsche Bahn Stuttgart Signalling System
13th March 2021
Thales set to digitize Deutsche Bahn Stuttgart Signalling System As a part of the initial “Digital railways Germany” package, Deutsche…
Thales technologies selected for China, South Korea and Turkey Metros
12th June 2020
Thales technologies selected for China, South Korea and Turkey Metros Thales will provide its SelTrac™ Communications Based Train Control (CBTC)…
Network Rail has publishes long term plan for digital railway
27th June 2019
Network Rail has publishes long term plan for digital railway Network Rail has published a digital railway framework that sets…
Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling
29th April 2019
Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling Network Rail has announced the award of six multi-million-pound framework contracts…
Network Rail’s Infrastructure Project Signalling Team scores P3M3 top marks
28th September 2018
Network Rail’s Infrastructure Project Signalling Team scores P3M3 top marks Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects (IP) Signalling team has achieved an…
Editorial Note
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