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trackside circuit

Coverage of trackside circuit in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 18 · 01:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 18 · 01:00 UTC
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Chinaplace1Wenzhou disastertopic1space-based control systemtopic1high-speed railtopic1lightning striketopic1control centretopic1
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  • SECURITYJun 18 · 01:00 UTCSCMP CHINA
    China mulls space-based control system for high-speed rail. Can it be hacked?

    China is considering a space-based control system for its high-speed rail network. The 2011 Wenzhou disaster, which killed 40 people, was caused by a lightning strike damaging a trackside circuit, making a train undetectable to the control center. The article questions whether the proposed system could be hacked.