Patent ID: 7706933

Claim:
A method of aiding the movement of work trains on a railway line under construction having two tracks that are adjacent and two-way, and that is managed from a central block PC by a PC chief, comprising the following steps: a) dividing the tracks into sectors, extending between two end blocks, on which the trains can move in section or in work mode; and b) at a request for authorization from an escort agent of a train to the PC chief to move in section in one direction on a given sector, i) making a check as to whether another train is moving on the sector in question, ii) making a check as to whether another train is moving on the following sector in the opposite direction, iii) making a check as to whether the adjacent sector of the adjacent track is undergoing work and, if the three checks are negative, iv) giving authorization by the PC chief to the escort agent to move his train in section.