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Track circuit
Electrical device used to detect the presence of trains on rail tracks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about an electrical device used on railways. For racecourses, see race track.
A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on rail tracks to signallers and control relevant signals. An alternative to track circuits are axle counters.
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