英国铁道公司（RAILTRACK）正在研制第二代能使列车在接到停车信号后自动制动的技术，以避免发生列车相撞事故。这家公司说，到下世纪初，铁路基础设施将配备数字调度系统，因此可以更迅速地预见到紧急情况，并可让铁路工作人员更精确地掌握列车所在的位置。当新型可倾式列车以 RAILTRACK is developing a second generation of technology that will allow the train to automatically brake when it receives a parking signal to avoid a train collision. The company said that by the early part of the next century, the railway infrastructure will be equipped with a digital dispatching system so that emergencies can be forecasted more quickly and railway staff can have more precise control over where the trains are located. When the new type of tillable trains