Advanced Train Management System

Not to be confused with Advanced Traffic Management System.

The Advanced Train Management System is a train control system under development by Lockheed Martin for the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). ATMS uses Global Positioning System to locate and track the position of trains within the ARTC network. ATMS has been proposed as a low cost functional equivalent to European Rail Traffic Management System.

The technology was originally intended for use across the Nullarbor Plain to connect the eastern states of Australia with Perth and Western Australia. However, after 20 years of delays, it was announced that Trans-Australian Railway would instead be equipped with Train Management and Control System (TMACS).

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