» Home » Business News Iraq Directory Services Plans Subscription Contact us Site Map Help About Iraq Iraq .. The first Arab country uses satellites for surveillance of trains movement ..Soon The Iraqi railway general company seeks now the use of a very modern system depends on satellites and computer systems for control over movement of trains. The Iraqi railway general company will be the first company in Middle East and Arab world that uses such system for the control over movement of trains. It must be mentioned that such systems are used only in countries like America and Canada ..while the European countries are still in phase of experiences to use such system. About that, Eng. Ala'a al-Din assistant of the company's general manager said that the work of this system is on basis of installation of computer systems, transmitters and monitors being set on board of our working trains in addition to the establishment of central control department with several sections depends on a central computer and giant moniter for surveillance and control over movement of trains and forming contact systems with the satellites that has complete reliability where the use of any alternative means of communication is possible in case of one of these means breaks down. Advantages of this system are: providing complete safety system to avoid accidents and collision of trains, safety for workers in maintenance of railway lines, increasing speed and efficiency of trains and increasing speed and efficiency for the central control ..in addition to tracking the movement of trains through information exchange between drivers and central control. Mr. Ala'a al-Din added: as well as sending the help immediately in the emergencies cases and stopping trains compulsory for speed exceeding state or the instructions violation. ( Translated from Arabic ) © 2002-2004 Iraq Directory - All Rights Reserved