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vr.tr.train · thing-q870

Let an agent handle trains by service, formation, operator, route and safety, distinct from the railway infrastructure.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Service Where and when it runs.

Route and timetable

Stops and times.

Service

Route and schedule.

  1. Which route does this train run, calling where and when? definition
  2. Is it running on time now? measurement

Operator

Railway undertaking.

Operator

The operator.

  1. Which operator runs it? provenance
  2. How are complaints and claims made? action
Formation Vehicles and facilities.

Vehicles

Coaches, locomotive, units.

Formation

The vehicles in the formation.

  1. What vehicles form the train, and what is its capacity? measurement
  2. Which classes and facilities are available? definition

Accessibility

Step-free access.

Accessibility

Access features.

  1. Is step-free boarding possible, and where are the wheelchair spaces? definition
  2. How is assistance booked? action
Safety Rail safety.

Safety systems

Signalling and train protection.

Train protection

Protection systems.

  1. Which train protection system does it use? definition
  2. Is the vehicle certified? provenance

Incidents

Accidents and investigation.

Incident record

Incidents and investigations.

  1. Has this service or route had incidents? provenance
  2. Which body investigates rail accidents here? provenance
Passenger rights Delays and compensation.

Delays

Compensation.

Compensation

Compensation rules.

  1. What compensation applies for this delay? boundary
  2. How is it claimed? action

Tickets

Validity and changes.

Ticket rules

Ticket conditions.

  1. Is this ticket valid on this train? boundary
  2. Can it be changed or refunded? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
train hotel, Ambulance train of the Bundeswehr, Regional Express, tourist train, catenary maintenance vehicle, firefighting train, Rettungszug, electric train, push–pull train, Vande Bharat, 81-775.2/776.2/777.2, 81-765/766/767 «Moscow»

What it is Filled

A series of connected railway vehicles, passenger coaches or freight wagons, moved along a railway by one or more locomotives or self-propelled units.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle trains by service, formation, operator, route and safety, distinct from the railway infrastructure.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Runs on rails, guided by track
  • A train is a service and a formation; vehicles are separate assets
  • Operated under railway safety regimes
  • Special trains such as ambulance trains exist

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Operate or move a train it is not authorized to control.
  • Override signals, train protection or door interlocks.
  • Help people trespass on tracks or ride outside the train.
  • Dispatch a train with known safety faults.

Only with a human decision

  • Stopping, evacuating or releasing a train after an incident.

May

  • Report timetables, delays and accessibility from the railway operator's data.
  • Monitor train systems and report faults to the operator.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Railway accidents can kill many; safety systems exist for good reasons.
  • Rail access matters for people without cars, including disabled people.

Who is affected

  • Passengers
  • Railway workers
  • People at level crossings

Owners Filled

Steward

The railway undertaking that operates it; the rail safety authority licenses it.

Master systems

  • Rail vehicle registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q106839123 - registry parent class
  • Q1414135 - registry parent class
  • Q15618781 - registry parent class
  • Q350783 - registry parent class
  • Q4354683 - registry parent class
  • Q61961344 - registry parent class

related

  • vehicle - rail vehicle
  • transport - rail transport
  • railway - infrastructure
  • Train as training - a homonym

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.train
  • Wikidata: Q870 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q870)
  • train number: operator-specific identifies a service
  • European Vehicle Number: 12 digits identifies rail vehicles in Europe

Direct properties required Filled

  • length: 20-3000+ m - passenger to long freight trains
  • speed: 30-350 km/h - high-speed trains up to about 350 in service

Recognition required Filled

  • Coupled vehicles on rails
  • Train number and destination on displays
  • Livery and operator branding
  • A line of coupled vehicles on rails, powered by a locomotive or distributed traction, with a livery and destination displays.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • ride it, with a ticket
  • operate it, by licensed operators and drivers
  • track it, with real-time information
  • ship freight on it

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Derailments and collisions
  • Level crossing accidents
  • Delays and cancellations
  • Trespass and platform-edge accidents

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Railway Safety Directive and TSIs
  • EU Rail Passenger Rights Regulation 2021/782
  • National railway safety law

Context of use required Filled

  • Moving passengers and freight by rail efficiently over short and long distances.
  • passenger: commuter, regional, intercity, high-speed, night trains
  • freight trains
  • tourist and heritage trains
  • service trains: maintenance, firefighting, rescue

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q870: train - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Train - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should services and rolling stock be separate entries?
  • How should accessibility data be linked for journey planning?
  • How should special-purpose trains be classified?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q870/spec.json