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3.7.4 Zugbildung
Um das ungewollte Freimelden von Streckenabschnitten durch das
Ruckstellen der Achszahler auf Null und dadurch Zugsgefahrdungen
zu vermeiden; darf die effektive Gesamtachszahl eines Zuges nicht
256 Achsen betragen.
To avoid falsely signaling a section of track as
clear by resetting the axle counter to zero, and
thus to avoid [collisions] the total number of
axles in a train must not be equal 256.
The Swiss rail network has a system to detect where every train is.
Detectors are placed around the railway.
It is a simple sensor that is activated when the wheel passes over the rail.
Calculate how many wheels there are.
However, because this detection system operates with 8-digit binary numbers,
When 11111111 is reached, the next becomes 0ooooooool
Trains that cause this count to 0o are in the system.
Sensing inside and out.
So Switzerland solved this problem in a simple way.
It is legally prohibited for trains to have 256 axles.
Programmers joke that this is the best way to fix bugs.
They say it is the ideal method.
Actions that cause bugs are prohibited by law.