Scientific paper ID 1261 : 2015/3

The article is a follow-up to the publication "Algorithmization of the route’s flank protection in interlocking" by the same authors [1]. Flank protection is examined not as fixed and unchanging in time, but as a route protecting set of states of the station facilities, dynamically reconfiguring themselves depending on the route disposition by providing the currently most reliable protection against dangerous lateral movements. The flank-protected elements are sought not only upon setting the route, but alsoon-line during the changes oc-curring throughout its lifecycle.