ATP

ATP

1) (1) From French title: European Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs to which the UK is a signatory. It sets specified temperature conditions and standards of thermal efficiency for the movement of prescribed perishable foodstuffs on international journeys. Not currently applicable for UK domestic transport of such foods. (2) Automatic Train Protection. A system to prevent trains passing signals at danger (ie red signals). See also TPWS, SPAD and ERTMS.

Source: David Lowe. The Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Kogan Page, 2002. – P.15 (288 p.)