System and method for locating a guided vehicle on a railway network

A system for locating an unlocated guided vehicle moving on a track of a railway network, the system comprising:

• a positioning system configured for installation on-board the unlocated guided vehicle, said positioning system configured for acquiring first position information providing information about a first position occupied by the unlocated guided vehicle on the railway network;
• a control system containing a register for registering each located guided vehicle of the railway network via an identifier assigned to the located guided vehicle, and for monitoring a current position and a current direction of travel of the located guided vehicle, said control system further configured for determining a current position and a current travel direction of the unlocated guided vehicle, and for registering in said register the unlocated guided vehicle as a newly located guided vehicle on the railway network;
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• said positioning system configured for acquiring the first position information directly from the located guided vehicle moving on a neighboring track with respect to the track and called hereinafter a first neighboring guided vehicle, said positioning system further configured for using the first position information for determining the current position and the current travel direction of the unlocated guided vehicle.