[IEE EC3 News] Lecture reminder - Compatibility and Interoperability on the Railways - 28th November 2019

[Bill Pechey]

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Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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Compatibility and Interoperability on the Railways

Maya Petkova, Crossrail Ltd and Phil Beirne, Ricardo Rail

Thursday 28th November 2019, 7:00pm for 7:30pm

Is it possible to identify any regularities and help long term
technology forecasting without impeding it? Army scientists believe
certain measures of the technological performance can be described
with simple patterns of exponential growth over time. The best-known
example is Moore’s Law, which states that the performance of computer
chips doubles approximately every two years (proportional to the
density of transistors on the chip). Can this law apply to the
Railways?

This talk will provide an overview and evolution of the
train detection systems over the years in UK and continental Europe.
The focus will be on the interference mechanisms to the main types of
conventional train detection systems – axle counters and track
circuits. The structure of the compatibility requirements for new
trains will be explained in the context of Interoperability
Requirements, which are the basis for train authorisation in UK and
primary contractual requirements for European train manufacturers. The
presentation will include a practical case study, which resulted in
eliminating an interference problem costing the railways millions of
pounds in delay compensation payments.

Venue - Van Emden Theatre, Edith Morley Building, University of
Reading RG6 6UR See https://www.reading.ac.uk/about/visit-us.aspx

Contact - Professor Richard Mitchell r.j.mitchell at reading.ac.uk