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41 years of Ethernet
Although Ethernet has been used for a number of years in Local Area Networks (LAN) for Information Technology (IT), it is now being used within railway telecoms applications such as customer...
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Taking the train crew out of Chaffers Lane
There are approximately 6,500 level crossings in use on the national mainline rail network in Great Britain, with another estimated 1,000 to 1,500 on heritage and minor railways. They include many...
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Listen to the station
Imagine using a train and a strange, busy station on your own if you are unable to read the signs and unsure of where you need to go. Network Rail has been involved with the trial of a possible...
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Forensic engineering
Crewe, in South Cheshire, is known for quality engineering, being the home of Bentley cars and the world famous locomotive works. It will be a major hub for the planned HS2 and is also famous for a...
View ArticleCapability & Competency
As the railway continues to evolve and change to meet increasing demands on capacity, efficiency and reliability, the industry must meet the challenge of developing skills and capability to match....
View ArticleWestermo Mobile Training & Technology Centre
Engineers, asset and project managers are busy people. However, to enable them to implement any project, they have to keep up to date with new technology and systems. This is especially important with...
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Interoperability – A necessary complication
The concept of interoperability amongst European railways may seem to some to be a bit of a moot point so far as the UK is concerned. There is just one rail link with the rest of the continent, through...
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Applying logic to level crossings
Obstacle Detection (OD) crossings are now fully approved and in use throughout the country. In issue 125 (March 2015), Rail Engineer reported on one of the first installations at Four Lane Ends on the...
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Data communications made easy the Westermo way
All telecoms networks are made up of various layers. A typical network will be made up of a core layer carrying terabits of data per second between major nodes, with a number of lower access layers...
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What happens to the old stuff? But not forgetting the new!
Signalling and control equipment assets normally have an expected service life of around 40 years. During the early stages of an asset’s life, the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are supportive...
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Intelligent design
Necessity is the mother of all invention, says the old proverb. It’s also been said that the basis of invention is science. We could include talent, insight, inspiration and innovation within the mix...
View ArticleMobile radio: the next generation
Standards are sometimes criticised for stifling innovation, increasing costs and preventing things from happening. Get it right though, and a good standard for the right application and products can...
View ArticleCoasting to success! – Great Eastern Overhead Line Renewal
The often-criticised Great Eastern route from London to Chelmsford in Essex has suffered from overhead line equipment (OLE) unreliability for some considerable time. This is not really surprising as...
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Resignalling North Lincolnshire
King’s Cross is renowned for the volume of passengers it sees on a daily basis, but Immingham rivals Kings Cross as the busiest part of the London North Eastern Route of Network Rail due to its...
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New UTC for Crewe
Crewe is not only a railway centre, but it also has a long history of engineering excellence with the Bentley Motors works and other smaller engineering specialists. Crewe Municipal Building The town...
View ArticleCapability & Competency
As the railway continues to evolve and change to meet increasing demands on capacity, efficiency and reliability, the industry must meet the challenge of developing skills and capability to match....
View ArticleLondon Underground: Keeping the lights on
London Underground (LU) is one of the oldest and busiest metro systems in the world. The system opened in 1863 and today carries 1.37 billion passengers a year as its trains travel 83.6 million...
View ArticleNetwork Rail Telecom – Enabler of the Digital Railway
In most railway organisations, the telecommunications function is one of the smallest when compared to other engineering disciplines. However, from the earliest days of railways, telecoms services have...
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Crossrail Christmas at Paddington
Crossrail in London is currently Europe’s largest infrastructure project, running from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through 42km of new tunnels under London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the...
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Birmingham Resignalling
Christmas 2017 saw major resignalling work in the West Midlands, along with the replacement of a key junction near Smethwick. The work included new signalling equipment and headway improvements...
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