On the development of a full-scale Repoint Light track switch

M. L. Sarmiento-Carnevali; T. J. Harrison; S. Dutta; C. P. Ward; R. Dixon

doi:10.1049/cp.2018.0074

On the development of a full-scale Repoint Light track switch

M. L. Sarmiento-Carnevali, T. J. Harrison, S. Dutta, C. P. Ward, R. Dixon

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Abstract

Repoint Light is a novel concept for track switching under development at Loughborough University. This engineering solution is designed to meet the set of functional requirements for track switching panels, in addition to offering several features that traditional designs are unable to achieve. The objective of the current phase of the Repoint project is to advance the Repoint Light concept from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3-4 to TRL7. TRL7 is defined by RSSB, the funding organisation as a 'prototype technology system in an operational railway environment'; i.e. a functioning Repoint Light switch deployed in a suitable test environment, integrated with signalling/power and able to accept train movements. This work focuses on the description of engineering challenges faced when introducing the concept into its real operating environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th International Conference on Railway Engineering (ICRE 2018)
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78561-846-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2018.0074
Publication status	Published - 16 May 2018
Event	8th International Conference on Railway Engineering, ICRE 2018 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 16 May 2018 → 17 May 2018

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Conference	8th International Conference on Railway Engineering, ICRE 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	16/05/18 → 17/05/18

Keywords

Fault-tolerant track switch system
Railway infrastructure
Railway track switching
Triplex redundancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Sarmiento-Carnevali, ML, Harrison, TJ, Dutta, S, Ward, CP & Dixon, R 2018, On the development of a full-scale Repoint Light track switch. in 8th International Conference on Railway Engineering (ICRE 2018). Institution of Engineering and Technology, 8th International Conference on Railway Engineering, ICRE 2018, London, United Kingdom, 16/05/18. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2018.0074

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