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Rail Alliance
Quinton Rail Technology Centre
Long Marston
Cv37 8PL
Rail Alliance
• What we do … Networking … and what we don’t do … what others’ do!
• Collaboration and BS11000 (… soon to become ISO11000)
• Exhibition Support – Light After Dark (1 Feb 2017); Rail Live 2017 (20/21 June 2017) at Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Long Marston
• Test, trials, demonstration and the EIT
• Over 120 businesses assisted across a range of TRLs amassing over 250 company-days
• Sector Mentoring – how to better your business www.railmentor.com
TechnologyReadiness Levels
(TRLs)
Description
1 Basic principles observed and reported
2 Technology concept and/or application formulated
3 Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept
4 Technology basic validation in a laboratory environment
Technology Readiness Levels 1 - 4
TechnologyReadiness Levels
(TRLs)
Description
5 Technology basic validation in a relevant environment
6 Technology model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
7 Technology prototype demonstration in a simulated operational environment
8 Actual technology completed and qualified through test and demonstration
9 Actual technology qualified through successful mission operations
Technology Readiness Levels 5 - 9
Facilities• 2.9Km loop – with or without DMU (Class 117) or shunter
• Sidings, trackside locations - various
• 25kV OHLE (2 x 200m)
•WCML-standard continuously welded plain track (300m +)
•Workshops
• Lifting equipment (JCB Loadall, Rail Crane 7.5 tonne, Heavy and Light Forks)
• Storage Facilities (short term - long term)
Case Studies
Case Study #3Name of Company: L B Foster Rail Technologies
Location of Company: Sheffield (http://www.lbfoster.co.uk/)
Nature of Business: Rail Engineering (friction management systems and track components)
Nature of Test/Trial: Arc Diverter - proving of mechanical integrity of design/construction
TRL: 8-9
Assets Required: Plain Line Track, DMU, 2000 passes over equipment
Duration: 5 days
Synopsis: The arc diverter that had been in service was proving unreliable in terms of physical integrity – this became a true collaborative venture between L B Foster, Mott Macdonald and Network Rail. The aim of the trial was to prove to the customer the physical integrity of the design – this required 2,000 passes from our DMU Test Loco and the trial was completed and the product is now in the ground and operational at Blackfriars.
Case Study #12Name of Company: Britax PSV
Location of Company: Worcester (http://psv-wypers.com/)
Nature of Business: Commercial vehicle wiper systems
Nature of Test/Trial: Scope out (1 day) and conduct short term user trial (4 days) of product
TRL: 4-7
Assets Required: DMU cab and multiple operations/cycles
Duration: 1 day (scoping - completed) + 4 days (product fitting/trialling – booked)
Synopsis: The aim of this trial is to use our test DMU ‘mule’ for vehicle-borne testing, trialling and proving of train wiper systems. The first day required the DMU ‘mule’ to be available for a few circuits of the test loop. Additionally, this activity led to a detailed measurement of the in-cab area for siting of the various control mechanisms and verifying the interface between the wiper control system(s) and the DMU’s on-board systems.
Case Study #2Name of Company: CPS Rail
Location of Company: West Sussex (http://www.cps-rail.co.uk/)
Nature of Business: Specialist coatings & graffiti protection systems
Nature of Test/Trial: Graffiti protection trial
TRL: 8/9
Assets Required: Trackside furniture, rolling stock
Duration: 3 days
Synopsis: Infrastructure identified and prepared in the run up to Rail Live 2014 – live demonstrations carried out to visiting Network Rail personnel over the 2 days of the show.
Future Opportunities• Construction of Refuges (using recycled plastic sheet piling)
• Rolling Stock tests (University of Birmingham)
• 3-D Laser Surveying
• Trackside Safety Systems
• OHLE Piling
• Points Motor Testing
• Long distance, secure WiFi trials
• Innovative power packs for RRVs
Future Opportunities
• Level Crossings
• Modular Platform (rapid assembly) – increasing the ‘green’ footprint
• Third/Fourth Rail, Light Rail technology and associated infrastructure
• Signalling, Telecomms, the testing of ‘future’ technology
• Multi-modal trials – Road/Rail interfaces etc
• Skill Acquisition & Development – various disciplines (NSARE friendly)
• ‘On-train’ testing and proving – components, sub-assemblies,
Rail Live 2017 (20/21 June 2017)www.raillive2014.com
Any Questions?