Train to wayside information systems

With modern trains now using an Ethernet backbone to connect subsystems, linking the train network to the wayside enables a range of potential features. For new projects, this typically includes remote CCTV live-viewing & footage downloads, route and infotainment database updates, automatic reporting of passenger counting data, periodic uploads of event recorder data and vehicle faults logs, remote triggered PA announcements, Passenger Wi-Fi, monitoring of train configuration, real-time train status and position monitoring and integration of wayside vehicle inspection systems data (brake pad/wheel wear/graffiti monitoring/pantograph profile) with vehicle fault and condition reports. While the on-board and wayside equipment for cellular and Wi-Fi links are now off-the-shelf products, the software requires significant project-specific development. The development activity tends to be complex and must encompass the Operator & Maintainer requirements, train safety requirements, and, integration between the OEMs of the train subsystems, on-board train control, wayside servers and wayside clients. An efficient way of providing this level of integration is to have a common train-to-wayside communications framework which may be adapted to specific customer requirements and yet still allow significant reuse of software to support a compact development schedule.

• Record URL:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

  Kingston, ACT   
• Authors:
  • White J
  • Graham A
  • Baad S
  • Fitzpatrick M
• Conference:
  • AusRAIL PLUS 2017, Rail's Digital Revolution, 21-23 November 2017, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
• Publication Date: 2017

Media Info

• Pagination: 5p ; PDF
• Monograph Title: AusRAIL PLUS 2017, rail's digital revolution, 21-23 November 2017, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Internet; Monitoring; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Safety; Transportation operations; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
• ATRI Terms: Data collection; Internet; Monitoring; Rail transport; Safety; Train; Transport network; Vehicle to roadside communications
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01699208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 22 2019 2:48PM