Signalling DesignTrack Circuit Bonding Design Course
Certificate of Attendance
Track Circuiting Concepts
- Basic Track Circuit Operation
- Series and Parallel Bonding
- Permitted Spurs
- Electrical and Physical Stagger
- Double Rail, Single Rail and Common Rail Configurations
- Fishplate Bonding, Jumper Bonding and Red Bonding
- Track Circuit Interrupters
Who Should Attend This Course?
This course will enable a signalling designer to progress to the production of track circuit bonding design for non-electrified and AC electrified lines. The participant should already be familiar with signalling plans and basic signalling principles.
Course Content and Learning Outcomes
External Factors Affecting Track Circuit Design
- Constraints on Joint Positions related to vehicle dimensions
- Constraints on Joint Positions imposed by track engineering
- AC Electrification Principles
- Traction Bonding Appreciation
Bonding Design Process (RT/E/S/1175 Train Detection)
- Constraints and Ground Rules
- Preparation
- Basic Arrangement
- Spurs from series bonded rails
- Parallel bonded rails
- Switches on parallel bonded rails
- Agree IRJ positions
Bonding Design Exercises
- Simple arrangements
- Full design from 1:100 plan
Available Dates
Entry
Requirements
None specified
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