V/TE SIC
Vehicle / Train Energy System Interface Committee
Diesel Metering Group
Diesel Metering Group (DMG, Formerly the Biodiesel Group)
Introduction
System Interface sub-Committees shall be comprised of members, who shall consist of representatives of
the industry categories, a Chair, Participants and Observers.
The Biodiesel working group have been investigating Biodiesel for rail vehicles over the last year and have
produced a desk top study and a test bed report. In addition to this output the group have also managed to
facilitate suppliers of „Fuel enhancers‟ research. In doing so a realisation of the importance of metering for
diesel trains has emerged.
As a result the group believes that it has a suitable quorum of technical representatives from the rail sector to
grasp the subject of metering diesel trains and produce guidance for individual companies who wish to meter
vehicles
This document outlines the remit for DMG to undertake its business, including its Purpose, Objectives,
Scope, Specific Actions and Structure.
Purpose
The purpose of DMG is to produce useful guidance for stakeholders on the various strategies for metering
diesel trains.
Scope
The work of DMG can be split into several work streams. These are shown below:Review and consolidation of existing work packages across the industry
This work package will try to consolidate the current activities in fuel metering and ensure there is no overlap
between the various projects.
Metering for validation of energy efficiency schemes
In order to validate energy efficiency schemes, reliable, consistent metering is required by engineers to
capture detailed data. This metering is designed to be fitted to a subset of vehicles and will draw a variety of
data from the vehicle. The exact data requirements are still to be defined from the project. This is a short
term work package.
Metering for guidance
This metering is used for guidance to drivers, planners and the control room. This metering is based more on
estimation of fuel consumption and to be fitted to all vehicles. This is a short term work package.
Standardising metering requirements from new rolling stock
This is a medium term project that will aim to standardise the data requirements from new rolling stock such
that energy consumption can be monitored.
Standardising the interface between the fuelling infrastructure and the vehicle
Whilst the majority of UK rolling stock are filled with bulk feeders there are still some vehicles requiring „pistol
guns‟. Furthermore, there are no standards on what data should be stored by the system and how this
should be done, i.e. time and location of filling, vehicle number, etc.
Fuel metering data management
Diesel Metering Group Remit
Vehicle/ Train Energy System Interface Committee
Tel: 020 3142 5300 Fax: 020 3142 5301
Contact Address: Block 2, Angel Square, 1 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NY
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V/TE SIC
Vehicle / Train Energy System Interface Committee
Diesel Metering Group
Whilst other industry groups are looking at communications to vehicles, GPS, and data processing it is still
important to understand the requirements for diesel fuel metering. This work package will look all aspects of
what the requirements are concerning processing and managing the data for diesel trains.
Deliverables
A coordinated strategy for fuel metering investigation.
Guidance notes on the requirements for fuel metering systems, for different applications.
Templates for how this equipment can be integrated into vehicles.
Guidance on how to manage and process the data received from these systems and how it
should be interpreted.
Standards for the vehicle/fuelling interface and the data requirements of the system.
Best practice on energy saving schemes investigated during evaluation of the capabilities of the
metering systems.
The scope includes relevant aspects of human factors, managerial, and process issues as well as technical
engineering matters.
The DMG will contribute to the delivery of the energy aspects of the DfT‟s Rail Technical Strategy.
DMG can sponsor Research & Development (R&D) projects relevant to its scope, through acting as client for
projects managed within the RSSB R&D programme. The aim of this research is to provide the knowledge
and information necessary to support key decisions made by the V/TE SIC and advice it gives to the
industry.
This scope does not affect the legal duties of duty holders.
Meeting
RSSB will facilitate the meetings of this group, but the DMG may regulate its proceedings as it sees fit
provided they meet the objectives of this remit.
Unless otherwise decided by the DMG, it shall meet at least once every six weeks.
Unless otherwise decided by DMG, its meeting shall only be quorate if at least half of its members are
present, and in so deciding must consider whether, for any decisions, those most likely to be affected are
present.
If there are insufficient agenda items to be discussed at any single meeting the Chairman will, with
consultation, cancel the meeting with 6 days notice.
Notes of the meeting (minutes of the meeting) will be approved at the following meeting.
Membership
The memberships of the DMG Shall comprise representatives of the rail sector with the necessary technical
expertise in the “energy field”.
Sub Groups
Where applicable, the DMG shall form separate sub groups to review and report on specific issues. These
groups should be disbanded once their remit has been delivered.
Diesel Metering Group Remit
Vehicle/ Train Energy System Interface Committee
Tel: 020 3142 5300 Fax: 020 3142 5301
Contact Address: Block 2, Angel Square, 1 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NY
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V/TE SIC
Vehicle / Train Energy System Interface Committee
Diesel Metering Group
Vehicle Train Energy
System Interface Committee (V/TE SIC)
Chair: Tony Mercado
Admin – Natasha Jones
Diesel Metering Group Remit
Future Electrification
Group
Future Fuels Technology
Group
Diesel Metering Group
Chair: Kevin Lydford
Admin – Frances Modebe
Chair: Mark Gaynor
Admin – Frances Modebe
Chair: Bryan Donnelley
Admin – Frances Modebe
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Vehicle/ Train Energy System Interface Committee
Tel: 020 3142 5300 Fax: 020 3142 5301
Contact Address: Block 2, Angel Square, 1 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NY