PROGRAMME
CMP
COMPASS:
Train location
in degraded
mode
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PROGRAMME: Network Rail Programmes
PROBLEM STATEMENT: We need to develop a
system for train location for when the signalling
system fails and degraded mode working is in
place.
SOLUTION: The Combined Positioning
Alternative Signalling System (COMPASS) will
provide signallers with a tactical picture of the
railway, identifying the position of trains at any
given point.
This will allow for improved operations during
times of perturbation, resulting in reduced
disruption to the travelling public and a
reduction in delay payments for Network Rail.
Phase 1 (assessment and understanding of the
system) has been completed. Phase 2,
developing a backup traffic management
system, which undertakes trials in a
representative system, is now underway.
Project Details
BENEFITS:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
John Collins
Safety, Technical & Engineering
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
ADVANTAGES:
COMPASS seeks to take advantage of all the
modern forms of communication that enable train
position, direction and speed to be determined in
real time.
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Solutions Catalogue (projects)
November 6, 2015
DRAFT for consideration
Increased resilience to control system
failures
PROJECTED IMPLEMENTATION
Potential operational status by 2019
BENEFICIARIES:
Passengers, TOCs, FOCs
KEYCHALLENGES:
Operational Approval
SC03-CMP-01