Achieving net zero carbon by 2050 will need more electrification of the GB railway. This episode looks at new and updated standards that don’t just make the requirements easier to understand. They also have the potential to deliver cost savings of well over £27m over five years. So, if you design OLE or AC-powered trains, you’ll want to listen to this episode.
01:24 About Mike Tatton
02:14 How standards are changed
03:43 Drivers of change for electrification standards
05:33 Who will be using these standards
06:42 What’s changed in GLRT1210, issue 3
12:03 What’s new in RIS-1853-ENE
13:43 The new energy standards summarised
14:29 About Darren Fitzgerald
15:05 Key changes to the rolling stock RGS and the new RIS
16:21 New vehicle bonding requirements
17:25 Change to the cant rail warning line requirement
18:38 Main benefits from changes to these standards
19:45 Potential financial benefits from the changes
21:00 Summary and close
Resources mentioned in this episode:
December 2022 webinar recording
https://rssb.videomarketingplatform.co/video/81831824/10:57/ac-current-collection-standards
Register for the extended webinar at 11.00, 20 February 2023
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ac-standards-rolling-stock-and-electrification-registration-477392863907?ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.rssb.co.uk%2fservices-and-resources%2fservices%2fevents-and-webinars
GLRT1210, AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem, issue 3
https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/glrt1210-iss-3
RIS-1853-ENE, AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem, issue 1
https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/ris-1853-ene-iss-1
RGS-2111, Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interfaces to AC Energy Subsystem, issue 3
https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/gmrt2111-iss-3
RIS-2715-RST, Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interfaces to AC Energy Subsystem, issue 1
https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/ris-2715-rst-iss-1