Track Circuit Bonding Design Course
Signalling Design Courses
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Location | Derby or at your venue |
| Delegates Maximum | 6 |
Bespoke & Private Courses
We can also reserve a course for your company exclusively, and we can design courses to meet your company's specifications. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Contact UsAim
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 Outcomes
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 & Red Bonding
- Track Circuit Interrupters
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
Assesment and Certification
The outcome of the course will be assessed by a written design assessment.
Practical Information
Duration: 5 days
Location: at our Derby training centre, or on your premises (subject to equipment availability)
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