Integral railway interlocking system and its assessment according to European standards

Authors

  • Tomáš Brandejský Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Department of Applied Informatics in Transportation, Konviktská 20, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
  • Vít Fábera Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Department of Applied Informatics in Transportation, Konviktská 20, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
  • Martin Leso Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Department of Transport Telematics, Konviktská 20, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2023.43.0001

Keywords:

integrated interlocking system, cloud, European standards, EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, assessment

Abstract

This paper analyses the component of the Integrated Interlocking System which forms the central logical and functional unit implementing all logical and computational functions necessary for railway traffic control in the Railway 4.0 concept. The main principle is that this approach centralizes the technology of station interlocking system, track line interlocking systems, level crossing interlocking systems and the functions of train interlocking system – the line part of ETCS L2/3 radio block control panel (RBC). The operation control is centralised to the controlling dispatcher centres.
The paper discusses the concept of integrated interlocking system including safety issues addressed from the perspective of the requirements of CENELEC standards EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129. These requirements are addressed from the perspective of the authors of the paper, who also work as independent assessors of the safety of railway control and command systems.

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Published

2023-11-22

How to Cite

Integral railway interlocking system and its assessment according to European standards. (2023). Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 43, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2023.43.0001