Railway Projects
Cutting-edge CCTV Level Crossing Surveillance System for Network Rail
With a strong recommendation from a large rail construction company TEW Plus were advised to seek help from Amplicon as we have a proven track record in providing rugged, reliable and repeatable computing solutions to the rail industry.
Heathrow Express rolling stock network upgrade
Railcare were contracted to carry out a refurbishment and modernisation upgrade programme on a fleet of class 332 rail vehicles.
Thameslink station information and surveillance systems
The system integrator, Atkins, was looking for a supplier to assist with the supply of a new LAN infrastructure for the Thameslink contract.
Keeping the Railway Network On Track and On Time
Our client is a blue chip technology services company providing a wide range of solutions and services to the transport industry.
Rail testing for rack cabinet
Our customer, a top player in the railway industry, required the installation of a rack cabinet compliant to statutory European rail standards and their own EMC requirements.
Central Control of Passenger Information System
Our client, a global leader in rail transport infrastructures, required to install a series of serial RS-485 based LED displays into a fleet of metro carriages.
Rolling stock condition monitoring system
Our client required a compact ruggedized solution to remotely monitor and control on-board systems such as emergency alarms and door indicators on trains, and also reducing maintenance costs.
Integrating legacy train management and diagnostic system
Our customer required to integrate legacy serial RS-232 based equipment with modern Ethernet-based networks on-board a fleet of UK based trains.
Wayside Condition Monitoring
Our client required a system to remotely monitor and record data from wayside equipment devices from two control locations to increase operational reliability, safety, sustainability and reduce maintenance cost.
Rail Track Inspection System
Our customer, a specialist in providing non-destructive testing (NDT) approached Amplicon for assistance with the design of a NDT solution to inspect the condition of railway tracks across the UK. The system needed to be installed on a train that travelled the UK rail network, so it was very important that the system could work in challenging environmental conditions and would also be able to capture data at high speeds.
Signal system upgrade
A large systems integrator in the rail market approached Amplicon to provide a rail approved hardware solution for their project. The Central Line of London Underground required a complete update of its signalling system using a new form of Automatic Train Protection and Automatic Train Control.
Rail track recording
Amplicon were contacted by a systems integrator working in conjunction with China Railways to specify and manufacture a suitable hardware platform to be mounted on a train carriage.
Signal & control systems upgrade
Amplicon were approached by a leading contractor for the London Underground JNUP project to supply industrial computers capable of meeting the stringent approvals required by London Underground.
CCTV Security on French railways
Amplicon’s French distributor GMI Databox were approached by the main Integrator for a major CCTV application.
Rail Monitoring System
Amplicon was approached by one of the world's leading suppliers of non-destructive rail testing systems with the requirement for a highly fault-tolerant industrial PC platform to enable monitoring of the rail surface from both rail and road vehicles.
Rail CCTV upgrade
Amplicon were approached by a major London Railway operator to update their existing analog CCTV system with an IP solution.
Passenger information system upgrade
The requirements were to upgrade an existing system to deliver more reliable train information to stations and passengers.
Rail Ticketing Transaction PC
Amplicon were approached by a railway ticketing machine manufacturer to provide a new and improved PC to handle the daily transactions and dispensing of rail tickets.
London Underground monitoring system
Read how Amplicon helped Transport for London (TFL) to upgrade railway points monitoring systems used in the London Underground.