Course Details

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Delegates whose work requires an in-depth knowledge of Solid State Interlocking systems to the level of second line faulting in order to improve the systems fault down time due to more complex failures. Ideally delegates will have successfully completed the SSI Technicians fault finding course or will have equivalent experience.

OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of the course the delegate will be able to:
• Maintain the system
• Locate and rectify more complex faults on both interlocking and technicians terminal
• Use the technicians terminal to extract information
• Apply and remove technicians controls
• Trouble shooting data-link with oscilloscope

CONTENT
• Processors and computing
• Trouble shooting data-link with oscilloscope
• System overview
• Use of technicians terminal
• Central interlocking
• Fault Location procedures
• Data transmission
• Location case circuitry

LEARNING APPROACH
Classroom sessions, practical demonstrations and fault finding with approximately 65% of the course comprising practical work.

FEATURES
Delegates have an opportunity to further develop fault finding skills on a complex interlocking without compromising the safety of a working interlocking.  The skills thus obtained allow the rapid rectification of potentially costly failures on track side systems.
The use of a system not connected to a working railway allows the introduction of a range of faults giving the delegate the maximum experience of potential failures on systems of normally good reliability.