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PACE’s balance weight monitoring system (BWMS) is a first-of-a-kind railway condition monitoring solution that delivers safety, reliability and major cost savings to the network. It acts both as a live data feed on the status of the network and an alert system when there is a high risk of dewirement.
With mounting costs of personnel based railway condition monitoring, rewiring works and fines from TOCs for loss of service, the BWMS railway monitoring system is not only justifiable in terms of cost, but in reducing hazardous work conditions for OLE lines staff.
Condition Based Maintenance
Prediction for Contact wire Creep / programming of future maintenance.
Alert System
Provides alert notifications when there is a high risk of dewirement.
Live Data Feed
Live monitoring for extreme heat and OLE network status with updates to the dashboard.
Reduced Costs
Helps reduce the cost of monitoring, rewiring when dewiring occurs and TOC fines for loss of service.
Boots Off Ballast
Reduces manual monitoring and overhead line working.
PACE’s BWMS railway monitoring system not only addresses the need to get boots off ballast and reduce hazardous working for lines-people, but is also a critical part of managing heat-wave preparedness. The system begins gathering valuable data long before the summer season arrives.
With a live feed on ambient temperature, weight stack position, and critical limit proximity, and the potential to monitor rail temperature, line tension and wind speed and direction, the railway monitoring system not only alerts asset owners to high-risk situations (dewirements and track buckling), but also provides cross-network data for interrogation on any OLE incidents. This in turn feeds back into greater intelligence, reducing future dewirements.
PACE’s BWMS integrates easily with rail infrastructure (UC and DC Masts, AC frames) and includes all fixings with SPS for mounting. Installation and calibration can be completed in just 30 minutes (2 people).
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The BWMS railway monitoring system consists of the following components:
Optional: Rail track temperature sensor – to prevent against track buckling.
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Technical Specifications – BWMS |
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Materials |
Steel Framework and Stainless Steel Bolts |
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Environmental Protection |
System Enclosure – IP66 |
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Data Collection |
GPRS 4G Cellular Communication in Text/Email Formats:
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How one BWMS customer has significantly reduced costs and improved safety with railway condition monitoring
For one customer, the BWMS system has not only helped to get boots off ballast and reduce rewiring work but has prevented dewirements and reduced costs significantly.
The BWMS railway monitoring system has created an opportunity to drastically reduce the annual rate of rip-downs (circa. 2%) with the potential to save many millions in direct costs and fees. PACE’s BWMS also supports initiatives to address the ORRs OLE Hot Weather Resilience paper
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