Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
Overview
With three billion platform train interface (PTI) movements per year across the rail network in the UK and passenger numbers constantly increasing, now is the time to ensure that risks are mitigated across the PTI. Doors play a large role in PTI incidents, and door design is now being seen as a way of reducing risk across the PTI.
Door Optimisation will cover the latest innovations in door design both for heavy and light rail and feature case studies from successful implementation of door features such as platform edge doors, composite doors and more. This workshop will bring together door designers, manufacturers, rolling stock manufacturers, and operators to discuss the key challenges surrounding train doors and explore solutions for common problems.
Running alongside this workshop will be a full day seminar “Platform Train Interfaces” taking place on 5th December as well as an exclusive visit to PAMELA, a research platform at the heart of the UCL Transport Institute, taking place on 6th December.
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Day 1
08:00 - Programme
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DOOR OPTIMISATION WORKSHOP
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
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9:10
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PLATFORM EDGE DOORS: THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
Speaker to be announced
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09:40
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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09:50
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INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: STANDARDISING DESIGNING DOORS
Cliodhna Loughney, Engineer (Trains), Crossrail
- Regarding the RSSB PTI Strategy Group’s review on doors, what should the obstruction test requirements be?
- How can we integrate the PTI strategy into door design to ensure risk of accidents is reduced?
- Door failures-how should the reasons for them be established correctly?
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10:30
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REFRESHMENT BREAK
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11:00
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DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENT SENSITIVE EDGE (ISE)
Tara Parandeh, Project Engineer, Rolling Stock Renewals, London Underground
- Recognising the need for a reliable anti-dragging safety system
- The design and development of the iSE System
- The iSE performance in service and future plans for implementation
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11:25
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SPOTLIGHT ON: INTRODUCING AEROSPACE MATERIALS TO RAIL
Representative, London Underground
- Design of composite doors for the Central Line
- Establishing the business case given the speed of doors will ensure a retained or even heightened capacity of performance on the Central Line
- Linking the design of the doors to reducing dwell time across the network
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11:50
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:00
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ROUND TABLES FOR POTENTIAL DOOR DESIGN STRATEGIES
- What is the optimal door design and should there be standard across all rolling stock?
- Plug doors or sliding doors? The benefits and challenges of both and which is the right design for which train?
- How can we design the most efficient doors for highest capacity and performance on the rail network?
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13:00
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POST-ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
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13:20
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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13:30
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END OF WORKSHOP
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Tara Parandeh: Project Engineer, Transport for London
Tara Parandeh is a project engineer for Transport for London, the winner of the 2015 IMechE Young Members Presentation Competition and a finalist in the 2015 FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Tara graduated from Sheffield University in 2008 with a MEng Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Working initially for Interfleet Technology, she was seconded to various rail companies from Ashford Hitachi Depot in UK to Downer EDIR Rail train manufacturing company in Australia. She also has experience in automotive industry working for Pars Khodro, the market leader car manufacturer in Iran. Tara has recently developed an innovative anti-dragging safety system called Intelligent Sensitive Edge, which is currently fitted on a train in a passenger service trial, significantly improving the service reliability whilst maintaining a high level of safety.
Frank Foley: PSD Lead Engineer, Crossrail
Frank Foley started his engineering career in mechanical and structural design of dockside, offshore and nuclear handling cranes for Rolls Royce. He joined the Jubilee Line Extension Project in 1997 to deliver, amongst other systems, the Platform Edge Doors. On completion, he joined Infraco JNP / Tubelines to manage the maintenance of PEDs and the Signalling Control System. In 2007, he moved to Invensys (Westinghouse), delivering technical solutions for major Signalling bids worldwide. Following the successful Invensys/Siemens bid for Crossrail C620 Signalling, he went on to lead Invensys’s C620 design. He joined Crossrail in 2014 as Platform Screen Door Lead Engineer.
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