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Reference Material
This section of the website contains reference material on a variety of subjects. New information will be added regularly so please check from time to time. If there is a subject you would like to add or to know about, please contact us.
| Useful Links | Quite a variety of rail systems related links from around the world. |
| IRSE Body of Knowledge | The collected wisdom of the IRSE UK, provided to act as a reference for those seeking to gain and maintain competence in the profession within the UK context |
| Level Crossing Safety | Literature surveys and other information about making level crossings safer - human factors as well as technical issues. |
| Optical Fibre Systems | A collection of notes about various aspects of optical fibre communications, technologies and techniques. |
| Video over IP Systems | Testing video quality on an IP based system is not so straight forward as for analogue video. |
| Optical Fibre - are your cabling practices safe? | An ACMA technical article discussing the risks associated with optical fibre work and some safe work practices. |
| Battery Technology | Papers and presentations on battery technologies, battery impedance, measurement techniques and other useful and difficult to find information. |
| Galvanising | There is more to galvanising than meets the eye. Comprehensive information is available and is summarised on this page. |
| Stainless Steel | Ever wondered what it really is? Information from the Stainless Steel Development Association. |
| Telemetry Systems | An overview of telemetry system concepts and protocol considerations. |
| The Use and Misuse of SIL | A video presentation of the paper by Roger Short. This paper was also published in the IRSE News but is not available electronically at present. |
| Use of Cables and Conductors | A UITP Information Sheet with recommendations for cable and conductor types for metropolitan railways |
| What is radio frequency electromagnetic radiation? | A simple description of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from an ACMA publication. |
| Why is the Erlang so called? | Some historical trivia for people who like telephony and for those poor sad signal engineers who missed out on traffic theory. |
| Earthing, Bonding and Electrolysis -The DC Traction Challenge |
A presentation given at the Sydney IRSE local meeting in May 2010 by Barry Finlay, Novo Rail Professional Head Electrical Systems. |
| Single frequency network system coverage and trial testing of high speed railway television system | A paper in the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Vol 56 No 2, June 2010. Click on the link for a summary. |