Route Assessment is traditionally used to establish clearances between vehicles and infrastructure for the purpose of route acceptance.
The Route Assessment service includes analysis of:
- Structure clearances
- Stepping distances
- Passing clearances
- Vehicle modifications
Structure clearances are measured from the cross sectional envelope of a vehicle model to the cross sectional envelope of infrastructure data, to provide “Worst-Case” theoretical clearances. Structure clearance information is essential when seeking approval for vehicle route acceptance. It is also required for use in safety case acceptance to prove new vehicles can provide safe operation on the rail network.
It is important to consider structure clearances throughout the vehicle design process Laser Rail Ltd can design a vehicle body to provide adequate safety clearances for the new vehicles target routes. This economical perspective inherently avoids safety clearance problems, which potentially result in costly analysis and physical vehicle modifications.
