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Lloyd’s Register Rail

Lloyd’s Register Rail. Steven Hughes Karen Douglas. Lizzie Leslie. Lloyd’s Register Group. Founded in 1760 First ship classification society Today a diversified business: Marine Management systems Land-based industries Transportation (including rail) Oil & gas

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Lloyd’s Register Rail

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  1. Lloyd’s Register Rail Steven Hughes Karen Douglas

  2. Lizzie Leslie Lloyd’s Register Group • Founded in 1760 • First ship classification society • Today a diversified business: • Marine • Management systems • Land-based industries • Transportation (including rail) • Oil & gas • Global network of over 200 offices in more than 100 countries employing in excess of 5,500 staff • Mission: ‘to secure for the benefit of the community high technical standards of design, manufacture, construction, maintenance, operation and performance, for the purpose of enhancing the safety of life and property at sea, on land and in the air’, and to ‘advance public education within engineering and technological disciplines’

  3. Transportation Group • Groups the transport interests of Lloyd’s Register within the geographic areas of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia • Subsidiary companies are:- • Lloyd’s Register Rail (UK) providing rail engineering consultancy services within the UK • Lloyd’s Register Rail Europe (BV) providing rail engineering consultancy services from the Netherlands • Lloyd’s Register Rail Europe (Asia) providing rail engineering consultancy services from Asia and Australia • BSL Management Consulting (Germany) providing transport management consultancy throughout Europe • Emerging transport interests in the Middle East

  4. BSL, ØDS and NTC Blueprint Rail Holmes Davies Partnership LR Brand Conflict of Interest Management 2006 2004 2003 Service Development Strategy Asset Management MHA Systems Vehicle Acceptance Compliance - IV&V NoBo ISA Engineering Safety Engineering System Performance Consultancy - Advisory Management Consulting Timeline 2001 1993

  5. Independent Verification and Validation Safety Infrastructure Fleet Performance Infrastructure Interfaces Environment ICT enabled rail Testing and Certification Lloyd‘s Register Rail - Domains Full range of expertise – infrastructure, vehicles and interfaces

  6. Independent Verification & Validation • Major investments involve risk throughout lifecycle • Managing risk is crucial to the success of the investment for all stakeholders • Ensuring the required assets are put in place – at optimum cost, on time and to the required safety levels - is key, as is complying with standards - and the certification to prove it • We have a world class reputation and team in all aspects of verification and validation

  7. Independent Verification & Validation - References • Total Supervision - Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) • Assurance of the Dubai Metro project • NoBo - West Coast Project, Ladbroke Grove, Dolphingstone Remediation • NoBo - Dutch HSL • ISA: Dorset Coast, WRSL Distance To Go TBS, Smartlock, Hitachi Verification Train, D78 Stock, DART 8200 & 8500 series, West Coast AT System • Software Assurance - Class 365 Traction S/W, Hitachi Battery Loco, IECC Upgrades, Cortran, Madrid Metro

  8. Safety • Rail Interoperability and modernisation is driving the need for new and innovative approaches to safety • National and international legislation and standards encourage continuous improvement • The best available knowledge on the latest developments in safety regulations and available safety systems is a prerequisite for all rail operators and asset owners

  9. Safety Engineering • Services • New / novel product approval • Safety Case development • Support and management throughout the process • Standards support and advice • Yellow Book, international standards and Network Rail acceptance • Electronic interlocking and signalling control system specialist knowledge • SSI and IECC (ARS) independent technical support and advice • EMC compatibility

  10. Infrastructure • Asset management, safety performance and process improvement are key issues and challenges in the railway sector • Our vision is to enable our customers to achieve better infrastructure performance and assure safety at minimum cost • Lloyd’s Register Rail has a thorough knowledge of rail processes and gives a “systems” approach to design and implementation of solutions • We take a whole lifecycle approach examining cost, performance and retained risk

  11. Infrastructure – References • Improvement of train detection and ATP performance – Masaslijn, Netherlands • Reviewing signalling system reliability, Queensland Rail, Australia • Performance Review of MTR, Hong Kong, linking asset management and output performance • Development of the Structures Condition Monitoring Index tool for the UK rail network • Human Factors assessment of signal control rooms • Human factors based review of junction signalling and route-train incompatibility protection • Development of operational rules for ETCS deployment

  12. Fleet Performance • Rolling Stock is the life-blood of all rail businesses • Lloyd’s Register Rail can maximise the effectiveness of all types of stock through: • Preparation of fleet development plans • Support for procurement processes • Advising on the strategic choice of stock • Giving asset management advice to keeping rolling stock on the move with the right balance of cost, performance and retained risk – in a sustainable way

  13. Human Factors and Ergonomics • Services • Human Factors and Ergonomics • Workplace assessment including: • Workload analysis, Task analysis • Job design • Operability studies • Physical design issues including: • User requirement surveys and Focus groups • Opinion surveys • Usability and Anthropometric studies • Access issues • Human Error analysis

  14. Environmental • Energy Efficiency • Noise and vibration • Modelling internal/external to vehicles • Tunnels • Ground -borne • Machinery dynamics • Transmissions • Wheel/rail • Measurement, testing and signal analysis • Noise mapping

  15. Services are provided by members of the Lloyd’s Register Group The Lloyd’s Register Group works to enhance safety and approve assets and systems at sea, on land and in the air – because life matters.

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