SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 01-02/2010
Increased availability thanks to the FDS Diagnostic System
An important task of railway infrastructure companies is the maintenance and fault clearance of their signalling systems. These activities are not only the basis for secure, reliable and punctual railway services, they also generate a significant percentage of cost and expenditure. Therefore, it has been a goal for many years to continuously increase maintenance efficiency and reduce the cost of maintenance and fault clearance. A key element for such a strategy is the use of modern diagnostics systems, which are required to support especially the following objective.