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SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 01-02/2023

Predictive failure recognition and maintenance for interlockings

Februar 2023 | Dirk Bödeker

In contrast to the vehicles, which can trigger both positive and negative emotions in the passengers using passenger transport, the infrastructure is clearly only seen as a “means to an end” from the point of view of both transported passengers and goods. This leads to correct functionality and a high level of availability being taken for granted and only then being perceived negatively whenever a fault occurs. Such faults usually take the form of a delay, which must be avoided. The availability of the infrastructure depends on many factors: technology, weather, the availability of spare parts or staff training to name but a few....