1. Samuel Bemment Loughborough University Dr. Roger Dixon
Systems Division Mini-conference, 2 Oct 2013
REPOINT Phase 2: a.k.a ‘If you think you’re so smart, go ahead and build one…’
Samuel Bemment
Loughborough University
Dr. Roger Dixon
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase

2. Introduction
Railway track switch designs have remained similar since Victorian times
REPOINT ( ) explored benefits of re-engineering
Step change in capacity
Junction control rule changes
One design very promising
3 patents
REPOINT 2 ( ) to build lab-scale demonstrator

3. Systems Division Mini-conference, 19 Sept 2013

4. Systems Division Mini-conference, 19 Sept 2013

5. Phase 2 Project Plan 15 Months from June 2013,
£356k funding from ‘Enabling Innovation Team’
Concept Refinement, Subsystem Design and Validation, Outline Design
Deliverable:
Concept Demonstration in Lab and Outline Designs

6. Building a REPOINT HiTL Demonstrator
Start small…

7. Building a REPOINT HiTL Demonstrator
Aim Bigger…

8. Capacity of rail networks depends upon switches
Summary
Capacity of rail networks depends upon switches
Switch technology is the limiting factor
We are prototyping a novel switch design
The design is simple, but it will need control engineering to function
There are many other knock-on benefits
(too many for 4 minutes)
…Thanks for listening!
£ Billions