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The Impact of Space Weather on UK Railways

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Publication date12/03/2021
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventSpace weather and the solid Earth: the hazard to technology at the Earth’s surface: Royal Astronomical Society - Online
Duration: 12/03/2021 → 12/03/2021

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SeminarSpace weather and the solid Earth: the hazard to technology at the Earth’s surface
Abbreviated titleRAS Meeting
Period12/03/21 → 12/03/21

Abstract

Some of the many manifestations of space weather’s effects on ground-based infrastructure are hazards to railway assets, with the potential of false signalling, damage to a train’s onboard transformer and even injury of track-side workers.

Railway track circuits are key signalling mechanisms that are responsible for the safe and smooth operation of a railway network. By utilising track circuit modelling, geomagnetic field interpolation and UK conductivity models, the impact of space weather on the UK railways can be investigated. Initial results from a UK-focused modelling project will be presented and next steps proposed.