我们的国际妇女节celebrations continued with a first for Network Rail – an all-female-run shift usingcutting-edge track inspection technology.
On the evening of March 12, a team comprising women used普通线模式识别技术（PLPR）是我们在发生之前预测和防止故障的战略的重要组成部分。PLPR是最先进的设备，需要70,000次轨道图像，以便比以往任何时候都更好地给予我们的分析师。
在我们的资产信息服务单位内，女性运行全部PLPR和轨道几何班次，包括培训技术人员，火车司机和交付经理等角色。返回办公室的团队分析了火车上收集的数据，最终信息准备在72小时内使用。
它遵循英国的国际妇女节（3月8日）活动，包括全部女性乘客列车from London Victoria to Gillingham in Kent; Edinburgh Waverley to London King’s Cross and London Paddington to Bristol.
标记国际妇女节，网络铁路还发布了亚搏彩票软件官网旗舰电影encouraging all young people to discover exciting career opportunities on the railway.Watch the film, All Change, here.
问答用伊丽莎白船体，司机，Colas Rail UK
你为什么喜欢你的工作？
我只是喜欢驾驶火车和[新测量火车是我最喜欢的。我每天开车如果我的计谋ld. It’s a [high-speed train], an intercity 125, which are now disappearing. But mainly it’s the only one in the world. It’s unique, it’s yellow, everyone knows it and I’m really proud to drive that train.
I also love getting out and seeing the scenery. You see lots of different animals, birds of prey. You see the sun come up and set. I’ve driven in snow. There’s always something different and you learn all the time.
你会告诉一个对铁路感兴趣的年轻人？
It’s一个良好的行业进入，铁路中有很多选择。如果您尝试过火车驾驶，并且不喜欢它，您可以使用大量其他选择。我不知道任何不喜欢为铁路工作的人，我不会为其他任何东西交换。
Who are your role models?
I always love when you see women who do something different and they’ve proved that you can do it. There’s a motorcyclist called Jodie Fieldhouse who’s about 19 and I’ve watched her race. I think she’s amazing, she’s an inspiration to me.
你最骄傲的职业时刻是什么？
The NMT. You have to do driver handling and then once you’ve done enough you get passed out and you’re then allowed to drive it on your own. So that is my first. Second proudest is driving it at 125mph on the Midland Main Line and driving it into London St Pancras station. I felt like, yeah that’s cool!
Any memorable stories?
一旦我驾驶镇流器[轨道床上的石头]火车，我们占有了。我每小时20英里，我去了即将到来的隧道，开出了驾驶室窗户。我在肩上感觉到了一些东西，我以为这是一个蜘蛛。但是，当我从隧道中出来时，一个罗宾在驾驶室窗口里飞行，坐在我的肩膀上。它让我跳然后跳过驾驶室。我永远不会忘记那个。
什么是普通线模式识别？
PLPR substantially increases our capacity to monitor, inspect and fix track faults. It monitors and records track condition information, and can find issues such as missing fasteners, excess ballast and ineffective rail clamps.
一个五个监测列车的车队，包括新的测量列车（NMT） - 世界上最具技术上先进的火车 - 使用它。
在列车下面安装的摄像机每0.8mm捕获图像，以125mph的顶速为70,000个图像。
PLPR identifies potential defects and sends them to our expert inspection team in Derby. Local track section managers then receive information about confirmed defects, enabling engineers to target track maintenance more effectively.
Watch this existing film to see PLPR in action:
How much will it help the railway?
PLPR装备的火车已经在8,500英里的轨道上取代了手动检查，提高了检查的准确性和频率。
With the potential to reach 15,000 miles, the aim is to increase these live inspections – a target has been supported by the opening of a second PLPR facility in Derby in January 2019.
在控制期间6（我们的下一个预算和规划期限将从2019年到2024年起飞），PLPR将覆盖英国近近一百万（975,000）英里的铁路轨道。
Why is it important?
除了乘客受益，PLPR通过减少不必要的轨道访问并帮助从镇流器中脱离靴子来提供更安全的轨道检查方法。
PLPR also represents an efficient use of public money, having saved the taxpayer an estimated £2.2m so far, with further savings anticipated over CP6 and beyond.
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