Bespoke Panel Simulators
IST Simulations produces popular panel console training systems on touch-screens, mirroring real-life locations. (We also provide our Modular training panel)
Touch-screens provide a significant space and cost advantage in that software for multiple panels and/or panel positions can be installed on one system, and called up as required on a session-by-session basis. Panel Simulators can be made for any layout, real or fictional. The touchscreens use intuitive target areas for easy re-creation of push-push, turn-push, OCS and IFS styles, with any style and colour of facia.
Simulators by IST are built to comply with Network Rail’s standards for the provision of signalling simulators: NR/L2/OPS/254 and NR/L2/OPS/254/01, and NR has issued a Product Acceptance certificate to confirm compliance.
Software Systems
IST’s panel simulators are powered by three software systems, all completely in-house developed by IST’s software labs – one for the signaller’s panel interface, one for the interlocking and one for the ‘outside world’.
Our interlocking simulation software can be deployed in training environments with SW67, E10k, SSI or any other interlocking type behaviour. The panels are interlocked to the exact local requirements, including from real-life control tables. Both local and remote interlocking behaviour can be modelled, including all associated route-setting, aspect controls, point controls, remote control and override behaviour, ‘wired’ exactly as per the real life equivalents.
Our ‘outside world’ software, also developed in-house completely from scratch and completely unique to IST, mimics the movement of trains, point blades, lamp proving, and all the other real-life inputs to the interlocking.
Assessor’s Terminal
All IST simulations enjoy a comprehensive assessor’s machine on which all aspects of the simulation can be managed including altering the movement of trains, failure of points, aspect / signal and track circuit equipment, ground frame operation and other miscellaneous actions such as HABD, power failure, remote control, NTSR controls, etc.
Training System
Combined, the above components provide a training environment with 100% accurate-to-life panel and interlocking behaviour on which all types of training for normal-working and emergency drills can be practiced with zero safety risk.
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