Viper Innovations’ CableGuardian’s continuous monitoring detects and alerts cable weaknesses and gives information about outages, particularly those that are made worse by extreme weather.

Using Viper Innovations’ V-LIM technology, the system monitors insulation resistance, voltage and current, so action can be taken before severe weather impacts signalling power.

Viper Innovations offers solutions for delivering a life extension strategy for assets, improving the safety, performance, and efficiency of SPS asset management, and implementing MVP strategies for project delivery.

Developing and delivering an effective physical asset management system provides the foundation for all aspects of a safe, effective, efficient, environmentally-sound and high-performing business.

This case study highlights how a signalling power failure was avoided for a train operator at a critical mainline station, saving potentially thousands of delay minutes and passenger disruptions.

When discussing digital innovation and modernising maintenance in the rail industry – and how to ensure we get the best bang for the buck – we keep coming up against the same kind of questions – why do some innovations fly while others struggle to get off the ground?.

UK technology SME, Viper Innovations, is celebrating reaching the milestone of 100 unit sales of their award-winning CableGuardian Signalling Power Monitoring System in the year ending 31st March 2022 – or in UK Rail terms, during Control Period 6, year 3.

At Viper we have challenged ourselves to understand, measure and reduce our carbon footprint across our operations and also look at where we support our customers and local areas in improving their environmental performance.

Viper Innovations’ Engineering and Service teams have again been on-hand to provide critical support to Network Rail as they push to modernise maintenance and deliver safe, efficient and effective interventions to locate signalling power cable faults quickly and accurately before they become service affecting.

The objective of an Asset Management System is to provide a systemic approach to maximising the value created from an asset – but when we discuss the principles of effective Asset Management (AM), what elements spring to mind? ISO 55001 provides a comprehensive view of the AM Lifecycle.