COE gains UK Rail Product approval for real-time digital video network product in high voltage electrified rail systems

Published: 05.03.2008

Category: Product News

COE Limited the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has been granted UK rail safety approval certification for its E-class real-time video codec for use on high voltage electrified railway lines across the national UK railway system. The approval, gained after extensive trials in partnership with Network Rail engineers, covers the use of the product on level crossings and other high risk areas which demand the highest levels of safety and reliability.

COE Limited the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has been granted UK rail safety approval certification for its E-class real-time video codec for use on high voltage electrified railway lines across the national UK railway system.  The approval, gained after extensive trials in partnership with Network Rail engineers, covers the use of the product on level crossings and other high risk areas which demand the highest levels of safety and reliability.

Andrew Wallace, CEO, commented "This product approval compliments the existing approvals for non-electrified line use and our existing product supply portfolio to Network Rail.  We have been supplying Network Rail for over 10 years with high quality ruggedised video systems and we continue to support decade old equipment in the rail network. We are delighted to have completed this further phase of approvals."

The E-class M-JPEG video codec provides high quality real time video links over fixed digital lines and operates over Network Rail and BT digital networks.  The Operator is able to control and manage the level crossing based on the images transmitted over the digital link from many miles away thus saving manpower.

COE also supplies high quality real time analogue transmission systems for the same purpose to Network rail and these systems are used on fibre that runs along the track.  Often the digital links act as backup circuits for the fibre links to enhance the system reliability and redundancy.

COE has also successfully demonstrated its X-Net MPEG-4 video codecs over WiMax and 3G wireless links for train-to-track real-time video delivery to the control centre which allows a land based operator to view what is happening inside the train in high quality at all times.  This enhances the security and safety onboard and is increasingly demanded in new systems.  The trials were run in the UK and California