Design to fail safe. You cannot get it wrong and cause a crash unless you manually override the system.

#softwareengineering

#railwaysignalling

#OpenScience: Looking for global #RailwaySignalling and #TrackDiagram symbol systems and libraries. Supports a master’s thesis on an international symbol library for railway infrastructure and signalling diagrams.

Seeking:
• national/operator standards
• interlocking/train control symbols
• historic/current track diagrams
• open-source collections and research
• worldwide examples
Links, screenshots, and references welcome!

#RailTech #OpenData #Bahnbubble

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An unpost accounting for my lack of postiness in the past several months

https://transponderings.blog/2024/02/29/a-distinct-lack-of-postiness/

#blog #ScottishAutism #Mastodon #neurodiversity #RailwaySignalling #RailroadSignalling

A distinct lack of postiness

This unpost follows hot (-ish) on the heels of a post about LEGO railways, which took me down a little branch line that I may or may not revisit at some point … on this driftiest of blogs.

I’m very aware that I haven’t posted much recently. I could say that I’ve been working on a big project behind the scenes. That’s not entirely untrue, but it’s a […]

https://transponderings.blog/2024/02/29/a-distinct-lack-of-postiness/

#ADHD #Autistic #Mastodon #neurodiversity #railwaySignalling #ScottishAutism

By way of #introduction

Besides posting meds reminders 😉 I am interested in connecting with the #ActuallyAutistic and wider #neurodivergent community (I’m also #ActuallyADHD and #aphantasic)

I like to engage in Autistic advocacy, and #DisabledRights advocacy more broadly, when I have the spoons

Special interests currently include #music, #Lego and #RailwaySignalling

I’ll probably revisit this intro later if I decide to make a permanent home here in this corner of the fediverse 😊

I’ve been going back through some of rail engineer Gareth Dennis’s Rail Natter podcasts, and particularly enjoyed his discussion with Danny Scroggins of the development of signalling (in the UK) from mechanical through electromechanical to computerised control systems

#RailNatter episode 68: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2v9_CqHexYg (at 2.5 hours, it’s fairly long!)

Danny has a wealth of railway operations experience, and is a trustee of the Swindon Panel Society: https://swindonpanel.org.uk

#RailwaySignalling