23 October 2024
Cordel Group
PLC
("Cordel"
or the "Company" or the "Group")
Cordel AI Technology for
Electrified Lines Certified by Network Rail
Cordel Group PLC (AIM: CRDL), the
Artificial Intelligence platform for transport corridor analytics,
announces that Network Rail has provided a
Certificate of Approval for Cordel's AI-powered outputs for
Electrified lines.
Cordel has achieved certification
from the Network Rail Technical Authority for the measurement of
Overhead Line Equipment ("OLE") using LiDAR data captured from
ordinary passenger trains, operated in normal service at line
speeds of 140 km/h. The Cordel data capture and in-house
AI-processing system was subjected to multiple tests and trials for
comparison against other data sources, including dedicated capture
systems from specialist vehicles and manual measurements, which are
both time-consuming and potentially hazardous.
The Cordel results demonstrated
compliance to section 6.1.2 of NR/L2/ELP/27325 'Train Borne
Monitoring of Traction Power Contact Systems' for the measurement
of static contact wire height, stagger and deviation. The Technical
Authority is therefore content that the Cordel system could be used
for OLE throughout Network Rail controlled infrastructure, a
significant step forward in Cordel's strategic mission to create
safer, more efficient and sustainable railways around the
world.
This Network Rail certification
covers the entire Cordel pipeline, with point cloud capture from
Cordel Mobile Laser Scanning systems flowing seamlessly through
Cordel's automated AI processing. Cordel's accurate height and
stagger measurements either confirm standards compliance or
identify where deviation is developing, so that timely corrective
action can be taken to prevent incidents. Up-to-date height and
stagger measurements also help optimise other infrastructure
interventions, such as allowing the track to be overlifted higher
to increase maintenance intervals.
This latest certification for OLE
complements Cordel's National Rail certifications under:
NR/L2/TRK/3100 for Survey, announced on 12 June 2023; and
NR/L2/TRK/3204 for Structures (from signs to tunnels), station
Platforms (for stepping distances) and the Intervals between
adjacent tracks (for passing clearances), announced on 11 June
2024.
John Davis, CEO of Cordel, said:
"Cordel achieved this approval for capturing
and processing data from trains running at full speed in passenger
service. Network Rail has some of the most stringent infrastructure
monitoring standards in the world, and we believe this approval
consolidates our position as the most advanced supplier of
AI-driven railway infrastructure insights."
Enquiries:
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Cordel Group PLC
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c/o Cavendish
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Ian Buddery, Chairman
John Davis, Chief Executive
Officer
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited, Broker
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+44 (0)20 7220 0500
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Marc Milmo /
Rory Sale (Corporate Finance)
Sunila de
Silva (Corporate Broking)
Strand Hanson Limited, Nominated Adviser
Richard Johnson / James
Bellman
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+44 (0)20 7409 3494
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About Cordel
Cordel produces specialist hardware
and software for capturing, analysing and reporting on large
datasets within the transport sector, employing sophisticated
artificial intelligence algorithms.
Further information on the Company is
available at: www.cordel.ai