TRUST (Train Running Under System TOPS) is a Network Rail computer system used for monitoring the progress of trains and tracking delays on Great Britain's rail network.[1] It compares actual train movement events with those planned, allowing delays to be recorded with explanations as to the cause allowing the operation of an incentive scheme to reduce delays.[2]
TRUST is used to record when a train passes a measuring point, which can be used to identify delays, and the cause of the delays.[3] It is based on the TOPS mainframe-based computer system. [4]
TRUST data is part of Network Rail's open data feed and is used by Realtime Trains as a source for train movements and cancellations.[5] A similar computer system is Darwin, from the Rail Delivery Group.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trust | Safety Central". safety.networkrail.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Network Rail Catalogue of Railway Code Systems" (PDF). 30 October 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Rail Delivery Group (2020). "Delay Attribution Review" (PDF). ORR. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Gwynne, Robert (2021). "A long engagement: railways, data and the information age". Science Museum Group Journal. 16 (16). doi:10.15180/211603. ISSN 2054-5770. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Trains, Realtime. "Realtime Trains Data Sources". www.realtimetrains.co.uk.
- ^ "TRUST vs Darwin - Open Rail Data Wiki". wiki.openraildata.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.