TRUST

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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]

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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, which is publicly-available to encourage innovation in customer information both inside and outside the railway industry. Such data is used by various websites and companies as a source for train movements and cancellations in a variety of applications. A similar computer system is Darwin, from the Rail Delivery Group. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trust | Safety Central". safety.networkrail.co.uk. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Rail Delivery Group (2020). "Delay Attribution Review" (PDF). ORR. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "TRUST vs Darwin - Open Rail Data Wiki". wiki.openraildata.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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