High Speed AC Railways & Pipelines - Corrosion and Safety Risks

This presentation was made by Ken Lax, Technical Director of Corroconsult, on behalf of the Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Onshore Panel as part of their ongoing free webinar series.

The aim of the presentation is to provide information to pipeline operators about the risk of accelerated corrosion and unacceptable touch potentials caused by high speed AC trains.

The presentation covers the following:

  • Corrosion risks

  • Risks to Personnel and the Public

  • Induction

  • Conduction

  • Mitigation

The presentation makes reference to the relevant sections of the following standards:

  • ISO 18086

  • BS EN 50443

  • IEC 60050-195-05-09

  • BS EN 50122-2

  • BS EN 50162

  • ISO 21857

Additional content for the presentation prepared by Richard Lindley (Corroconsult), Matthew Bamber (Corroconsult) and Charalambos Charalambous (University of Cyprus).