Adrian Hines, BSC CENG MIET
102 St. Nicolas Park Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 6DY
Telephone: 02476 744244 Mobile 07931 702658

A Chartered Electrical Engineer with a broad experience in the railway industry, a specialist knowledge in the area of signalling and traction compatibility and safety case production.  Technically competent and able to offer strong problem definition, analysis and resolution skills combined with the ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms.

Qualifications BSc Electrical Engineering
Year of Birth  1965
Nationality      British

CAREER HISTORY

A HINES ENGINEERING LIMITED  (now RTCL)                                     1996-Present

MAJOR CLIENTS AS FOLLOWS:

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTONS

  • DC Regeneration Safety Case author for Class 375/357 DC operations for South West Trains.

C2C TRAIN OPERATING COMPANY

  • AC Regeneration Safety Case author for Class 357 AC operations for C2C routes.

TUV PRODUCT SERVICES

  • EMC consultancy – LU SSL Upgrade Project, Tubelines infrastructure monitoring train.

AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS

  • RailCorp Sydney - signaling failure investigation on their City Underground System and signaling compatibility commissioning of new Outer Suburban Cars.
  • Australasian Railway Association – Author of their signaling detection interface code of practice.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS

  • 50Hz Track Circuit immunisation study for Wellington Area upgrade.
  • Advice to train designers to achieve signalling compatibility for Wellington project.

RAILWAY SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD

  • Traction and Rolling Stock advisor to the drafting committee for various RSSB standards, and their EMC research project.

TNCI UK LTD

  • Safety Case documentation allowing installation and operation of new technology on train information systems on Class 455, Class 357 and generic applications.

AEGIS ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

  • Turbostar Nationwide EE&CS Justification, for all routes clearance in line with Network Rail’s latest IDI documentation.

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION

  • LU SSL coupling study, TI21 track circuit Gautrain study, Electrostar 100mph EMC Safety Assessment documentation for Class 357 and 375 vehicles, ICE Mode documentation to justify new LIM settings for freezing weather operations. LUL interfaces study for all Class 357/375 interfaces with LUL and other railway neighbours.

NETWORK RAIL

  • Author on behalf of Network Rail for their IDI and EMC Standards projects, specifically relating to axle counters, DC track circuits and TI21 track circuits.

INTERFLEET TECHNOLOGY

  • Irish Rail assessor of EMC safety case submissions for Siemens DMU upgrade project
  • Production of EMC Safety Case documentation (to meet EMC Directive and Network Rail route acceptance requirements) for the Speno Railgrinder, LORAM Railgrinder, Harsco Railgrinder, Matisa Track Renewal Train, Heathrow Express 10 car extension, Class 442 Liebherr Air Cycle Conditioning Modification, Chilton Pilot Project Track Monitoring system and Class 168 Unattended Geometry Measurement System, Network Rail's New Measurement Train leading to successful safety approval from the Network Rail to allow operation on their routes and on lines adjacent to London Underground and other railway neighbours.
  • General consultancy on EMC, Signalling Compatibility, T&RS  issues on a variety of projects with particular expertise on Network Rail infrastructure, London Underground Limited, and other neighbouring railways.

AEA TECHNOLOGY RAIL

  • Production of EMC Safety Case documents for the Class 325 project (for Adtranz), the Class 365 project (for Connex), the Class 92 project (for English Welsh and Scottish Railways), Class 357 project (for Bombardier Transportation), Class 222 project (for Alstom), leading to successful safety approval from the Network Rail Electrical Systems Review Panel to allow full fleet in service operation.
  • Provision of technical expertise in the area of signaling and traction compatibility to a wide range of projects and clients, including Virgin Cross Country project, Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) project, Network Rail West Coast Modernisation, Network Rail Industry Data Initiative, London Underground Connect Project.
  • Accredited to perform the role of Independent Safety Assessor (Lead Assessor and Assessor) in the following categories: Electrical Interfaces, Traction & Auxiliary Systems, Interlocking, Control & Protection Systems, Train Detection Systems, Lineside Signalling, Telecommunications, Safety Analysis, Safety Audit, Project Management.
  • Notified Body Assessor for West Coast Mainline Upgrade.
  • EMC TCF author for the New Measurement Train to meet European EMC Directive.

BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD                                     1983-1995

BRITISH RAIL RESEARCH                                                                                 1992-1995

  • Electromagnetic and Numerical Analysis Team
  • Provision of EMC advice and technical expertise to all the major new traction projects including Channel Tunnel Eurostar, Class 92 Channel Tunnel Freight Locomotive, Class 465 Networker project, Class 323 Birmingham Cross City project.
  • Successful completion of a number of testing projects furthering knowledge of different aspects of the railway environment leading to implementation of new technologies
  • Writing of EMC specifications to enable compatibility within the railway between electrical systems and for compliance with the EMC directive 89/336/EEC.

Central Engineering Services                                                                 1991-1992

Electromagnetic Compatibility Team

  • Member of the EMC Steering Group responsible for the successful implementation of 3 phase drive traction onto British Rail.
  • Resolution of signaling compatibility problems with new technology Class 465 Networker traction vehicles now successfully running in service.
  • Project management of two major testing projects – Radio Frequency Interference Survey and AC Systems Traction Interference Survey.

Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering                       1988-1991

Traction Control Section

  • Vital contribution to the 3 phase drive prototype development project, particularly in the development of an interference current monitoring device to safeguard the signaling system from train generated interference.
  • Design and construction of diesel multiple unit engine test unit leading to full production and reduced maintenance costs due to quicker fault diagnosis by depot staff.
  • Project management of microprocessor autogear development project leading to successful in service running.

Training Department                                                                                            1983-1988

Engineering Management Trainee

  • Wide experience working in many different departments throughout BR interspersed with university degree course.

EDUCATION

BSc Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering – Upper Second Class
The University of Southampton		 1984-1987
Three A levels – Maths B, Physics C and Chemistry C 1981-1983
Ten GCE O Levels 1979-1981

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