South Korea´s Ricardo completed an evaluation of LS Electric's LTran IX2

South Korea´s Ricardo completed an evaluation of LS Electric's LTran IX2 a computer-based interlocking against international safety measures, therefore enabling the global market release.

LTran IX2 CBI 520V, developed by LS ELECTRIC is a previously approved product, that offers flexibility in configuration and fits the requirements of a wider spectrum of domestic and international businesses. These combined a redesigned central interlocking unit, additional ethernet interfaces, and serial interfaces for communicating to adjacent CBIs. The software has also been revised.

It took 14 months to finish the recertification. Commenting on the relationship built between Product Managers and the Ricardo assessment team, LS ELECTRIC's, Project Manager, JW Lee said:

"We would like to thank Ricardo for their dedication to our project. Despite the short timescales, the team performed the assessments with rigor and purpose and made extensive efforts to ensure the exercise was successfully completed on time".

Ricardo Rail Korea was selected in April 2020 to independently evaluate whether, following these adjustments, the safety functions of the LTran IX2 CBI 520V continue to achieve a Safety Integrity Level 4 compared to the latest EN 50126, EN 50128, and EN 50129 standards.

Now, the product will join LS ELECTRIC's extended selection of railway safety products open not only to its national market, but also to new clients in regions such as the Middle East & Africa, South America, North, and Central America.

This product, in particular, will be offered in LS ELECTRIC's extended portfolio of railway safety products aimed not only at its national market, but also at new clients in regions such as the Middle East & Africa, South America, North, and Central America.