Pantograph Camera For Railway Safety

With a Petards Rail eyeTrain Pantograph Surveillance Camera, you will be able to achieve real-time monitoring of pantographs and overhead lines. This will help you to protect profits and avoid service delays across your rail fleet.

Learn More About Our Pantograph Camera

As well as monitoring pantograph and overhead line condition effectively, our ruggedised pantograph camera is designed to record footage that can be reviewed instantly. This means that you can quickly understand the cause of a service incident and address the issue without delay.

Train Safety & Surveillance Systems

Our pantograph camera is just one of the advanced monitoring systems that we have designed and delivered to leading rail operators. With decades of experience, we are trusted to combine innovation, compliance, and reliability to support safer, smarter rail networks.

Key Features Of Our Pantograph Surveillance Camera

You can modify our pantograph surveillance camera to match your specific needs. Some other key features of this AI-ready technology include:
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Monitor Key Infrastructure With AI

Our pantograph surveillance camera can work with video analytics, which monitor the pantograph-line interaction movement and alert you to any abnormal behaviour or ‘arcing’. This will allow preventative maintenance to be undertaken and can all be performed on the camera at the edge for a simpler system.
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Support Environmental Lighting Conditions

A level of runtime stability and resilience can be achieved on our pantograph camera that is not usually associated with high technology systems. Nighttime operations are also possible, thanks to our pantograph camera delivering powerful LED illumination in both white and IR options.
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High-Definition Digital IP CCTV Camera

Our pantograph camera allows you to carry out instant or post event analysis using clear footage, achieve good exposure in adverse lighting conditions, and capture detail at high speeds with a fast shutter speed.

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Our pantograph camera for railway safety makes use of our eyeTrain technology. With a specific design aimed at ensuring the system can perform in the harsh conditions experienced in the rail environment, eyeTrain solutions maintain a high level of dependability and reliability.
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Remotely Access and Control Data

Petards EyeBOS software allows you to view live footage on train and review important diagnostic information utilising any web based browser on any device.

Video search, viewing and export is possible thanks to our interior surveillance camera working with Petards eyeTrain CryptoVision software. Maintain a strong audit trail by detecting tampering of data and monitor traceability of data.

Streaming captured CCTV video to on-board devices and off train means that real-time decisions can be made about incidents that risk impacting passenger safety or operational reliability.

A Trusted Technology Partner to Train Builders and Operating Companies for More Than 20 Years

You can rely on our highly skilled engineers to support you throughout your journey with Petards Rail. We follow client-approved development processes and industry standards when manufacturing our pantograph surveillance camera too, which includes:

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