EULYNX is a positive signal for new generation software products in railway industry

Standards, such as EULYNX, are enablers in creating change and giving direction for industry for further development. When there is clear direction there will be parties taking risk in developing products accordingly. This is also a reason why Relesoft was founded. Our team decided to create an EULYNX product, after Finnish Transportation and Infrastructure Agency published their tender for the project POKA. The detonator for establishment was EULYNX based procurement to modernize 55 relay interlocking's to communicate according to EULYNX SCI-CC protocol with Siemens Vicos traffic control system.

RELYNX gateway is a flexible software enabling EULYNX based connectivity for railroad interlocking digitalisation. Railway transportation specialists and infrastructure managers are looking into EULYNX based solutions because the open standard is an enabler for lowering asset lifecycle management costs and assurance for interoperability between signalling equipment, interlocking and traffic control systems.

Railway modernisation stories, replacement or modernisation of obsolete systems will happen eventually. The good question is: how should this take place? The total renewal project is not always the best option. With RELYNX it is possible to create connectivity to modern remote control without renewing the interlocking. This could be relevant in many secondary line modernisation or complex mainline relay interlockings when the investment cost optimisation is driving the decision-making.

In larger strategical approach EULYNX is providing options for costly monolithic systems and paves way for the new era of more transparent and flexible software products in railway signalling. While cost reduction is one of the main motivations, the increased safety and flexibility during the lifetime of the signalling system are the other key drivers.

RELYNX enables 100% freedom for infrastructure managers to decide how to develop or combine different components together. The new software solution is a smart, strategic option when analyzing railroad interlocking and remote control investments from cost, reliability and resilience perspective.

What is different in RELYNX? Here is a summary:

• Flexibility - Software can combine components in a multivendor setting in a flexible way without extra costs in configuration. Over time this is one of the main drivers to save infrastructure managers' budget.
• No vendor lock - RELYNX software license includes access to source code and gives freedom to choose partners in future.
• The best modern software technologies - Software gets old, like cars do. The latest technologies enable better value and life span. When this is combined with access to source code, infrastructure managers have all the cards in their own hands in planning their strategic infrastructure management decades forward.

If you are interested in learning more about RELYNX and Relesoft, please contact our team. info@relesoft.io