Utvecklingsarbetet av Easyswitch 2.0

Sammanfattning: In 2008, a feasibility study was started to introduce new railway switches and point machines in the Swedish Transport Administration's standard assortment in connection with the Innotrack project. In 2009, the company Vossloh won the contract with the point machine Easyswitch 1.0. The point machine would be installed together with 60E-switches. In 2015, the rollout of Easyswitch 1.0 was halted due to operational malfunctions and was planned for a reintroduction 2016. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what happened after the stopped rollout, with regards how the organizations have acted in the continued development work and the quality assurance of Easyswitch 2.0. In order to answer the question, a qualitative method has been used, where data collection has been done through interview- and literature studies. The introduction of new technology is a complex process. The Swedish Transport Administration applied its own implementation process in the developing of Easyswitch 2.0, which is based on the standard SS-EN 50126 RAMS. RAMS stands for Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety, and is a part of reliability engineering. RAMS is a guidance model that can be used qualitatively and quantitatively. The Swedish Transport Agency is the state body that controls the approval process, and in June 2020 the point machine is in the approval process at the Swedish Transport Agency.