Connected Intelligence: Mitigating OLE Faults with IntelliPan Network®

Even with real-time monitoring in place, overhead line faults still escalate into dewirements. So the question is: what happens in the gap between detecting a fault and acting on it?

In this exclusive webinar, Transmission Dynamics introduces the IntelliPan Network®, a new approach to overhead line protection that goes beyond monitoring and begins to change how trains respond to risk in real time.

Built on our multi-award-winning PANDAS-V® technology, the IntelliPan Network® project explores what’s possible when OLE fault data isn’t just observed, but shared, interpreted, and acted upon automatically, before damage occurs. This project is funded by the Department for Transport through the First of a Kind 2025 competition delivered by Innovate UK.

Overhead line faults cost the rail industry over £100 million every year, yet many of the most disruptive failures start small; a damaged dropper, subtle geometry change, or transient interaction that remains unnoticed until it’s too late. This session looks at why these faults persist, and what changes when trains themselves become part of the protection strategy.

What we’ll explore:

• Why many OLE faults remain invisible until they trigger major disruption
• How real-time monitoring begins to behave differently when data is shared across fleets
• Where traditional fault response breaks down – even when detection is fast
• A first look at automated protection in action, demonstrated through a real-world example

This isn’t about adding more alerts or asking teams to react faster. It’s about rethinking how risk is handled on the railway altogether.

If you work with electrified railways, or have ever wondered why overhead line faults cause such disproportionate disruption, this session will give you a glimpse into a different way forward.

Join us to see how detection becomes prevention and why the future of OLE protection may already be onboard.

This project is funded by the Department for Transport through the First of a Kind 2025 competition delivered by Innovate UK.