User Guide

This is the contents page for the electronic acumen user guide.

These user guide pages are updated regularly in line with system updates.

Please follow the links below for further information.

1) Background

This page provides an overview on what acumen is and how it is being developed.

2) Accessing acumen

How to access the system.

3) acumen Home Page

Information on the tabs seen on the acumen home page. These are:

- Real-Time Incidents

- Station Messages

- PPM

- Temporary Speed Restrictions

4) Platform Docker Tabs

Descriptions of information provided and functionality available within the different tabs seen on the main platform docker view. These are:

- Platform Docker, including how to set Docker Viewing Preferences

- TD map schematic

- Global Search

- Map (geographic)

- Conflict List

- Connection Editor, including how to set connections between services

- Alerts List

- Restrictions, including how to edit an infrastructure restriction

5) Platform Docker Display

Descriptions of different items and functionality available on the platform docker. This includes:

- Platform layout, including TBC column

- Timeline

- Alerts bar

- Setting lifts or escalators as out order

- Applying infrastructure restrictions

- Platform occupation

- Visual display of associations

- Planning Layer

6) Train Details View

Information and functionality included within the pop-up Train Details View. These sections are:

- Train Schedule

- Associations

- Conflicts applicable to that service

- Plan/ Re-plan changes

- Train Running Restrictions

- Train Notes

7) Conflict Detection

What causes a conflict and how they are displayed

8) Context Menu - Replan Functionality

Replan functionality available from the right-click context menu. This is:

- Replan service, including platform change and amend timings

- Notify Train Crew issue

- Suppress a service

- Amend association (Association Editor)

9) User Cases

How acumen functionality can support real-life user cases. The user cases discussed are:

- Understanding platform occupation (planned services, Q/Y paths, called services)

- Off-booked route trains

- Set Swap

- Horizontal and vertical views

10) Data Feeds

- Information on the data feeds received and processed by acumen and how these support the system