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Welcome to the acumen Wiki. acumen is currently managed by the Operations Interface Manager (OIM) team within System Operator - Network Operations - Operational Capability at Network Rail.

Platform Docker

acumen Platform Docker has been on trial since June 2020 at York, Crewe, Birmingham New Street, London Euston and London Kings Cross stations.

The aim of the Platform Docker is to optimise station management, and is notably useful for reducing late-notice platform changes.

Since March 2022 the OIM team have been supporting acumen Platform Docker on a best-efforts basis while awaiting decisions on the future of the suite of tools.

The aim of this wiki is to provide users with:

• User Guide, information and best practice;
• an FAQ based on user questions and responses from the support and development team;
• a summary of any recent Upgrades to the application and information regarding upcoming updates, planned disruption and enhancements;
• details on obtaining Support and reporting any issues.

aSIST

acumen Signallers Information Support Tools (aSIST) are a suite of tools targeted at signallers designed to improve train performance.

Its primary interface is the Wrong Route Tool which alarms when an incorrect route has been set for a train.

These tools are currently in use at over 160 signals across the UK including at Three Bridges ROC, Wimbledon ASC and West Midlands Signalling Centre.

Since March 2022 the OIM team have been supporting aSIST on a best-efforts basis while awaiting decisions on the future of the suite of tools. During this time the tool has been rewritten and redeployed to users with an improved set of features and we continue to configure new signals on request.

Helpful wiki pages include:

• aSIST home page summarising tools available;
• briefing notes for aSIST Wrong Route Tool;
• a summary of any recent aSIST Upgrades and information regarding upcoming updates, planned disruption and enhancements;
• aSIST Support page.