Case Study: Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway achieves crisp, clear VoIP communication with Perle Ethernet Extenders

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway extends VoIP across 7 miles with Perle

The Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway, a heritage railway in England's Lake District, struggled with a critical VoIP phone system that delivered poor sound quality due to limited and unreliable internet infrastructure across its rural 7-mile route. This hampered essential communication between stations and for lineside engineers and emergency services. To solve this, the railway turned to Perle and its Long Range Ethernet Extenders.

Perle's Ethernet Extenders utilized the railway's existing, disused copper cabling to create a dedicated and reliable network link for voice traffic. By deploying these extenders, the railway achieved crystal-clear telephone call quality, enabled multiple simultaneous calls, and ensured robust communication independent of internet outages. This Perle solution provided the foundational connectivity to also consider future applications like portable ticketing systems.

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway