SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RAILWAY VEHICLE FOR MONITORING A THIRD RAIL SYSTEM OF A RAILWAY LINE

A control system (150) and a method for monitoring a third rail system (100) of a railway line (105), wherein one or more sensors (1) are adapted to provide to a control and processing unit (50) signals (S) indicative of an actual detected condition of at least one part (101, 102) of the third rail system (100) or of an environment at or around said at least one part (101, 102). The control and processing unit (50) is configured for identifying, based on a comparison of the signals (S) provided via the one or more sensors (1) with one or more predefined reference conditions, a defective condition of the at least one part (101, 102) or of the environment at or around the at least one part (101, 102), and then generating a corresponding signal (S) indicative of the actual defective condition once identified. [0002] The invention also encompasses a related railway vehicle (110).