Siemens Versatility has finished a re-flagging undertaking in the territory of Gauteng, South Africa to assist with working on the dependability and wellbeing of administrations show to the Traveler Rail Organization of South Africa (PRASA).
This is the biggest flagging venture to have been finished on South Africa's rail lines to date.
It included supplanting the old transfer put together motioning with respect to the organization with another framework in light of electronic interlocking innovation (SICAS S7).
This gives PRASA a completely bi-directional framework intended for 2.5 moment degrees of progress.
Thusly, the organization can now improve schedule arranging, remote checking and shortcoming tracking down arrangements.
Likewise, the venture included pilot ETCS establishments at seven PRASA stations to set up the organization for future ETCS level 2 execution.
Kevin Pillay, President, Siemens Portability, South Africa, said:
"We invest wholeheartedly in the uncommon cooperation showed by both PRASA and Siemens in finishing this mind boggling project. This shows we have the nearby abilities and assets to convey progressed flagging frameworks for South Africa.
"We're pleased to be PRASA's innovation accomplice and appreciate changing rail travel for individuals in Gauteng, fabricating South Africa's rail area and contributing emphatically to networks in Gauteng and the more extensive economy."
The re-flagging venture occurred in two stages.
At first, a Gauteng Operational hub (GNC) was developed and Siemens finished the re-motioning of 17 stations.
In the subsequent stage, another Focal Train Control (CTC) office was developed in Germiston and 72 extra stations were re-flagged. Besides, track and above foothold works were finished to work on the adaptability of train activities.
Athanacious Makgamatha, PRASA Acting Sign and Broadcast communications Supervisor said:
"The vital feature for me is actually the long-expected combination of the stations we have into one activity, meaning the Unified Train Control (CTC). It's striking that we can embrace new innovation like this, particularly taking into account that we come from a period of manual authorisation and old innovation that we needed to fight to fix and keep up with."
