Transportation Systems

Heavy Haul Rail Africa Cape Town 6-7 November 2012

Iqbal Ganie Yves Sterbak

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68,000 employees in 50 countries 7.000 employees in Transportation 5 Mainline competence Centers

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NSR Project Geography:

Keyfacts:

-  3km trains

-  8-12 trains p/day

-  Bauxite and Phosphors

-  mixed traffic (2nd phase)

-  7 mines

-  2.400 km single track

-  22 sidings and junctions

-  centralized control

-  Centralized Maintainance Center

-  4 civil work parties

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NSR Challenges

Challenges of NSR Project

-  Sandstorms

-  Heat

-  Heavy rain

-  Accessibility

-  Camel crossings

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Thales scope in NSR

Scope for Thales Transportation: -  Signalling (Train protection and supervision)

-  Telecomms (GSM-R, Tetra, etc.)

-  Cabling

-  Civil works (Technical Object Buildings)

-  Power Supply (Diesel Generators, Solar Panels, etc.)

-  Security (CCTV, Asset Protection)

-  (Ticketing)

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Typical Signalling Architecture

Traffic  Management  System  (TMS)  

Interlocking  

RBC  

Field-­‐  elements  

Check  Points  

Aim  is  to  minimise  field  equipments  and  support  

RFID  SoluDon  

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TMS – Proven Solution

ARAMIS

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TMS – enhanced for NSR

Main benefits

- high degree of automization (ARS) - Conflict detection & resolution - Maximize capacity of network - Alarm Management

Main enhancements for Freight

- COTO (Computerized Optimization of Train Operation) - ARAMIS mobile

ARAMIS

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COTO

Maximum train speed

Maximum line speed

Calculated train speed

Actual train speed

Pulling/break force

Line grid

Current time Stops

Note: The actual train speed will be displayed based on RBC position reports

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Eco Drive

Main benefits

- Can work with any 3rd party signalling system - Configurable algorithms for optimization - Can be integrated with ETCS-Level 1/2 - Succesfully in oepration - Proven reduction of energy consumption (12%)

Main enhancements for Freight

- lean balcony application with mobile phones

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ETCS – Proven Solution

European Train Control System

Main benefits

-  no line side signals

-  stable & permanent communication

-  interoperability

-  large customer base

-  large supplier base

Main enhancements for Freight

-  Radio Hole feature

-  Mobile Posession Terminal (e.g. for Shunting movements)

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Mobile Possesion Terminal

MPT

Key Features

-  Shunting movements under ETCS-Level 2 (shunting mode) (e.g. safe check of field element status)

-  Safe (SIL4) and non-Safe applications on fully integrated Platform

-  Operate construction vehicles at low cost

-  Managing constrcution areas/permission zones

-  safe location check via GPS

-  safe actual train information from RBC

-  Heat, water and shcok resistant

-  Secured via IP-sec, safe via SAHARA protocol

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E GTCS – Proven solution

European Global Train Control System

Globally there are almost 20.000 Track km contracted with ETCS Level 2 Technology.

-  Saudi Arabia is the country with the biggest installed base (2.400km)

-  China will take over this position (6.000km contracted)

-  Working group established for GTCS

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Field elements – Proven Solution

Field elements

Main benefits

-  Proven solution for critical projects

-  High reliability of Axle Counters

-  low maintainance costs

Main enhancements for Freight

-  Heat and Water resistance

-  Remote & preventative Maintainance Management System

-  Reduction of Field elements

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Check Point – Proven Solution

Asset Protection

Main enhancements:

Full integration in Traffic Management System (ARAMIS)

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Summary

Thales Transportation Systems

Minimise  specific  project  development  

„Best“  pracDce  

Transportation Systems

Vision for African Freight Market

Iqbal Ganie

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Heavy Haul

 Segmentation

 Mostly dedicated to Mining activities;

 Driven by economics but regulation starting to step-in

 Market Requirements  Improve availability, efficiency, logistic

and throughput;  Reduce Opex (maintenance,

operational and Human factor effect);  Solution driven;

 Line by Line approach: Mining – Harbor link

Long Thin Lines

 Segmentation  Mainly freight, not only coal / iron ore;

 Some have mixed traffic (infrastructures shared with passenger trains);

 Interoperability;

 Driven by regulation and standards;

 Market Requirements

 Trend towards optimized life cycle costs;

 Mostly own technical resources

 Large networks with connections towards neighbouring networks (Interoperability)

Rail Freight Market - Segmentation

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  The NSR line is a Heavy Haul Line.

  This line will be expanded to accommodate mixed traffic ie. passenger

and freight, resulting in a Long Thin Line and will be connected to

Landbridge.

  In Africa, this evolution is occurring in a significant number of projects.

  This demands an interoperable solution.

Vision for African Freight Market

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Thales is committed to be close to our customers

as demonstrated in our footprint in Africa

Conclusion: Thales in Africa

•  Thales is likely to be a key player in the Freight Market as it is able to deliver interoperable solutions (ETCS).

•  Over and above these global ETCS standards, Thales has introduced value

adding enhancements that benefit freight customers with:

•  Improved asset utilisation

•  Better performance of the network

•  Lower energy consumption

•  Lower Opex

• Thales is a local partner in transportation.

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