Thales will provide 82 innovative SelTrac™ Vehicle On-Board Controllers (VOBCs) on 41 new trains for the Vancouver, Canada, SkyTrain fleet expansion, which will operate on the Expo and Millennium Lines. The new technology will allow for increased capacity and reliability for passengers.
Thales’ VOBC technology is an industry-leading, ingenious solution for urban rail transportation systems like TransLink’s SkyTrain network. VOBCs control propulsion, braking, direction of travel, door operations, enforce speed limits and report identified faults.
The VOBC is also a key component of Thales’ SelTrac™ Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) system, which is equipped on the Millennium and Expo lines, allowing the new trains to operate safely and efficiently with the existing fleet.
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LTE & 5G for Critical Communications Market 2020 Ecosystems In-depth Analysis, Key Players, Demands, Trend, Share, Size, Strategies and Forecasts to 2030
[December 28, 2020]
LTE & 5G for Critical Communications Market 2020 Ecosystems In-depth Analysis, Key Players, Demands, Trend, Share, Size, Strategies and Forecasts to 2030
PUNE, India, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ ReportsnReports present LTE & 5G for Critical Communications: 2020 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts Research Report with 2000 no. of pages, Profiles and strategies of over 600 ecosystem players added to its online research database.
 For nearly a century, the critical communications industry has relied on narrowband LMR (Land Mobile Radio) networks for mission-critical voice and low-speed data services. Over time, these systems have evolved from relatively basic analog radios to digital communications technologies, such as P25 (Project 25) and TETRA, to provide superior voice
Bombardier Wins Maintenance Contract for Toronto’s Finch West LRT Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
A below-grade stop at Humber College (rendering shown) is one of 18 stations planned for the new 11-km (6.8-mile) Finch West LRT line in northwest Toronto.
Mosaic Transit Group (MTG) has awarded Bombardier Transportation a 30-year contract to maintain light rail vehicles and wayside track and catenary systems for the new C$2.5 billion (US$1.95 billion) Finch West LRT project in northwest Toronto. The 11-km (6.8-mile) line is a P3 of Infrastructure Ontario; Metrolinx; and MTG, a joint venture of ACS Infrastructure and AECON that has a DBFM (design, build, finance, maintain) contract.
Progress Rail TALOS test train at TTCI. William C. Vantuono photo
Requirements for safety-relevant Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for train operators are becoming more common around the world.
The evolution toward safety-relevant HMIs for train control is already well under way in Europe and Asia, most notably as part of the widespread adoption of the European Train Control System (ETCS), with more than 50,000 miles of the worldwide rail network equipped or contracted to be equipped with ETCS
(8). While HMI safety requirements have not yet become widespread in North American rail applications, the anticipated re-emergence of HMI safety requirements could soon be an example of history repeating itself.