rob parrish - transport for nsw - delivering high-tech customer safety with the north west rail link
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Rob Parrish, Deputy Project Director, Shadow Operations, North West Rail Link, Transport for NSW delivered this presentation at the Rail Safety Conference 2014. Rail Safety 2014 brought together the key national decision-makers to deliver new ideas and develop innovative ways to leverage technology for safer outcomes. For more information, please visit http://www.railsafetyconference.com.au/rs14TRANSCRIPT
Delivering High-Tech Customer Safety
Rob Parrish Deputy Project Director
North West Rail Link
Content
§ Project overview
§ Key features
§ Conclusion
Sydney’s Rail Future – Stage 3
The North West Rail Link Project
Three Major Contracts § Tunnels and Stations Civils (TSC) § Surface and Viaduct Civils (SVC) § Operations, Trains and Systems (OTS)
$8.3 billion budget
Open by late 2019
First stage of rapid transit
Three Major Contracts
§ Tunnels and Station Civil Works package (TSC)
§ Surface and Viaduct Civil Works package (SVC)
§ Operations, Trains and Systems package
(OTS)
§ Public Private Partnership § Design, construct and commission all rail
infrastructure, systems and trains § Operate and maintain vertically integrated
railway for 15 year term
Customer perception of safety
More visible to the Customer
Less visible to the Customer
Key Product Features:
§ Eight new railway staCons § 4,000 car parking spaces § Fully automated system § No Cmetable – turn up and go
§ Fast, safe and reliable single deck trains
§ StaCons designed to integrate transport interchanges
Pre and Post Journey Experience Technology Requirements: • Internal and external CCTV monitoring and emergency help points
• Digital signage for customer informaCon and transport system delays
• StaCon designs to prevent slips trips and falls • LiUs, escalators and ramps • AddiConal illuminaCon in vesCbules and at doors
Journey Experience
§ Underground station climate control
§ 3 doors per side per carriage to allow passenger flow
§ Platform screen doors
§ CCTV to cover all internal areas
§ Extra lights to illuminate transition areas from train to platform
§ Open gangways for end to end visibility
§ Help Points
§ Real time information
§ Grade of Automation 4
§ Monitored by a team of expert controllers at a new state-of-the-art Rapid Transit Rail Facility (RTRF)
§ Platform screen doors on all platforms, making loading and unloading faster and safer
§ Extensive CCTV coverage and help points in trains and stations and on platforms, with live links to the RTRF
Managing Operations
Benefits of Automation
§ Safety – reduction in risks associated with human error
§ Higher frequency capability
§ More precise control over train operation
§ Operational flexibility – allows for rapid response to meet unexpected passenger demands
§ Maintenance and efficiency – optimised wear-and-tear of trains propulsion and braking systems therefore maximising economic life
§ Future proofing – system designs can be altered through
AutomaCon
30 years of operaCons
588km, 41 lines, 25 ciCes, 585 staCons, 4 conCnents
Impressive safety record
Source: InternaConal AssociaCon of Public Transport, 2011 report.
Around the world, millions of people every day travel on fully-‐automated rail systems – which put the customer at the centre of operations
Picture: North East Line, Singapore
Conclusion