At Innotrans 2018, Thales presented the 7th generation of SelTracTM train control system. SelTracTM G7 incorporates the latest technologies and modern train operation features to help operators to achieve their ambitions and passengers to have a better journey experience.
This seventh-generation CBTC solution from Thales includes a set of advanced functions that allow public transport operators to manage network growth, extensions, and fleet expansions as well as prepare for the future and control operations.
The user interface for the centralised command-and-control system uses web technologies to enable users to customise their own workstations. The equipment installed on the trains is also 20% more compact than previous generations, freeing up additional space for passengers.
Among other improvements, SelTrac™ G7 is designed to operate with any type of telecommunication system, including new-generation LTE (Long Term Evolution), making the overall solution even more robust. Like all previous generations of CBTC systems, SelTrac™ G7 can be deployed and operated without needing to install a secondary detection system, drastically reducing the initial outlay as well as recurrent maintenance costs.
In addition, thanks to the bidirectional line management capability of SelTrac™ G7, operators can reconfigure the entire network to reduce or eliminate any impact on travellers if a train is blocked in a station.
The building blocks of SelTrac™ G7 system architecture are already helping customers to achieve their goals. They’re helping London Underground to run more trains. In Hong Kong, seamless switching between Wi-Fi and LTE is transforming system resilience – a standard G7 capability.
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