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Lessons from a Low-Cost Tram System THE INTERNATIONAL LIGHT RAIL MAGAZINE HEADLINES ● Dijon opens fi rst modern tramway line ● Olympics fuel record London LRT ridership ● Siemens wins Doha turnkey tram contract BESANCON:5 LESSONS FROM A LOW-COST TRAM SYSTEM TYNEINSIDE: AND WEAR METRO: Two in-depth system updates THREE SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF DELIVERY Tyne & Wear Metro Dublin Luas Three years of Irish capital’s successful growing network modernisation: – the inside story: 16-page review 24-page special A special review in OCTOBER association with Nexus 2012 No. 898 WWW . LRTA . ORG ● WWW . TRAMNEWS . NET £3.80 TAUT_1210_Cover.indd 1 04/09/2012 13:48 CHECKPOINT™: LRT SIGNALLING CONTROL he CheckPoint™ optic is a result Reliability of TSC’s continuing development • Each LED CheckPoint™ signal head is T programme to provide state-of-the-art designed using the latest microprocessor control solutions in the field of traffic control for to provide optimal reliability. tramway and light rail systems and comes in a • LED technology used in the LED CheckPoint™ range of configurations. has a MTBF of >60,000 hours driven at 300mA; The optic benefits from the latest range of the LED’s are actually driven at 150mA, microcontrollers, providing a flexible and reliable providing a lifespan well in excess of this. programming platform. Each optical subsystem • The ‘Fault’ output relay has a MTBF has been designed to provide enhanced aesthetics of 10,000,000 operations. and optical performance and was the first LED LRT solution to conform to the UK’s latest Availability TR2514A specification. • Standard LED CheckPoint™ signals Particular attention was paid to the design of are available ex stock. the retrofit module in order to provide a speedy • Custom designed LED CheckPoint™ are installation in a potentially hostile environment. available on request. Originally designed for the Sheffield Maintainability Supertram (UK) system to provide an energy- CheckPoint™ efficient (low carbon footprint) and reliable • The LED signal head is alternative to the legacy tungsten halogen designed for ease of mounting/removal via two simple ‘L’ brackets. FEATURES AND units, as such the optic is now installed in 40 SPECIFICATION locations across the Supertram system, with a • The entire electronic/optical assembly is rolling program to complete a further 250-plus constructed on one single PCB secured by • Meets the latest Department of Transport installations. four M5 screws. Specification TR2514A Light Signals For The The optic was chosen against its European • Replacement of individual electronic/optical Control of Tramcars. assembly is completed by the removal of one competitors to be installed across the Manchester • Simple retrofit procedure into existing Metrolink network, and the co-operative process eight-way connector and four M5 screws; a generic tungsten filament units. task that takes less than five minutes. with the client required the CheckPoint™ Complete housed module ready to install • Replacement of the entire optical door • range be extended to the PPI aspect, which TSC into new or existing systems. assembly requires the removal of one quickly designed, developed and manufactured. Provides full lamp monitoring. eight-way connector and two hinge pins. • A further requirement for a signal aspect which • Single circuit board design. could provide multi-functional aspect indications Safety • Onboard programming for enhancements was also initiated, which TSC speedily designed, • The LED CheckPoint™ software controlling / updates. produced and installed on the network. the optic has an integral ‘watchdog’ routine Supply voltage: 240V, 110V and 48V ac In addition to Sheffield and Manchester, which continually monitors execution of and 48V and 24V dc ± 20% @ < 300mA the CheckPoint™ range from TSC is also the software code. Any malfunctions cause Operating frequency: 50Hz the preferred solution for other UK systems, the processor to shut down with all outputs Wiring: Complies to BS: 7671 including the Edinburgh Tram project, and defaulted to ‘failsafe’ digital inputs. Operating temperature range: has keen interest from the light rail systems in -15°C to +60°C Nottingham and Dublin, Ireland. Diagnostics: RS232 engineers terminal; After the riots in Croydon in August 2011, LED indicator mimics TSC demonstrated and won the approval of Transport for London for the supply of the Optical life expectancy: CheckPoint™ Stop/Go aspect. TSC was also >60,000 hours approached to develop and supply a modified Signal chromaticity: The colour of light variant of the PPI for use on London Tramlink. emitted from each light emitting element for This has become the first LED LRT solution in both the normal and dimmed conditions the UK that conforms to the latest TR2514A meet the requirements of specification. BS: 1376 Class C. The unit’s simple, stylish design provides a Contrast Ratio: >18:1 single, uniform, cool white LED emitter housed Dimming: Programmable between one behind an anti-vandal polycarbonate lens and is quarter and half full intensity. equipped with diagnostics that can be interpreted UTC: Reply bit reports any LED and power via a standard engineers terminal. failure. Current versions include 240V, 110V, and Lamp Monitoring: Compatible with 48V ac in both white an amber LED. Extra low most currently available traffic signal voltage (48V and 24V dc) versions have been controllers. produced to interface to the latest ELV traffic Physical dimensions: The LRT head is signal controllers. approximately 420x42x250mm deep with Read more about TSC’s further range of weighs 6.5kg complete with brackets. The PPI products and services at our website – head is approximately 420x42x250mm deep www.trafficsystems.co.uk – or please call us on and weighs 5kg complete with brackets. +44 (0)1709 362855. www.trafficsystems.co.uk І Phone: +44 (0)1709 362855 І Fax: +44 (0)1143 276548 TSC Advert.indd 1 30/07/2012 15:21 Contents The official journal of the Light Rail Transit Association 368 News 368 OCTOBER 2012 Vol. 75 No. 898 Siemens wins Qatar university contract; Chemnitz opts for www.tramnews.net Vossloh tram-trains; CAF to provide new Sydney vehicles; EDITORIAL Dublin cross-city line to be complete in 2017; Sacramento Editor: Simon Johnston Green line opens; Dijon tramway inaugurated; SEPTA Tel: +44 (0)1832 281131 E-mail: [email protected] Eaglethorpe Barns, Warmington, Peterborough PE8 6TJ, UK. ‘outstanding’; Midland Metro to reach Centenary Square? Associate Editor: Tony Streeter 374 RATP Dev: Becoming a global leader E-mail: [email protected] CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac explains the operator’s global Worldwide Editor: Michael Taplin challenges – and how the French market is changing. Flat 1, 10 Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6EA, UK. 374 E-mail: [email protected] 376 Besancon:5 Efficiency through innovation News Editor: John Symons Already a focal point for an industry seeking savings, 17 Whitmore Avenue, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST9 0LW, UK. Besançon’s LRT project has established a low-cost design. E-mail: [email protected] 380 China’s cities turn to trams Contributor: Neil Pulling Germar Wacker, Bombardier Transport’s President, Light Design: Debbie Nolan Rail Vehicles, explores the emerging LRV market in China. Production Executive: Carla Corrado Tel: +44 (0)1832 281134 E-mail: [email protected] 383 Systems Factfile: Leipzig Worldwide Contributors: Aare Olander, Nikolai Germany’s second-largest tramway has a prominent street 376 Semyonov, Sergei Tarkhov (CIS), Mike Russell, Norman Bartlett, presence in historic Leipzig - and moves to modernisation. Thomas Wagner, Pedro Costa, Richard Felski, Jordi Ibanez (Europe), Yoshiri Nogi (Japan), Anthony Bailey, Ian Hammond, Paul Nicholson 389 Charlotte experiences the LYNX effect (Australia), Vic Simons, Charles Lietwiler, Steve Morgan, Tom Swinney. Boasting double its initial ridership projections, Charlotte’s LRTA Website and Diary: Brian Lomas LRT system has plans for a five-line network by 2034. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 393 Worldwide Review Commercial Manager: Vicky Binley Tel: +44 (0)1832 281132 E-mail: [email protected] Federal funding agreed for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport diesel service; Sofia metro line 2 opens; Halberstadt Advertising Manager: Andy Adams 389 Tel: +44 (0)1832 281135 E-mail: [email protected] stops Sunday services; Newag produces 100% low-floor Eaglethorpe Barns, Warmington, Peterborough PE8 6TJ, UK. prototype; Praha Tatra vehicles enter Odesa service. Publisher: Howard Johnston 398 Letters Tramways & Urban Transit is jointly published by the LRTA and LRTA Do politicians recognise the benefits of trams? Publishing on the third Friday of each month preceding the cover date. 400 Classic Trams: Glasgow LRTA MEMBERSHIP (with TAUT subscription) Tramways & Urban Transit is sent free to all paid-up members of the Glasgow’s classic tram collection has an impressive new Light Rail Transit Association. You are welcome to join the LRTA. home at the city’s Riverside Museum. SUBSCRIPTIONS: LRTA Membership Secretary (Dept T06), 38 Wolseley Road, Sale M33 7AU, UK. BACK ISSUES: Tel: +44 (0)1406 373070 Global crisis, or global opportunity? PRINT AND DISTRIBUTION: Warners (Midlands) plc, The Maltings, SIMON JOHNSTON, EDITOR West Street, Bourne, Lincs PE10 9PH, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1778 391000. LRTA REGISTERED OFFICE: c/o 138 Radnor Avenue, Welling, Kent DA16 2BY. Private company limited by guarantee, No. 5072319 We live in uncertain times. In much of like those in Besancon5 (see page 376) in England and Wales. the world, the old ‘knowns’ of continual become very relevant indeed. LRTA Chairman: Andrew Braddock. LRTA Deputy Chairman: Vic Simons growth, and the spending that came For if we can keep light rail alive and LRTA PUBLISHING REGISTERED OFFICE: c/o 8 Berwick Place, Welwyn with it, are gone. developing – even in stripped-down Garden City, Herts AL7 4TU. Private Limited Company, No. 06169422 You only have to look at Spain, to form – we have a stake in the future. in England and Wales. see the extent of the change. Tramlines Buses may be an easy option, but light © LRTA Publishing 2012.
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