Operations, Trains & Systems Overview
Mark Elliott CEO – Northwest Rapid Transit 27 October 2015
Engineers Australia
Introduction – Who is NRT?
$3.7 billion Operations Trains & Systems (OTS) Contract Contract value awarded to Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) NRT Consortium John Holland, Leighton Contractors, MTR Corporation & UGL Partners NRT will deliver the Sydney Metro Northwest by the first half Timeframe of 2019 and will operate and maintain it for 15 years
NRT combines the experience of the world’s number one commercial metro train operator with Australia’s most experienced railway contractors. NRT Scope Snapshot
22 metro trains
8 new + 5 upgraded stations
4000 commuter car parking spaces
A train every 4 minutes
23km new + 13km upgraded track (Epping to Chatswood)
NRT - Customer focused and operator-led
. Customer service and operational requirements inherent within the design and throughout the project lifecycle . Safety is the number one priority for design, construction and operation . Sustainability features include; natural lighting, solar panels and fresh air ventilation
NRT Organisational Structure
NRT – program of work
. January 2015 – Commence site works at SMTF & Cudgegong Road Station
. First half of 2019 – Sydney Metro Northwest open to passengers . 15 years of operations and maintenance
Site mobilisation March 2015
Culture
Sydney Metro Trains Facility
Station design
Above ground stations: Kellyville & Rouse Hill are elevated stations on the viaduct
At grade stations: Bella Vista, Cherrybrook & Cudgegong Rd stations are at grade
Underground stations: Norwest, Showground and Castle Hill Showground Station – street level, artist impression stations are underground
Artist impressions: Kellyville - above ground station Artist impressions: Cherrybrook - at grade station Artist impressions: Norwest - underground station
Showground Station
Norwest Station Station platforms
. Platforms will incorporate: platform screen doors (PSD) or platform edge barriers (PEB); passenger information display screens; Help Points; PA; CCTV; lifts and escalators . PSD/PEB will form the line of safety between the platform and track edge
Train Systems
. Fully automated train operation . Systems include; CBTC (communications based train control system), CCTV, Central Control, PA and radio . Central Operational Control Centre (OCC) to control and monitor trains, stations and infrastructure – attended 24/7 . OCC communicates with passengers via intercom system (and CCTV) . Operation of train doors, PSD and PID will be automatically controlled Metro Trains . Single deck 6-car units – 3 doors and 2 . Modern interior, stream-lined exterior wheelchair spaces per car . End detrainment door . Open and wide gangways (1300mm) between cars . Continuous surveillance of CCTV in cars . Train floors level with train platforms . Air-conditioned, bright illumination with LED lighting, draught screens . Large windows . Hearing loops, intercom, emergency pushbutton . Fully automated train operation . Hand grips and grab poles
Challenges, solutions and innovation
Standards - collating the rule book for metro trains in Sydney
• ID the gaps • Develop the structure • Solution governance
Systems engineering process
• 18000 requirements • 120,000 requirement allocations • 516 design submissions
Function Requirements
System Requirements COM/ CBTC Train PSD TVS HV OHL CCS
Components Requirements (AS Standard etc) Function Requirements Contract Requirements
System Requirements COM/ CBTC Train PSD TVS HV OHL CCS
Standards listed in the contract
Components Requirements (AS Standard etc) Function Requirements Contract Requirements
NRT to fill the Gap System Requirements COM/ CBTC Train PSD TVS HV OHL CCS
Standards listed in the contract
Components Requirements (AS Standard etc) NRT to fill the Gap AS standards and international codes
Codes and standards: • Statutory Regulations • Australian Standards and Guidelines (AS, AS/NZS) • International Standards (ISO, IEC, IEEE, CENELEC, ITU) • European Norms (EN, TSI) • Other relevant International standards.
PSD / PEBs standards
NRT Design
Inputs Standards Manual PSDs
• Contract requirements • Standards in the contract • Regulatory bodies 375 PSD standards • Concept design recommended, of these • Existing Rail engineering standards baselines 307 are newly introduced from parent companies for this project. • Industry Standards (RISSB, UIC,. EN, AS) • Safety Management Standards (MTS) • MTR PIMS • ASA/RailCorp transport standards • RMS standards
PSD / PEBs interface management PSD / PEBs – customer experience