The contract, to install BS 5839-8 compliant equipment for the Gautrain Rapid Rail Project, includes provision of ASL’s customer information system and iVENCS operator user interface.
Gautrain, a 150km mass rapid transit railway system that is currently under construction by the Bombela Concession Company, will link Johannesburg, Pretoria and the newly-remodelled OR Tambo International Airport.
ASL’s PA/VA solutions will be used at ten stations including three underground locations and seven stations at grade or elevated level. A significant proportion of the line will be operational by the summer of 2010 and will serve as a link to FIFA World Cup stadia.
A spokesman from ASL said: “ASL’s 2U VIPA powered ViPET product provides a VoIP bridge for Gautrain, allowing each of the autonomously-functioning VAR / V400 voice alarm systems at line stations to function as a single long-line PA system. The same ViPET unit also receives updated train running data, providing control and monitoring of the Polycomp passenger information displays.
“Additionally, the ViPET units will report on faults and provide outputs to a networked SCADA system at the operations centre located in the Johannesburg area of Midrand where management also oversees power, signalling, and security surveillance.”
