Controlguide TrackOps Depot
Mobile operator terminals for depot area
Controlguide TrackOps Depot
Mobile operator terminals for depot area
The Controlguide TrackOps Depot control system allows the operational processes in depots to be processed in a streamlined and transparent manner. Seamless integration in our Controlguide Iltis N - Traffic Management System ensures optimum coordination between the dispatcher in the operations control center and the foreman shunter on site. Meanwhile, the improved overview of the operating situation enhances the safety of personnel working on the track.
Intitial situation
Coordination of shunting operation between the foreman shunter on site and the dispatcher in the operations control center typically required circuitous communication. Personnel working on the track often lack a complete overview of operations and different systems were used for shunting and passenger traffic. Now with Controlguide TrackOps Depot, shunting movements can be operated locally with our Controlguide Iltis N - Traffic Management System, thus simplifying operation and control significantly.
Highlights
- Cost optimization: Process-optimized development and cost-efficient operation of the product in the cloud
- Integration: Solution with holistic replication of the operating situation
- Flexibility: Cooperative operations management between the foreman shunter and operator
- Safety: Assurance of operational safety through connection to Controlguide Iltis N and interlocking
- Investment protection: Commercially available hardware and software technologies; no additional outdoor installations necessary
- Future viability: Simple scalability with further depots or areas throughout the entire rail network
Functionality
- Local control by foreman shunter and remote control by dispatcher in operations control center
- Use of industrial-grade commercially available tablets
- Possession display in depot
- Control and display of shunting routes
- Representation of operating situation using detail views
- Control and display of switches
- Control and display of ancillary functions of railway operation
- Display of status and user information
Requirements
- Controlguide Iltis N Release A64 or later
- Connection of the railway operator infrastructure in the depot area to the Controlguide Iltis N control equipment via interlocking
Things to know about Controlguide TrackOps Depot
Controlguide TrackOps Depot in use by Matterhorn Gotthard Railways
The foreman shunter takes on the role of local dispatcher at the Glisergrund depot, managing and monitoring shunting traffic. Control and display on the stationary and mobile operator terminals are limited to the locally operated Glisergrund zone and are only effective when local operation is enabled at the Glisergrund depot. Parallel operation of multiple mobile operator terminals at the same time allows everyone on the track to view on-going operation.
The control function can only be performed from the foreman shunter’s operator terminal; this terminal is active, while all others are passive. However, control can be requested from a passive operator terminal. Only shunting routes can be set at the Glisergrund depot and not main routes.
No safety-critical functions are implemented on the depot application server. This means that control and display on the operator terminals are also not considered safe. Consent to shunting is issued on the basis of shunt signals in the outdoor installation. User authentication and autorization for logging in on the mobile operator terminals is synchronized with Active Directory of the railway operator.
