Nomad Digital aids Britain’s Southeastern
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBritain’s Nomad Digital Ltd. said Friday it was chosen to support Alstom’s contract with rail operator Southeastern, in conjunction with London-based Nexala, to supply a remote condition based monitoring system, on Southeastern’s Networkers.
The contract has been awarded for the design, supply, and installation of the system for the Alstom Class 465/2, 465/9, and Class 466 fleets, totaling 93 units.
Alstom will be deploying its new data acquisition units (DAU) to monitor various train systems, Nomad will provide communications and data management services, with Nexala providing the data analysis. Specifically, Nomad’s R3200 router will be used to transfer the data acquired by the DAU’s from the train to shore using 3G technology. Nomad will be responsible for the collation and management of the train data on the shore priority to its analysis by Nexala’s Spectrum application. Nomad will also provide remote monitoring and helpdesk support.
The first three trains will be equipped for trial operation by November 2010, with fleet installation starting in January 2011.
In a statement, Nigel Wallbridge, Nomad Digital’s chairman, said, “It’s clear that Condition Based Monitoring is going to be a significant factor in improving maintenance and increasing train availability. This is intended to make trains more reliable, cost-effective, and secure for the benefit of passengers. We are delighted to be working with Alstom on this project.”
