Alister Reference Projects

Successfully operating in 40 installations throughout Europe:The generic platform for electronic interlockings

AlisterTrafikverket,Sweden03 Gravity hump yard / marshalling yard

AlisterLKAB,Sweden04 Industrial siding

AlisterDSBOmstillingsanlæg,Denmark05 Depot and stabling yard

AlisterÖBB,Austria06 Depot and stabling yard

AlisterTranstecGotthard,Switzerland07 Location detection for construction site trains

AlisterŽSR,Slowakia08 Gravity hump yard / marshalling yard

AlisterHamburgerHochbahn,Germany09 Depot / marshalling yard

Project: Alister Trafikverket, Sweden

TheSwedishrailwayinfrastructureoperatorTra-

fikverketwasthefirstcompanytousetheAlister

platform.Scheidt&BachmannSystemTechnik

installedtheAlistersysteminTrafikverket‘smajor

gravityhumpyardsinBorlänge,Gothenburg,Malmö

andHallsbergwhereitcontrolsthefullyautomatic

operationofhumpshuntingprocedures(excluding

carretardersandretardercontrol).

ThefirstAlisterinterlockinginBorlängewentinto

successfuloperationin1998.Theyardhas24sorting

tracks.Since2000,humpyardoperationsatSävenäs

(Gothenburg)with2parallelleadtracksandatotal

of34sortingtrackshavebeencontrolledbytheAlis-

tersystem.Thecapacityhereis200carsperhour.

InthemarshallingyardatMalmö,withacapacityof

approx.180carsperhour,thenewsystemhasbeen

inoperationsincemid-2003.Inmid-2004theAlister

systemwascommissionedinthemarshallingyardat

Hallsbergwhichisthecentralhubforgoodstraffic

betweenStockholm,GothenburgandMalmöand

has2leadtracksand32sortingtracks.Thismarshal-

lingyardcanhandleupto200carsperhour.

Client:

Trafikverket (formerly Banverket)

Implementationperiod:

1997-2004

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Workstation and reserve workstation with

full operating function

¢ Separate service workstation

¢ Redundant communication network

¢ SCADA system for data collection and

process visualization

¢ Replay system for evaluation purposes

¢ Process simulation for installation testing

and personnel training

¢ The most important elements - workstations, network,

SCADA, PLC, I/O-modules - are redundant (cold standby)

Furtherinformation:

www.trafikverket.se

Application: Gravity hump yard / marshalling yard

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Application: Industrial siding

Project: Alister LKAB, Sweden

AnAlisterelectronicinterlockingwasinstalledin

themarshallingyardatSjöbangårdenbyScheidt

&BachmannSystemTechnikfortheSwedishLuos-

savaara-KiirunavaaraABGroup(LKAB),oneofthe

world‘slargestproducersofironoreforthesteel

industry.TheAlistersystemprovidesareliableinter-

lockingplatformwhichensuresoptimallogisticsfor

railtransportofironore.

Inthemine‘srailyardupto70,000tonsofironore

perdayareloadedontoloretrainsandtransported

totheportsofNarvik(Norway)andLuleå(Sweden).

The68specialwagonsofeachtrainholdapprox.

6,800tonsofironore,givingthetrainsanoverall

weightof8,000tons.Othertrainstransportlarge

quantitiesofcoal,oil,limeandbentonitewhichare

neededtomineandpre-processtheore.

Additionalpointsandsignalswereintegratedinto

theexistinginterlockingduringextensionworkat

Sjöbangårdenin2012.Now,alltrafficonthemine‘s

ownrailnetworkwithatotalof55pointsisopera-

tedfromonecontrolcentrebytheAlistersystem.

Theinterlockingplatformbasedontriedandtested

standardcomponentshasprovedtobeveryreliable.

Itensuresefficientoperation,evenundertheextre-

meclimacticconditionsnorthoftheArcticCircle.

Client:

Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB)

Implementationperiod:

2007-2008 and extension from 2011-2012

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Centrally controlled marshalling yard interlocking with

workstation in compliance with the Trafikverket standard

¢ Developed and approved in compliance with

CENELEC SIL 2

¢ PLC technology, therefore flexible and inexpensive to

upgrade

¢ Highly reliable even in extreme environmental conditions

with temperatures as low as minus 25° Celsius

Furtherinformation:

www.lkab.se

Project: Alister DSB Omstillingsanlæg, Denmark

Application: Depot and stabling yard

Aspartofaframeworkagreementcoveringaperiod

ofseveralyears,Scheidt&BachmannSystemTech-

nikhasinstalledanewdepotcontrolsystemforDa-

nishStateRailways(DSB).Thesystemoptimisesthe

operation,safetyandefficiencyinnewdepotsbuilt

especiallyforpassengermotorcoachtrains.

Incontrasttotheearliermanualroutesettingby

shuntingpersonnel,thenewcontrolsystemenab-

lestechnicallyadvancedandstandardoperation

oftheshuntingareas:theroutesarenowsetand

securedbythetraindriversatthepressofabutton

bymeansoflocallyoperatedelectricpoints.Manual

pointsswitchingandadditionalstaffarenolonger

necessary.Thismakesdepotoperationsfaster,more

efficientandaboveall,safer.

Thesituationineachdepotaswellastheoverall

statusofalldepotlocationsismonitoredbyacentral

supervisorterminalinthecontrolcentreinCopen-

hagen.

Elevendepotcontrolinstallationshavesofarbeen

commissionedsothatnowallofDSB‘simportant

depotshavebeenequippedwiththenewautomatic

depotcontrolsystembyScheidt&BachmannSystem

Technik.

Client:

Dänische Staatsbahnen (DSB)

Implementationperiod:

Since 2005 (framework contract)

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Safe point switching by means of automatic track vacancy

detection

¢ Operation by means of local route control panels

¢ Central monitoring of all installations with the possibility

of remote diagnosis and elimination of malfunctions

¢ Approved by the Danish supervisory authority

Trafikstyrelsen

¢ Developed and approved in compliance with

CENELEC SIL 2

Furtherinformation:

www.dsb.dk

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Project: Alister ÖBB, Austria

Application: Depot and stabling yard

In2009AustrianFederalRailways(ÖBB)and

Scheidt&BachmannSystemTechnikconcludeda

frameworkcontractforthedeliveryoflocallyope-

ratedelectricpointsandelectronicinterlockings

forshuntingareas.ThefunctionalitiesoftheAlister

systemssuppliedbyScheidt&BachmannSystem

Technikhavebeentailoredtothedifferentcapaci-

tiesandrequirementsoftheindividualtrackareas.

Theyrangefromlocallyoperatedelectricpointsand

routesettingfunctionsusingroutecontrolpanelsor

simpleworkstationstoacentrallycontrolledelectro-

nicinterlocking.Allvariationshavebeendeveloped

andapprovedincompliancewithCENELECSIL2.

Theuseofstandardindustrialcomponentsand

advanceddevelopmentprocessesmadeitpossible

tocommissionthefirstfourinterlockingswithina

shortperiodofonlyafewmonths.Thisincludesthe

newÖBBServiceCentreinVienna-Matzleinsdorf

with41pointsand54marshallingsignalsandGraz

centralstationwith42pointsand49signalswhich

arethelargestinstallationssofar.Theinstallations

areoperatedonthebasisoftheAustrianstandard

userinterface(EBO2)inthesamewayastheelec-

tronicinterlockingsonthemainlinenetwork.The

interlockingalsohasastandardinterfacewhich

enablesremotecontrolfromexistingneighbouring

interlockingsoracontrolcentre.

Client:

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

Implementationperiod:

2009 - 2014 (framework contract)

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Advanced development tools with continuous data

management enable fast engineering and short

implementation periods.

¢ Flexible operation by means of push buttons,

route control panels or operator workstation with the

standard user interface (EBO 2)

¢ Identical hardware basis (PLC) in the interlocking core for

all interlocking versions

¢ Remote control via a X25 interface from an existing

electronic interlocking workstation or from a control

centre.

Furtherinformation:

www.oebb.at/infrastruktur

Project: Alister Transtec Gotthard, Switzerland

Application: Location detection for construction site trains

Scheidt&BachmannSystemTechnikissupplyinga

systemformonitoringandmanagementofconstruc-

tionsiterailtrafficduringthebuildingphaseof

Europe‘slargestandmostcomplexrailwayproject,

theGotthardBaseTunnel.

Thesystemforautomaticlocationdetectionand

managementofconstructionsitetrainsisanessen-

tialpartofthelogisticsrequiredfortheinstallation

ofrailwaytechnologyinthetunnel.Duringtheentire

buildingphasethissystemmonitorsrailoperations

ontheinstallationsitestothenorthandsouthof

thetunnel,theapproachsectionsandinsidethetwo

57kmlongtunneltubes.Itisoperatedcentrallyin

thecontrolcentreslocatedontheinstallationsites

RynächtandBiasca.Thesolutiondevelopedforthis

projectallowsforexpansionofthemonitoredarea

correspondingtotheprogressoftheconstruction

work.

ThesystemwasfirstinstalledatBiascaandwascom-

missionedinmid-2010.Allpointsarecontrolled

fromcentralworkstations.Somecanalsobeswitched

bymeansoflocallyoperatedelectricpoints.Thefirst

tunnelsectionandtheinstallationatRynächttothe

northofthetunnelwerecommissionedin2011.Cur-

rently,installationworkintheothertunnelsections

isprogressingsectionbysection.Thetemporaryrail-

wayinstallationswillremaininplacefortheentire

constructionperiod.Alllocationdetectionfacilities

willbecompletelyremovedpriortothecommissio-

ningoftheGotthardBaseTunnelwhichisplanned

forlate2016.

Client:

Transtec Gotthard Consortium(TTG)

Implementationperiod:

2010-2016

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Central operation from advanced, electronic workstations

¢ Points in the installation sites can be switched centrally or

by means of locally operated electric points

¢ Location detection and signalling in the tunnel tubes to

increase the safety of construction site trains

¢ Each tunnel section completed as construction work

progresses is automatically integrated into the

interlocking

¢ PLC technology, therefore flexible and inexpensive to

upgrade parallel to construction progress in the tunnel

Furtherinformation:

www.alptransit.ch

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Project: Alister ŽSR, Slowakia

Application: Gravity hump yard / marshalling yard

Scheidt&BachmannSystemTechnikissupplying

anAlisterinstallationforcontrolofgravityhump

operationstotheSlovakiansignallingconstructi-

oncompanyAŽDBratislava.Thisorderispartofa

majorprojectinwhichAŽDisresponsibleforthe

modernisationofthemarshallingyardatTeplička

nearŽilinainthenorthofSlovakia.TheAlisterSys-

temwillbeusedforfullyautomaticcontrolofhump

yardoperationsandasaninterlocking(SIL2)forthe

marshallingyardtoensurethesafetyofshunting

movements.ForthefirsttimeinSlovakia,astandard

catalogueofsymbolsformodernmarshallingyard

workstationshasbeencompiledincloseco-operati-

onwithSlovakianRailwaysŽSR.

ThecompactandmodulardesignoftheAlister

systemenablesflexibleadaptationtothespecificre-

quirementsofthemarshallingyardatŽilinaTeplicka

whichhas18pointsand18sortingtracks.

Dataonthecarstobeaddedtoortakenfromthe

trainsenteringandleavingtheyardarepassedto

thecutlist.OnthebasisofthislistAlisterauto-

maticallysetstheroutestodirectthecarscorrectly

intotherequiredsortingtracks.Integrationofthe

retardercontrolsystemofProcesnáAutomatizácia

a.s.,Košice,allowsexactregulationoftheshunting

speedtoensuresafeoperation.

Inadditiontocontrollinggravityhumpoperations,

theAlisterelectronicinterlockingalsoensuressafe

operationofnormalshuntingmovementsinthe

entiremarshallingyard.

Client:

Automatizácia železničnej dopravy a.s. (AŽD Bratislava)

Implementationperiod:

2010-2011

Technicalfeatures:

¢ Compact, modular design with standard industrial

components

¢ The interlocking cabinets are pre-assembled and tested

in Scheidt & Bachmann System Technik‘s integration

laboratory

¢ Modern workstation on the basis of a standard catalogue

of symbols specified jointly with ŽSR

¢ Development of an axle-counting software for dynamic

hump operations

¢ Development and approval in compliance with

CENELEC SIL 2

Furtherinformation:

www.azd.sk

FScheidt&BachmannSystemTechnikhaveinstalled

twomarshallingyardinterlockingsforHamburger

Hochbahn.Theinterlockingcontrolareasforthe

SaarlandstraßeandBarmbekdepotswereremoved

fromthegeographicalcircuitinterlockinginBarm-

bekandsetupasindependentelectronicmarshal-

lingyardinterlockingswhicharebetterequippedto

fulfiltherequirementsforcost-effectiveoperations

inmoderndepots.

TheAlisterinterlockingsinstalledbyScheidt&Bach-

mannSystemTechnikcanbeoperatedfromalocal

workstationorbythecentraloperationscontroland

monitoringsystemoftheHamburgerHochbahnand

arethusfullyintegratedintothenetwork‘strain

routingoperations.Theuserinterfaceofthework-

stationswasdesignedaccordingtothespecifica-

tionsofHamburgerHochbahn.

ThenewAlisterinterlockingsarealsoequippedwith

arelayinterfacetoensuretechnicalexchangeof

signalsfortheroutesbetweentheBarmbekinterlo-

ckingandtheinterlockingsinthedepots.

Inadditiontoroutesettingandpointscontrol,the

interlockings‘functionsalsoincludecontrolofwork-

shopdoors,safetyinstallationsanddepotwarning

systems.

Client:

Hamburger Hochbahn

Implementationperiod:

2012 - 2014

Technicalfeatures:

¢ The interlockings can be operated by Hamburger

Hochbahn‘s control system or from a local workstation

according to the catalogue of symbols used by

Hamburger Hochbahn

¢ The interlockings have a relay interface to the geographi-

cal circuit interlocking in Barmbek to ensure exchange of

signals

¢ Functionalities include control of workshop doors, safety

installations and depot warning systems

¢ Implemented with industrial components on the basis of

a fail-safe PLC

¢ Development and approval in compliance

with CENELEC SIL 2

Furtherinformation:

www.hochbahn.de

Project: Alister Hamburger Hochbahn, Germany

Application: Depot / Marshalling Yard

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