Transport authorities and operators today face a number of challenges:
- Meet the needs for increased mobility spurred by urban population increases
- Optimise the use (i.e. increase capacity) of existing rail infrastructure whilst maintaining optimum safety and security.
- Make rail transport more attractive to users and provide transport services that meet economic and sustainable development criteria.
Railways are meeting these challenges with Thales’ intelligent, high-value solutions.
By boosting the capacity of new and existing lines, they enable faster, more frequent services to maximise the return on investment while delivering long-term savings on the maintenance of trackside equipment.
Advanced signalling makes rail faster and safer, while removing the cross-border barriers to long-distance and multi-modal business. Integrated communications and supervision enable the reactivity required for on-demand trains and just-in-time delivery. The more intelligence we build into the infrastructure, the more effectively it performs, keeps pace with growing demand and responds to the environmental challenges facing every form of transport.
Smart, information-driven signalling technology significantly increases capacity, safety and security. Having integrated supervision and control lets operators make the most of every asset and realise constant savings on running costs. With more data available, new revenue-generating services can be introduced and brought on-line faster. By benefiting operators, passengers and freight delivery, increasingly interactive solutions build greater return on investment from start to finish.