Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Funkwerk has developed a new generation of train radio systems (GSM-R CAB radio MESA 25-01) based on the successfully integrated and reliable MESA series. Through integration of the latest developments and adaptation of the system to Swiss railway technology, it satisfies the requirements of the SBB for a technically sophisticated, innovative and reliable train radio device.

Deliveries are made between 2004 and 2009 and include 1500 terminals and 2000 control units MMI 25.

Since 2007, with scheduled completion by 2010, Funkwerk has been upgrading the Berlin control centre (equipped in 2000 by Funkwerk Kölleda) within the scope of the “CC upgrade to GSM-R/ART” project for connection to the GSM-R network. This project involves the provision of necessary GSM-R features for the TC operator stations. The GSM-R network is a new platform for operational communication at DB AG.

The TC operator stations are optimised for use for railways and other transport services, and integrate both old and new communication equipment in a standardised, intuitively operated graphic user interface concept.

A total of 58 TC operator stations will eventually be upgraded at the Berlin control centre.

Funkwerk IT delivered a centrally controlled electronic interlocking system for depots to the new, large Depok Shuttle Depot outside Jakarta in Indonesia. The AlisterCargo system monitors and controls 14 tracks and 35 switch points. The project was carried out in cooperation with Dutch company Vialis NMA, which provided and installed the outdoor structures. Funkwerk IT delivered the core of the interlocking system.

From 1986 until today, Funkwerk has successfully implemented in excess of 700 train identification systems for various types and sizes of interlocking system.

Train identification systems are technical signalling devices used in railway operation for the purpose of train service communication, the determination of up-to-date train locations and the transfer of these data to the other systems. The integrated train routing computers navigate the trains to the appropriate platforms based on train number and day of service. Additional modules facilitate a complete routing of trains.

The system was developed with the aim of providing a relatively small, cost-efficient information system that would be suitable for installation in confined spaces but could also be used for any major interlocking systems, e.g. at the main stations in Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Munich. As a further requirement, existing technical installations involving different signalling equipment needed to be integrated.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, RIMOS forms the basis for integration of real-time data into an actual data server (ADS). In compliance with VDV Recommendation 453/454, transport companies operating in NRW use the ADS to send their real-time data to the timetable information systems of the VRR (Rhine-Ruhr transport network) and the VRS (Rhine-Sieg transport network).

Through connection to the central data hub, the transport companies can also provide dynamic passenger information of other transport service providers on their displays and synchronise transfers for passengers involving different means of transport. The real-time timetable information in NRW is gradually extended by connecting further transport companies to the ADS.

DEFAS = Integrated Electronic Passenger Information and Transfer Synchronisation System for the technology region of Munich:

The project involves the modernisation of the central control system and delivery of some 300 displays along with 140 public announcement systems for all 147 suburban train stations. Its aim is to ensure automatic handling of regular operations, but also of disruptions to the system (major delays, platform changes, transfer conflicts, car position variations, etc.).

The entire suburban train network in Munich with 10,000 train runs per day and a frequency of less than a minute on line sections is now centrally controlled and monitored from only six operator stations. Further operator stations are connected for timetable generation. The whole system can be extended and upgraded, presenting Munich as a first-class technology region in terms of passenger information systems.

The modernisation of the Kursk station in Moscow was a project requiring a passenger information system that delivered timetable information in an easy-to-read and innovative format for both passengers and operators. The solution devised provides both the railway transit service at Kursk station and local public transport operators with an integrated system. Kursk station was successfully equipped with the latest LED – or LCD – based display technology.

At Kursk station, a total of 12 LCD display panels and 55 LED displays are controlled as tunnel and platform indicators (some one-sided, some double-sided). The system properties of the passenger information solution allow for simultaneous control of displays with different end protocols, which enables station operators to add further displays to the system at any time.

The “Electronic seat reservation” project for 708 cars of the ICE1 fleet of Deutsche Bahn involved the delivery of equipment (displays and computers) that was ready for installation, including the entire application SW, and the planning of electrical and mechanical installations. In order to accelerate the whole upgrading process, Funkwerk primarily supplied fully preassembled parts such as luggage rack rails with integrated reservation displays. The core of the system is a control computer with operator panel which allows incorporation of master and reservation data from external sources and controls the automated processes. Communicating with coupled computers in the individual cars, it provides the interior and seat displays with content such as train destination, route, next stop and information on seat occupation for each journey.

Funkwerk set up a central control system for passenger information at all 184 stations in Finland to facilitates central processing of timetable information. All currently existing regions are integrated into the system and manage regional information. Interacting with various process data interfaces, the system standardises the processing of process data and makes manual entry of these data redundant. Existing acoustic and visual information systems at the various stations are linked up to the system.