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600 guests from across the rail industry celebrate an evening of innovation and growth. Over 150 rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers will be represented at the seventh Dinner at the Roundhouse
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Mainspring’s LRT Excellence Days enhance understanding and co-operation between the teams responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the light and urban rail systems, those with procurement responsibility and the supply chain.
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The 16th Annual UK Light Rail Conference and exhibition brings together over 250 decision-makers for two days of open debate covering all aspects of light rail operations and development.
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Forward-thinking 21st Century cities are enjoying a transport revolution. More and more are choosing fixed-infrastructure transport solutions to provide a backbone for growth, creating cleaner and less congested environments and increased accessibility to employment, housing and leisure activities for all.
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Read articleTram-Pro takes tram driver training simulation to the next level. Innovative and dynamic with state of the art graphics and powerful analysis tools it has transformed the way, and the time, that training is conducted resulting in a robust, cost effective outcome.
Read articleAhead of his presentation at the 12th Annual UK Light Rail Conference, Dr Stuart Thomson considers the vital, and often overlooked role, of stakeholder engagement.
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Read articleYou are responsible for driver training for a light rail operation. It’s likely that your system is undergoing one or more of: having new lines under construction and/or planned undergoing modifications to existing lines to accommodate road and other infrastructure changes installing revised signalling introducing extra rolling stock
If so, this can result in several logistical problems as your current drivers and new recruits need to learn the new and changed routes as well as complex moves and revised scenarios. The big question is:
How do you do this quickly, efficiently and effectively?
You have expensive simulators, but these are more for learning how to drive a tram. Plus usually only one driver at a time can be trained – four or five at best if the others observe and share time in the simulator.
Training in operational hours is usually not an option so drivers are introduced to the new scenarios by training them out of service hours. Thus drivers assimilate new routes at night, with little or no traffic – which does not best replicate a normal working scenario. Furthermore, only one driver at a time can be trained, so getting your entire driver staff through training can take months, and even then they may get only one or two attempts. By the time a new section is open it may be anything up to three months or more since the first driver experienced it. And then there is the cost of overtime for out-of-shift working.
Alternatively, you can run “chalk ‘n’ talk” sessions. These teach one-to-many but chalking the talk is not walking the talk. Plus it is generally accepted that this method on its own is not widely accepted by adult learners and doesn’t necessarily motivate them to learn.
So, what is the best way to simulate driving these new scenarios? What options are open?
Very few would seem to be the answer. However, Tram-Pro, a part-task simulator has proved to be a powerful and cost effective method of solving the problem.
A PC-based application that includes a driving cab, a 3D external environment, accurate signalling systems, Tram-Pro allows a variety of scenarios to be played out during one training session. It includes a full session log file along with powerful software for accurate analysis of each session and statistical summary reporting. This can be used to provide valuable, auditable records for competency assurance as well as identifying errors made by drivers during training.
Studies have concluded that returns on investment of over ten have been achieved.
The big saving is time and projects have been delivered with the added confidence that the training has been robust and effective with safety at the forefront.
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To download more information go to www.tram-pro.com/info
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