Operations, Trains & Systems

Overview Mark Elliott

CEO – Northwest Rapid Transit

27 October 2015

Engineers Australia

Introduction – Who is NRT?

NRT combines the experience of the world’s number one commercial metro train

operator with Australia’s most experienced railway contractors.

Contract value $3.7 billion Operations Trains & Systems (OTS) Contract awarded to Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT)

NRT Consortium Partners

John Holland, Leighton Contractors, MTR Corporation & UGL

Timeframe NRT will deliver the Sydney Metro Northwest by the first half of 2019 and will operate and maintain it for 15 years

NRT Scope Snapshot

22 metro trains

8 new + 5 upgraded stations

4000 commuter car parking

spaces

A train every 4 minutes

23km new + 13km upgraded track

(Epping to Chatswood)

NRT - Customer focused and operator-led

Customer service and operational requirements inherent within the design

and throughout the project lifecycle

Safety is the number one priority for design, construction and operation

Sustainability features include; natural lighting, solar panels and fresh air

ventilation

NRT Organisational Structure

NRT – program of work January 2015 – Commence site works at SMTF & Cudgegong Road Station

First half of 2019 – Sydney Metro Northwest open to passengers

15 years of operations and maintenance

Site mobilisation March 2015

Culture

Sydney Metro Trains Facility

Above ground stations: Kellyville & Rouse Hill are elevated

stations on the viaduct

At grade stations: Bella Vista, Cherrybrook &

Cudgegong Rd stations are at grade

Underground stations:

Norwest, Showground and Castle Hill

stations are underground

Showground Station – street level, artist impression

Station design

Artist impressions: Kellyville - above ground station

Artist impressions: Cherrybrook - at grade station

Artist impressions: Norwest - underground station

Showground Station

Norwest Station

Platforms will incorporate: platform screen doors (PSD) or platform edge barriers (PEB); passenger information display screens; Help Points; PA; CCTV; lifts and escalators

PSD/PEB will form the line of safety between the platform and track edge

Station platforms

Fully automated train operation

Systems include; CBTC (communications based train control system), CCTV, Central Control, PA and radio

Central Operational Control Centre (OCC) to control and monitor trains, stations and infrastructure – attended 24/7

OCC communicates with passengers via intercom system (and CCTV)

Operation of train doors, PSD and PID will be automatically controlled

Train Systems

Single deck 6-car units – 3 doors and 2 wheelchair spaces per car

Open and wide gangways (1300mm) between cars

Train floors level with train platforms

Large windows

Fully automated train operation

Modern interior, stream-lined exterior

End detrainment door

Continuous surveillance of CCTV in cars

Air-conditioned, bright illumination with LED lighting, draught screens

Hearing loops, intercom, emergency pushbutton

Hand grips and grab poles

Metro Trains

Challenges, solutions and innovation

Standards - collating the rule book for metro trains in Sydney

• ID the gaps

• Develop the structure

• Solution governance

Systems engineering process

• 18000 requirements

• 120,000 requirement allocations

• 516 design submissions

CBTC Train COM/CCS

PSD HV TVS OHL

System Requirements

Components Requirements (AS Standard

etc)

Function Requirements

CBTC Train COM/CCS

PSD HV TVS OHL

Contract Requirements

Standards listed in the contract

System Requirements

Components Requirements (AS Standard

etc)

Function Requirements

CBTC Train COM/CCS

PSD HV TVS OHL

Contract Requirements

Standards listed in the contract

NRT to fill the Gap

NRT to fill the Gap

Function Requirements

Components Requirements (AS Standard

etc)

System Requirements

AS standards and international codes

Codes and standards:

• Statutory Regulations

• Australian Standards and

Guidelines (AS, AS/NZS)

• International Standards (ISO,

IEC, IEEE, CENELEC, ITU)

• European Norms (EN, TSI)

• Other relevant International

standards.

Inputs

•Contract requirements

• Standards in the contract

•Regulatory bodies

•Concept design

•Existing Rail engineering standards baselines from parent companies

• Industry Standards (RISSB, UIC,. EN, AS)

• Safety Management Standards (MTS)

•MTR PIMS

•ASA/RailCorp transport standards

•RMS standards

NRT Design Standards

Manual PSDs

375 PSD standards recommended, of these

307 are newly introduced for this project.

PSD / PEBs standards

PSD / PEBs interface management

PSD / PEBs – customer experience