An outdated electro-mechanical signalling system in Southern Italy has been replaced with a new remotely-controlled computer-based interlocking system in a €7.6 million project.
Alstom’s latest-generation of Smartlock 400 GP system has gone in at Bari Parco Nord. The work for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) included installation of the electrical power supply, telecommunications, air conditioning, fire alarm and extinguishing and access protection equipment.
Developed by Alstom’s railway signalling centre of excellence in Bologna and its railway signalling research and development centre in Bari, the new system will allow the operator to manage rail traffic safely in accordance with the most recent standards and regulations.
David Cannafoglia, managing director of Alstom Bologna, commented: “The collaboration with RFI to obtain the authorisation of the National Railway Safety Agency was a determining factor in ensuring the success of this project, which involved the implementation of a new product.”
