Alstom opts for TagMaster RFID systems

Sweden’s supplier of RFID solutions for rail applications, TagMaster, has been awarded a major new contract by Alstom Transport in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom’s signalling division. Both companies have signed an agreement that will see TagMaster develop a customised version of its heavy duty (HD) RFID reader which, together with HD ID tags, will be used to provide positive train detection functionality as a sub-system in the Alstom Urbalis communications based train control (CBTC) si
February 18, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Sweden’s supplier of RFID solutions for rail applications, 177 TagMaster, has been awarded a major new contract by Alstom Transport in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom’s signalling division.

Both companies have signed an agreement that will see TagMaster develop a customised version of its heavy duty (HD) RFID reader which, together with HD ID tags, will be used to provide positive train detection functionality as a sub-system in the Alstom Urbalis communications based train control (CBTC) signalling system.

An initial contract, worth in excess of US$1.3 million, covers the development phase and the supply of equipment for use on a re-signalling project in Lille, France, where Alstom was selected by Lille Métropole to renew Lille’s Line 1 automatic metro to provide an integrated system which includes an automatic driver system and new metro train-sets in order to address the expected increase in traffic over the coming years. The new system will be less costly to maintain and more flexible to run.

“Following their detailed and intensive evaluation and qualification process, TagMaster is very pleased to be selected by Alstom as a supplier for this important development and supply project. The aim of our agreement is to create a long-term partnership between our companies, which will lead to further supply projects for this new solution over the coming years,” commented Richard Holt, TagMaster’s director of sales, transportation.

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