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Connecting IT and Transport 

© Funkwerk Information Technologies GmbH 

Modern Interlocking System for 

Žilina Teplička Marshalling Yard 

Detlef Bahr 

19th International Symposium EURO-ŽEL 2011 

8th - 9th June 2011


Funkwerk Information Technologies: 

Connecting IT and Transport 

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EURO-ŽEL 2011

Funkwerk IT is the IT-Specialist for Railways and 

Transport Companies 

Division 

Headquarter 

Subsidiaries 

Employees 170 


IT solutions and services for railways and transport 

companies 

Funkwerk Information Technologies GmbH 

Kiel / Germany 

Branch office Berlin / Germany 

York / Great Britain 

Malmö / Sweden 

Warsaw / Poland 

Turnover 2010 21,8 Million Euro 

Certificates 

ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 

(Matrix certified) 

Q1-supplier of DB AG 

Safety Assessment Centre of German Federal 

Railway Office (EBA) 

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Generic Alister platform 

for electronic interlockings 

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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) – 

A new direction in signalling technology 

8008 

8080 

8086 

286 

386 

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 

� Unlike µ-processor based specific OEM components, PLC technology has a long 

term availability. For this reason Alister applies standard PLC components. 

Availability of Alister modules matches typical railway requirements 

(20 – 30 years) 


PLC Version 1 

486 

Pentium 

Pentium II 

compatible upgrade 

Pentium III 

Pentium 4 

Itanium 2 

PLC Version 2 

spare part support 

PLC Version 3 

compatible upgrade 

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Consequent use of modern industry- and IT-standards 

facilitates flexible signalling solutions 

Programmable 

Logic 

Controllers 

(PLC) 

Passenger traffic 


Intelligent 

Processes and 

Methods 

Marshalling yards 

Gravity hump yards 

Alister Platform 

Commercial 

Computer and 

Communication 

Equipment 

Depots 

Stabling yards 

Application 

Requirements 

Industrial Railways 

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Flexible system architecture with PLC components 


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Modular Point Control 

in PLC Technology 

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Application of failsafe PLC technology meets high 

safety requirements at low cost 


SIMATIC S7-F 

� freely configurable up to SIL2/SIL3 safety 

requirements (IEC 61508) 

� diverse communication facilities in the CPU 

guarantee flexibility and openness 

(e.g. digital/analogue I/O, Ethernet, Profibus) 

� broad range of I/O modules facilitates a 

centralised and/or decentralised setup 

� compact configuration needs less space in the 

cabinets 

� high availability of the PLC components 

� low life-cycle-costs (LCC) 

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Industry standards facilitate a modular, simple 

point control design 

Operator Terminal 

(Option) 

Ethernet Profibus 

SPS S7-F 

Interlocking kernel 

(PLC S7-F) 


Cabinet 

8) 

Push button or 

point control panel 

I/Os 

axle counter / track circuit 

Point position 

indicator 

Point machine 

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Alister – modularly expandable according to the user 

requirements 

Interlocking kernel 

(PLC S7-F) 


Operator Terminal 

Ethernet 

Profibus 

Service Terminal 

(optional) 

EOW 1 EOW 2 EOW 3 EOW n 

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Innovation in the development process and 

consistent data handling 

BEST-Simulation 

Server programming 


HMI 

XML 

data 

Predicates 

PLC 

programming 

Training 

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Alister: 

Successful in Operation on Mainlines, Depots, 

Marshalling Yards and Industrial Sidings 


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Alister - Successful in operation all over Europe 


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Pilot Project at DB AG: PLC based Alister interlocking 

sets a new trend in signalling technology 


� With Alister 2.0 DB AG 

introduces a new signalling 

concept especially tailored for 

low density lines (SIL 4). 

� In Phase 1 of the pilot project 

the following stations have 

been equipped: 

� Bf Eckernförde 

� Bf Süderbrarup 

� Bf Sörup 

� Bk Schlei Bridge Lindaunis 

� plus a new operations control 

centre in Eckernförde. 

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Successful in Operation – Alister Hump Yard Control 

� Marshalling Yard Borlänge (Sweden) 24 tracks 25 points 

� Marshalling Yard Göteborg (Sweden) 34 tracks 45 points 

� Marshalling Yard Malmö (Sweden) 26 tracks 27 points 

� Marshalling Yard Hallsberg (Sweden) 32 tracks 44 points 

� Marshalling Yard Tampere (Finland) 32 tracks 32 points 


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Successful in Operation – Alister Depot Control 

Danish State Railways DSB 


SIL2 point control system with point control 

panels and centralised station monitoring: 

� Østerport 5 points 

� Odense 14 points 

� Nykøbing Falster 18 points 

� Helgoland Værksted 10 points 

� Helgoland II 9 points 

� Århus 400-Gruppen 3 points 

� Århus P-Rist 16 points 

� Århus Værksted 24 points 

� Aalborg 10 points 

� Fredericia 37 points (under constr.) 

� Kalundborg 6 points (under constr.) 

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Clear visualisation in LED technology 

Danish State Railways DSB 


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Operation even under extreme conditions 

LKAB (Kiruna / Sweden) 

� industrial siding of LKAB in Kiruna (Sweden), one of the world’s leading producers of 

upgraded iron ore products for the steel industry 

� Alister electronic interlocking system Sjöbangården 

(according to CENELEC SIL 2) 

� 38 points 

� incl. new control centre 

� commissioned in December 2008 

� new contract in 2011 for system extension 


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The loco pulls long trains at 8.500 tons iron ore … 

LKAB (Kiruna / Sweden) 


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Gotthard Base Tunnel 

Localisation of construction trains 


Task for localisation of construction trains 

� point control in the loading tracks on both sides of 

the tunnel 

� train localisation in the tunnel to fulfil highest safety 

demands 

� control centre with time table based dispatching 

functions 

� simple extension of the control system 

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Gotthard Base Tunnel 

Localisation of construction trains 


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Alister facilitates a flexible configuration from a 

simple local point control system … 


Graz Traktion 

(Module 2, ÖBB) 

� 5 points 

� 5 push buttons 

� 1 operator terminal 

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… to a full electronic interlocking system based on 

standard COTS components 


Wien Matzleinsdorf 

(Module 3, ÖBB) 

� 41 points 

� 54 shunting signals 

� 1 central operator terminal 

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Alister either controlled by a dedicated operator 

terminal … 


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… or fully integrated in an Operations Control Centre 


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Spadovisko Váh 


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Alister Hump Yard Control for 


� 18 point machines 

� 5 shunting signals 

� 1 hump signal 

� 1 light barrier 

� 204 wheel sensors 

� 7 route sections for shunting movements 


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Alister Hump Yard Control for 


Operator Workstation 

Switch 


SCADA / Server 

Interlocking-PLC 

Profinet-Slave 

I/O-modules 

Cut List Terminal 

Adjacent 

Interlocking System 

PCM 

ACS 

Point Machine 

Signal 

Axle Counter 

System 

Retarder Control System 

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An intuitive graphical user interface ensures efficient 

operability of the yard 


� full graphical information about the status of the wayside 

objects 

� full graphical information about the interlocking status, route 

setting and traffic information at the marshalling yard 

� information of the cut list 

� system status overview 

� alarm information 

� graphical operation: command entry via dialog boxes using 

mouse 

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Detailed symbol catalogue for the operator display has 

been developed in close cooperation with ŽSR 


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Shunting route, uphill, locked 


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Efficient control for increased performance and safety 

in marshalling yards and depots 


� Modular standard industrial components with open 

interfaces 

� Tool supported development process 

� CENELEC SIL 2 for shunting operations 

� The advantages for marshalling and depot 

operations: 

� Short implementation times 

� Low life-cycle costs 

� Avoids accidents and increases staff safety 

� Shunting trips are performed more quickly and 

efficiently 

� Ready for future extensions 

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Thank You for Your Attention! 

Contact: 

Funkwerk IT, Detlef Bahr 

Email: detlef.bahr@funkwerk-it.com 

Tel.: +49-431-2481-346 

www.funkwerk-it.com

Procesná Automatizácia a.s. will now introduce the 

retarder control system … 


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