Docklands Light Railway Radio Communications
 

 The Project

The Docklands Light Rail (DLR) system serves the regenerated London docks area including the prestigious Canary Wharf and the world-class Excel Exhibition Centre. Since its initiation in the mid 1980s the DLR system has been extended to include Bank, Beckton, Lewisham and London City Airport.

The DLR was one of the first light rail systems in Britain and it uses an advanced automatic train control systems that enables its’ trains to operate without drivers or conductors. It is critical for passenger safety and confidence that an effective communications system operates, both between the track-side and the moving trains and also around the platforms, tunnels and maintenance areas.

The Docklands Light Rail system will have an important role to play in the 2012 London Olympics and in preparation for this Bombardier, a world leader in the provision of railway rolling stock, have been awarded a contract for 31 additional train units.

The radios will be to a unique Tyco F&IS design that will provide automatic operation within the trains, a link into the on-board public address system, an emergency passenger telephone and telematic facilities if required. To ensure ease of use for passengers the radio will feature duplex operation similar to a standard telephone.
 
The train radio units will benefit from the extensive radio optimisation work that Tyco F&IS has undertaken on the DLR network over the last few years. This has included additional sites, tunnel coverage systems and coverage extensions.

The DLR radio projects represents the key roles that Tycocan undertake in major transport projects. Working locally with Serco Docklands, the franchise operator, Tycohas actively improved the DLR radio infrastructure and now, operating internationally with Bombardier in Germany, Tyco will be designing, manufacturing and supplying the radio units within the trains themselves.

Delivery of radio units to Bombardier commenced in 2006 and be co-ordinated with the supply of the main train units.

Link Up Qualified by Audit

Tyco Integrated Systems is Link Up approved for all the systems described above and have extensive knowledge of working within the Rail environment for both Netwrok Rail and Underground systems.