Vossloh Cogifer

Safety products
and Signalling systems
 Vossloh Cogifer, specialized in the field
of fixed installations for all types
of railway, is one of the world’s leading
suppliers of turnouts for railway, metro
and tramway networks in France
and all around the world.
Vossloh Cogifer is a subsidiary
of the Vossloh group, and is part
of the Railway Infrastructures division.

The Vossloh group is organized in three divisions.

The resources of a major group Railway Infrastructures

- Turnouts, safety products and signalling systems
A pioneer in many technologies, - Rail fastenings
the Vossloh group has a substantial research - Track laying and maintenance
and development capability, backed by
a first-class industrial and logistic structure Motive power
both in France and worldwide through - Diesel locomotives, maintenance and components
its many subsidiaries. - Electrical systems and components for tramways and trolleybuses
- Services

Information technologies
- Passenger information
- Operation aid system
- Traffic simulation
- Signalling engineering

Rail Infrastructure Motive Power Information Technologies

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The Vossloh Cogifer Signalling Department designs, manufactures
and installs safety products, signalling systems, track remote
maintenance and monitoring systems for all types of urban
and railway transport all over the world.

CONTENTS

Safety products | Pages 4-5

- Clamp lock - VCC
and movable point lock - VPM
- Paulvé point detector
- Traffic detector
- Switch mechanisms
- Hydraulic and electromechanical integrated mechanism
- Level crossing mechanism

Signalling systems | Pages 6-7

- Relay interlocking system - PRS
- Computer-controlled relay interlocking system - PRCI
- Computerized interlocking system - PIPC
- Computerized interlocking system - ALISTER

Track monitoring and telephony | Pages 8-9

- Sensors
- SIAM ST2
- SURVAIG® Turnout Monitoring System
- CEMU railway telephone

Design and production facilities | Pages 10-11

References | Page 12

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Signalling products to optimise track
and turnout safety

Clamp lock - VCC Movable point lock - VPM Paulvé point detector
The clamp lock is a positive locking The movable point lock locks the movable This detector monitors the closing and
device for turnouts; its operation point of the swing nose. opening of a turnout at the point, the
is linked to that of the switch. These locks can be fitted to any type heel or of the heel of the nose.
of turnout and incorporate an electrical
position detection unit.

Traffic detector
This electromechanical device,
with temperature-compensated hydraulic
time delay, detects the passage of a
train, with or without direction selection,
enabling control of level crossings or
work site announcement systems.

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Switch mechanisms Integrated mechanism
Vossloh Cogifer Signalling Department This electromechanical or hydraulic operation device is integrated into
has developed a complete range of a hollow sleeper which has exactly the same size as the sleepers on either side.
electrohydraulic and electromechanical It provides point, heel or movable point frog control,
switch mechanisms, locked or trailable, while locking and monitoring the turnout.
suitable for national rail systems, Its shape makes mechanical tamping considerably easier.
urban transport systems (metros, LRT,
tramways) and industrial networks.

Level crossing mechanism

Electrohydraulic operating system
which can be fitted with polyester
or light alloy barriers.

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Signalling systems
A large range of route control interlocking Relay interlocking systems - PRS
Relay interlocking systems consist
systems, partially or fully computerized, of non controlled railway safety relays
has been developed by the Vossloh Cogifer using dedicated consoles and panels.
Signalling Department. These interlocking
systems have been chosen by many railway
Computer-controlled relay
networks, including the SNCF, and public interlocking systems - PRCI
transport systems in France and abroad. These interlocking systems, developed and
installed for many years by Vossloh Cogifer,
combine the advantages of computer control
for the non-safety part and the use
of safety relays for interlocking.

Computerized interlocking
systems - PIPC
Based on industrial PC-compatible
computers, the PIPC is a generation of
computerized interlocking systems suitable
for centralized control of railway stations.

Computerized interlocking
systems - ALISTER
ALISTER is an electronic interlocking system
suitable for small and medium-sized railway
stations. It implements off-the-shelf
hardware components and software modules
used in many areas of industrial automation.
For the maintenance teams, it incorporates
PRS with interlocking simulator diagnostic tools that can be consulted
remotely and interfaces easily with the
existing interlocking system environment.
It has been specified and developed
in conformity with CENELEC standards
TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
to ensure the SIL 4 safety level.
Making full use of its engineering and design office
resources, the Vossloh Cogifer Signalling Department
routinely produces turnkey signalling installations,
including associated services such as training
and maintenance, and incorporating in particular
interlocking systems, automatic and manual blocks,
level crossings and centralized controls.

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ALISTER station with input/output module and diagnostic tool

PRCI control systems - Tramway application PIPC operator station

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Track monitoring and telephony
Track monitoring systems contribute to optimum SIAM ST2
SIAM ST2 enables remote monitoring
preventive and predictive maintenance on the track
of connected installations and entry of
and the turnouts. events registered by wayside equipment,
while generating information or alarms
transmitted in real time to the
maintenance services.

SIAM ST2 thus aids decision-making

and preparation of site work by precise,
remote knowledge of the anomaly
and its environment.

Sensors SURVAIG®: TRACK AND TUR

Vossloh Cogifer and its subsidiary Siema Applications have developed
a range of sensors for remote maintenance:
- direct measurement of switch operating forces,
- contineous direct measurement of switch mechanism stoke associated
with quality of switch point closing and opening,
- sensors for measuring the electrical parameters related to operation
of switch mechanisms and turnouts monitoring devices.

These sensors are managed by electronics tailored to the railway

environment for measurement acquisition and processing, establishment
of diagnostics and alarm monitoring.

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 SIAM ST2: COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE AID SYSTEM

Event Alarm display Real-time

display and management field status

Ethernet - TCP/IP network

Centralization
Client/Server concept Information interchange
with other external systems
Alarm transfer
External event acquisition

Acquisition controllers

Data capture

“Monitored devices” along the tracks

Railway telephone system: CEMU

CEMU is an SIEMA developed especially
RNOUT MONITORING for railway applications. It is based on
modular equipment units which can be
SURVAIG® is a maintenance help tool for remote monitoring tailored to the specific requirements
of turnouts. Using sensor-based track measurements and of each operation. It offers:
data processing, this system detects potential problems. - simultaneous connection of 1 to 8
An invaluable tool for predictive and corrective
operator sets,
maintenance, it is in service in several transport systems
- four console versions,
both in France and abroad.
from 39 to 113 buttons,
- simultaneous management
of all console types,
- party selection by preset direct keys,
by dialling a marker number or by
touch-screen keys.

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Design and production facilities

Design
Design work is carried out by a design office using 3D CAD software,
enabling in particular the tailoring of safety products to customer needs
and the development of new products in close liaison with the Research
and Development department.

Signalling and remote maintenance system designs are produced using:

- dedicated CAD workstations for drawing up electrical diagrams
meeting railway standards,
- tools for development and validation of software, written for
computerized signalling and track monitoring installations.

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Production facilities These facilities can handle routine production requirements
The factory workshop covers 6,000 sq. m and manufacturing of new prototypes and test benches
and has the following facilities: necessary for prototype testing.
After assembly, most of the products are inspected
For safety product manufacture: on computerized work stations.
Signalling Department activities and sites satisfy
- 2 numerically-controlled lathes
the ISO 9001 version 2000 international standard.
- 1 machining unit:
- 2 vertical-spindle units
(including one for high-speed machining),
- 1 horizontal-spindle unit,
- 1 unit with horizontal and vertical spindles
for high-speed machining
- conventional vertical milling machines,
- a paint booth.

for signalling system manufacture:

- an electrical wiring shop.

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Our references include:

Railways
Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil,
Cameroon, China, Congo, Ivory Coast,
Egypt, France, Guinea, Italy, Korea,
Luxembourg, Morocco, Norway, Senegal,

Design: OAC - Photo credits: Jean-Claude Bach - Philippe Menu - Jean-Jacques D’Angelo
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia,
United Kingdom...

Metros / Tramways / VAL / MRT-LRT

Brussels, Buenos Aires, Caracas,
Chicago, Grenoble, Hong Kong,
Jacksonville, Cairo, Lille, Lisbon,
Lyon, Marseille, Mexico, Montpellier,
Montreal, Nantes, Oslo, Paris, Rennes,
Rio De Janeiro, Rouen, Saint-Etienne,
Santiago, Singapore, Strasbourg, Taipei,
Toulouse…

Signalling Department
General Management
54, avenue Victor Hugo
BP 56606
92566 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex - France

Tel.: +33 (0)1 55 47 73 00

Fax: +33 (0)1 41 29 19 18
contact@vcsa.vossloh.com

Engineering and sales departments

Production plant - Reichshoffen
4, rue d’Oberbronn
Reichshoffen - BP 02
67891 Niederbronn Cedex - France

Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 80 85 00

Fax: +33 (0)3 88 80 85 18/19
systemes@vcsa.vossloh.com

SIEMA APPLICATIONS
88-90, rue Hippolyte Kahn
69628 Villeurbanne Cedex - France

Tel.: +33 (0)4 78 85 14 14

Fax: +33 (0)4 78 68 98 44
siema@siema.fr
www.siema.fr

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