COE Ltd, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems, has just celebrated the completion of two major rail upgrade projects in Spain with its X-Net transmission system. Both projects are part of the high speed rail system upgrades currently in progress across the country.
The Barcelona to Madrid high speed rail link is 300Km long and continuous monitoring of the rail link is provided by more than five hundred COE Series 300 and X-Net OPT-1 long haul fibre video links. This is a long term project and installations started some four years ago. Control centres in strategic locations monitor the line for maintenance and safety issues. The long haul transmission capabilities of the X-Net OPT-1 has enabled the Operator, RENFE and ADIF, to keep Control Centre locations to a minimum hence saving manning and infrastructure costs.
"The exceptional quality of transmission and low maintenance requirements of the COE Series 300 have allowed RENFE to easily meet their operating targets for the CCTV system," commented Manuel Martín, senior consultant for Revenga Enginerios Railways Division.
More recently, COE supplied its X-Net high capacity video system for the new Alta Velocidad Espanola High speed link between Cordoba and Malaga. This latest phase of upgrade consisting of over one hundred cameras has included COE X-Net®. The video system is used to monitor obstructions on the line and check tunnels and bridges for vandalism and other safety related issues.
COE Group Plc has supplied European rail systems with advanced video technology for more than fifteen years. Andrew Wallace, CEO, commented: "The long term quality, support and superb equipment design is why our clients continue to use our products for major new transport builds. We are delighted that RENFE has adopted COE's new X-Net product range for its latest rollout. COE has applied its experience in designing and supplying rugged product for Network Rail in the UK to develop high performance products for this demanding high voltage environment."
