RVR begins training drivers using Sh160mn simulator
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) locomotive instructor Jacob Nguli (standing) guides Godfrey Wanga, a driver, through the controls of the train simulator. PHOTO | COURTESY
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The simulator is manufactured by the New York Air Brake Corporation, a leading producer of high-technology train control systems for the railroad industry worldwide.
Regional rail operator, Rift Valley Railways, has begun training its team of 135 drivers on a Sh160 million train simulator that it says will help improve driver skill, performance and train operating efficiency.
The technology allows the inputting of data gathered from different sections of the railway line to simulate a range of operating parameters and has an actual size driver’s cabin with real-life sound cues. The operator navigates the train through a large video display of the track while an on-board computer and monitors assist the driver to operate the train.
The simulator is manufactured by the New York Air Brake Corporation, a leading producer of high-technology train control systems for the railroad industry worldwide.
“A topography team mapped our entire mainline track from Mombasa to Kampala which means drivers can have a true-life experience of driving on the railway before getting into a train. This will optimise train operating conditions, further reducing the number of incidents, cut transit time and reduce fuel consumption which increases our capacity to move more cargo for customers,” said Kahiga Wanderi, RVR’s senior systems specialist.
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