URBAN
Urban transport infrastructure and equipment
Urban transport is booming worldwide: at its 2009 World Congress in Vienna, the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) launched a vision and strategy for the sector which aims to double market share for worldwide public transport by 2025. Improving the performance of existing infrastructure, diversifying the transport offer, creating new metro/tram/bus lines, maintaining networks, among other things: the challenges to increase mobility in cities are ambitious, but essential.
GESTE has experts, specialist engineers and technicians with multidisciplinary skills acquired alongside transport companies and manufacturers. Our team is proficient in the most modern technologies and confidently takes up its customers' challenges. It provides expertise, project management and assistance in the fields of system engineering, safety and all technical areas of transport systems.
GESTE is involved from the study phases to the installations' commissioning and maintenance.
Domains of activities
- Metros, ehther driverless or not
- Tramways
- Tram-trains
- Buses and Bus Rapid Transit
- Trolley buses
- Depots
Core competencies
System Engineering
SYS
System engineering and architecture – Multidisciplinary projects – Interface management – Operation & maintenance concepts
Signalling & Automation
SIG
Automation and CBTC (ATP/ATO/ATS) – Signalling – Remote control system, control centre – SCADA
Energy
ENE
Overhead line – Power supply – Substations – Low voltage – Cables – Earting – Telecom – GTC/SCADA
Track
TRK
Ballast and slab track – Track equipment – Depot & Spur track – Drainage, profile
Vehicle
VEH
Rolling stock – On-board signalling – Bogies – Energy – Aerodynamics – Safety
Equipment
EQM
Electromechanical equipment – Safety equipment – Depot equipment – Platform Screen Doors
RAMS, Safety & Quality
SAF
RAMS – Risk analysis – Safety demonstration, safety case & reports – V&V – Certification – Cybersecurity – Quality
Ventilation & Flows
FLW
Ventilation – Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics & Climat – Simulations et tests – Fire – Pedestrian flows & Evacuation concept
FIRE Safety
FIR
Safety and fire protection concepts – Evacuation concept – Fire safety – Fire resistance
Strengths
- International experience on multiple projects
- System approach with multidisciplinary management of projects and interfaces
- Expertise in automation with or without driver (GoA1, GoA2, GoA3, GoA4)
- Mastery of all sectors of railway technology and safety
- Consideration and development of operating and maintenance principles and constraints
- Respect for costs, quality and deadlines
Latest references
GESTE Engineering a réalisé les pré-études techniques pour le nouveau système d'exploitation NEXT dans le cadre du prolongement du RER parisien EOLE.
GESTE Engineering est intervenue comme responsable technique de la signalisation et a apporté une assistance générale en ingénierie système et pour l'établissement des documents de sécurité.
GESTE Engineering a été mandatée pour le lot ventilation des 4 tunnels de la ligne du métro automatique de Lausanne.
GESTE Engineering est en groupement avec SYSTRA pour remplir la mission d'Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage consistant à la mise à disposition de la STIB de consultants « Système ».
