World bank ranks: Kenya second on logistics

naona umekunja mkia kuhusu scanners tz.....sasa

utuzame the big boys.
 
Kina tofauti kubwa Sana Kati ya signalling system na sensors unazoongelea... Reli ikianza Ku operate ndo utajua tofauti ni mini... Kwasasa nakuelewa uko over exited na anticipation nyingi....


PS: dreamliner nilibisha nini? Nishawahi kusema hamtanunua dreamliner etc? Ambacho nishawahi kusema kuhusu dreamliner yenu no kwamba mbunge wenu alisema ni 2nd hand ya 2014 .... Pia nishawahi kusema hamna marubani wenye experience ... Or experience ya kuendesha kampuni ya ndege hamna kwahivyo hamuezi kusema Kwa uhakika ATCL itakua wapi miaka 10 from now... Things like that... Thats not denial, those statement that are very relevant and informed....
 
Go n check ATCL CEO CV has been in that industry for long! He knows what he is doing!

BTW if KQ is minting losses for the 10th year n no assurance of stopping, n still operating, why will Air Tanzania not be there in next 10 years with tourism n all mega investments by MNCs in Tanzania? A sizeable airline of 20 Aircraft can survive, but of course to KQ's loss!
 
Wacha upumbavu so u mean we won't have ETCS? Do u think JPM will let that CEO get away with that? I will be the first to alert u when the system installation starts!
 
Geza Ulole said:
Wacha upumbavu so u mean we won't have ETCS? Do u think JPM will let that CEO get away with that? I will be the first to alert u when the system installation starts!
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Hio ETCS ni signaling and controlling system ambayo inatumika Ku track trains in real-time ili kusaidia katika scheduling, Yani inahakikisha hakuna wakati treni zitagongana au kupatana ....
This is not the same thing as the sensors your are taking about ambazo zinafaa kuzulia ng'ombe kugongwa na treni.... Hata huko uzunguni watu hugongwa na treni kila siku even with their high tech.. so stop fantasizing on things you are yet to experience for sure... Ndo maana nimrkwambia uni tag Ile siku treni ikisimams yenyewe kwasababu kuna ng'ombe imepanda juu ya SGR.
 
Why didn't the Chinese put a barrier as they promised? I tried to google ur SGR to see what level is ur ETCS, got shocked u don't have even level I n yet u got fooled to believe u have a Chinese first class SGR! BTW i find ni ujinga kubishana na s1 incharged of the project that has confirmed of ETCS level II is to be deployed in his project! Better wait n see!

More insight on the technology




Unlike this diesel chang'aa machine with block signalling system that can not support the electromagnet sensors plus GPS needed for ETCs to function. In Europe block signalling system is being phased out!
 
Supporting infrastructure for Stiegler’s project nears completion
By Munene Abigail -

Last Updated: Nov 22, 2018


Construction works on supporting infrastructure for the proposed 2100MW Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric in Tanzania nears completion;This will signify the beginning of construction of the reservoir dam and main project.

Energy Minister in Dodoma Medard Kalemani, confirmed the reports and said that special committee that was set up to supervise implementation of the supporting infrastructure works, have reported to have completed most the construction works while the remaining are in the final stages.

“Infrastructures such as the MsamvuPangawe and Dakawa-Selous power transmission line, the Pangawe power substation and water supply facilities have already been constructed while the rest are in the final touches of completion,” said Energy Minister Medard Kalemani.

Also read: DRC signs US $14bn deal for the Inga 3 dam project

Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric plant project
The 2,100MW Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric plant project has been for a long time considered by the government for established since 1960. It will have nine vertical Francis turbines units with a capacity range of 200MW to 300MW and a power generation capacity of 1,200MW for each turbine.

A 134-meter-high and 1,200 kilometer squared concrete dam that can hold approximately hold 34 billion cubic meters of water with a 100km long water reservoir, will also be constructed. An Egyptian state-owned contractor and Arab Contractors, were chosen to design and build a 2.1GW power dam on the Rufiji river and a switch yard of 400kV.

Commissioning of the project is expected to take place in 2021. The project will be undertaken by the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO).

Juma Iddi, the Project Execution Committee Chairman said that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report stated that the hydro-power project will have recoverable effects, thereby confirming the government’s intention to start construction works.

Upon completion, the hydro-power plant will be largest power station in Tanzania that will have a gross output of 5,920GWh doubling the country’s power generation capacity.

Supporting infrastructure for Stiegler’s project nears completion
 
I see after watching a couple of videos you have realized the ETCS is not sensors for preventing cows from being hit by a train but rather it's a traffic control system for train. More specifically European Train Control System ETCS was designed by combining different signaling system into one so that cross border trains in EU region can be able to cross into each others country seamlessly without running the risk of colliding with other trains due to incompatible signaling systems.... Comprende?


I also see you have now shifted the argument to Electromagnets and GPS.

The first mistake you did right there is try to Google a European technology ETCS (European Train Control System) and a Chinese built railway on the same sentence.. I would be surprised if you got a single hit on Google. It also means you just kept kept obsessing over ETCS without really understanding what it is essentially. It's just a Train(traffic) control system TCS. More specifically it's an automated TCS. And the main agents that make it work is by use of sensors.

Once you understand that basic stuff then you will know electromagnets and GPS are just sensors basically, that are meant to detect a train and it's exact position at that particular state in time and relay the info to the central command... (BTW do you know that the whole GPS system of satellite are owned by the US govt? Do you know that as a result of That China doesn't officially use GPS)
With that understanding at the back of your mind, you will also realized that there are many other sensors that can facilitate a TCS to know the speed/direction/position of a train.

So just because TZ trains will have an onboard GPS (am not saying Kenyan ones don't have) which is a very cheap thing to purchase... there are many other sensors that can do the job of a GPS and tell position. For example Kenyan SGR actually has a dedicated physical Fiber optic line with its own independent power line running all the way from Mombasa to Nairobi with sensors. So why rely on GPS satellite, owned by a third party to tell you your exact position when instead each sensor on the fiber optic knows it's exact location along the route based on a ping (in real time) or a static position configured on the sensor.

Source:
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When the Sunday Standard travelled along the line last week, engineers were testing an automatic signaling system and fine-tuning the train scheduling routine. The signaling system operates on a fibre optic cable that runs parallel to the line supported by an independent electricity supply.
SGR an invaluable learning chance, say local workers

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Next time I will bring pictures of the signalling and control system on Kenya SGR.
 
I know the ERMS ERCS than what u know! Aside GPS, fiber optic cable will be laid in SGR Tanzania! Ur "Chinese first class" SGR uses block signalling system that is currently being phased out across the EU!

BTW to convert ur outdated diesel SGR from block signalling system to ERCS will need ur mtambo wa gongo be electrical! See what Germany is doing on this fronts.

Last time I checked Mombasa-Nairobi section alone was to cost $400mln of electrical infrastructure. Then new electrical engines fitted with GPS tracking devices!

U should feel ashamed as Kenyan u were given Chinese first class n yet no animal barriers! Muache kuwa wajinga..

The UK is also implementing ERMS
How UK rail network is about to be 'transformed'
 


Through train: Thameslink service arriving at London Blackfriars, at the heart of the Thameslink network ( Simon Calder )
UK RAIL NETWORK TO BE 'TRANSFORMED' BY DIGITAL SIGNALLING, CUTTING TRAIN DELAYS
Trains through central London to run every two-and-a-half minutes



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The Independent Travel
Rail travellers can look forward to more reliable and frequent trains: that is the claim from Network Rail, unveiling its plans for “digitising” the signalling system on Britain’s creaking railway network.

Most lines are controlled by the railway version of traffic lights, with some still using semaphore signals based on Victorian technology.

While they have helped maintain the UK’s railways’ record as safest in Europe, they are prone to breakdown, with an average of 50 significant signal failures a day on the network.

They also constrain the number of trains which can use a stretch of track.
The “headway” can be reduced with the use of a “moving block” signalling system, which keeps a safe zone in front of and behind each train.

How UK rail network is about to be 'transformed'

Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “Not since the railway transformed from steam to diesel in the 1960s has a technological breakthrough held such promise to vastly improve our railway for the benefit of the millions of people and businesses who rely on it every day.”
In what he called “a world first”, Thameslink services through central London are run automatically, with capacity for a departure every two-and-a-half minutes on the line between St Pancras and London Bridge.

“We now have a plan, impetus and the funding to introduce these systems across large swathes of our railway network over the coming years,” said Mr Carne.
In the five years between 2019 and 2024, the aim is to install digital technology on the commuter lines into Britain’s busiest station, London Waterloo, routes across the Pennines and the southern part of the East Coast main line.

The aim is that 70 per cent of journeys will benefit within 15 years. However, that will still mean that less than half the total network is fully equipped with digital signalling.
The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said: “Passenger numbers have doubled in recent years – which means we need to invest in new technology to help deliver the reliable and frequent trains that passengers want.

“We are investing in the biggest modernisation of our railway since Victorian times to deliver what passengers want to see – faster, more reliable and more comfortable journeys.”

Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group, representing train operators, welcomed the move, which he said “will help Britain to establish its position as a global leader in digital rail technology.”

Ed Thomas, UK head of transport at KPMG, said: “It’s welcome news that momentum around the digital railway is building. The growth in passenger demand and freight traffic over the past 20 years has brought significant capacity and performance pressures.”

But some have argued that the introduction of autonomous cars, and the subsequent improvements in journey time and road capacity, could spur a decline in demand for rail travellers.

Anna Ince, chief executive of Resonate, warned in a public debate in March that technology is improving the competitiveness of other transport modes. “To succeed, customers have to be looked after far better than they currently are,” she said.

How UK rail network is about to be 'transformed'
 
6 NOVEMBER 2018

NEWS
Germany approves Siemen’s ICE 4 trains for operations with ETCS

A ICE4 train at Nuremberg in Germany. Credit: Superalbs.



Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved Siemens-built ICE 4 trains for operations.

The ICE 4 trains are scheduled to run on the Berlin-Munich route from next month and will feature the European Train Control System (ETCS).

EBA has also approved the ICE 4 for cross-border operations on the route to Basel-Bad in Switzerland.

The ETCS is a signalling and control system that has been designed to harmonise with national train control systems across Europe.

It also allows continuous communication between trains and its route, enabling real-time transmission of commands to the train driver directly to their cab console.

“All operational data is transmitted through the GSM-R digital railway radio system from the Radio Block Center (RBC) to the train.”

All operational data is transmitted through the GSM-R digital railway radio system from the Radio Block Center (RBC) to the train.

The RBC also monitors the position and direction of the train.

Siemens will deliver 137 ICE 4 trains to German train operator Deutsche Bahn, comprising 100 12-car and 13-car trains and 37 seven-car units. All the trains will be equipped with ETCS technology to enable cross-border operations.

The 12 and 13-car trains will be deployed for operations across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while the seven-car vehicles will run in Germany and Austria.

In September, Siemens unveiled the prototype of a battery-powered train the Desiro ML Cityjet eco.

Developed in collaboration with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the battery-powered train is designed as an eco-friendly alternative to diesel-powered vehicles.

Germany approves Siemen’s ICE 4 trains for operations with ETCS
 
Haha, now you are just reaching ...
Haven't you had the notion that China has the longest most modern rail today?
First of all, I thought we were talking about ETCS!!! Britain is leaving EU! They have been thinking of coming up with better tech than ETCS that they can call their own since 2016 Brexit – Signalling implications for the UK

All the mordern rail signalling technology are a version of automatic block signalling.....saying block signaling is outdated tech is like saying electricity is outdated.....
BTW, UK railways are older, for them to upgrade is actually relative... The are upgrading to a system called 'moving block' technology which is still BLOCK technology.
From the article you quoted
....with some still using semaphore signals based on Victorian technology.
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So some of their railways are as old as the onesthey built in east Africa!!!!
The “headway” can be reduced with the use of a “moving block” signalling system, which keeps a safe zone in front of and behind each train.
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Since there are no official document showing Tz she will have fiber optic I😁 For now it's all just heresay from you!!!!

And btw, Kenya SGR has a fence running along the whole route, if you haventseen a fence on any ofthe SGR-ke pictures for Msa-Nairobi... I suggest you see an optician, cause you clearly have a problem with your eyes.....
The section from Voi to Mtito is the vast Tsavo National park which the SGR cuts accross for like 100km, this is the section of SGR that has had incidents of animals bieng knocked down.... this is because of Elephants who bring down the fence during night time, then herders taking there animals inside that territory for grazing during day since grass in that part is usually greener and untouched...


This one got stuck inside an electric fence after after a group of elephants broke in from from one section, Its a good thing the rail was built on a higher embarnkent cause we would be taking of an elephant collisions!




Read more SGR passenger train kills cow after elephants destroy fence
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As for Kenya SGR signalling system, the exact type of blocksignalling technology used in kenya SGR is called CTC (centralized Traffic Control)... Providedby HUAWEI ...


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[Shenzhen, China, June 6, 2017] Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced recently that the railway operational communications network it built for Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi rail project was put into commercial use. Huawei's Digital Railway Solution enables multiple communications tasks, including mission-critical train dispatch, emergency communications, section maintenance communications, secure transmission, and ensures stable power supply along the entire line. The solution will meet customer requirements for safe, stable, and efficient railway operations and ensure highly reliable communications for the railway.

As the first new line that has been constructed in Kenya for the past century, the Mombasa-Nairobi railway runs across Kenya's territory from the southeast to the northwest, starting from Mombasa, the biggest port along the east coastline of Africa, to Nairobi, Kenya's capital and the largest city in East Africa. The line has a pivotal role in East Africa's railway network and has paved the way for standard-gauge rail links in the area. The line is part of a long-term plan to connect a vast network of rails from Kenya, through Uganda and Burundi, and up to South Sudan. This railway artery in East Africa will provide convenient transportation and promote regional collaboration, integration, economic growth, and social development.

The high speeds and short departure intervals of modern railway require secure, stable, and reliable train operations. Huawei's Digital Railway Solution provides the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway with a full suite of core systems such as a highly-reliable, industry-leading railway operational communications system, a large-bandwidth unified transmission system which adopts soft and hard pipes to protect train control and other mission-critical services, a modular and highly efficient power supply system, and an environment monitoring system which enables great scalability and intelligent management. The core systems ensure safe train operations.

Huawei's next-generation GSM-R solution has been deployed to build the train-to-ground communications network. With end-to-end redundancy backup and 99.999% availability (It doesnt get any better than that!), the network guarantees stable transmission of train control signals. Based on mature hardware platforms, the next-generation BTS3900 GSM-R base stations support smooth migration to LTE-R. The transmission network uses Huawei's cutting-edge Hybrid MSTP transmission devices that support SDH/IP dual planes. The SDH hard pipes and IP soft pipes comprehensively bear multiple services without compromising the reliability of mission-critical service transmission. In addition, Huawei's premium communication power supply and Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) products are installed to meet diversified customer requirements on backup power, ensuring high-quality power supplies for communications systems, data centers, security systems, and other critical loads.

The safe and efficient operations of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway will provide significant support for Kenya's passenger and freight transportation, and thus the economic growth. At the same time, the Railway will bring East African economies closer to each other.

To date, Huawei's Digital Railway Solution has been deployed to serve more than 100,000 kilometers of railway worldwide. Major digital railway projects include those in Germany and South Africa, as well as high-speed rail lines in China and Spain. With innovative solutions and global delivery capabilities, Huawei is committed to building a better connected railway along with partners and customers in the rail sector across the globe

Huawei Digital Railway Solution Supports New Mombasa-Nairobi Railway - Huawei Press Center




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After Huawei implimentated the system in Kenya, South Africa contracted HUAWEI to install it in all her network... South Africa has the largest functioning railway network in Africa!!!!!! they asked for same package, they did not go for your beloved ETCS level 2 !!!!!!!
 
BTW, Germany with all its technological advancemets, used Siemens to upgrade their signalling system who asked help from HUAWEI technology! Same company that did Kenya SGR!!!


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The upgrade will start by putting Huawei kit into the existing GSM-R infrastructure with a Huawei BSS (base station subsystem) integrated into the already existing message switch centre of Deutsche Bahn. It requires complete compliance with the EIRENE GSM-R and ETCS2/ERTMS standards – that is, seamless interoperability.

"We are looking forward to our cooperation with Siemens Convergence Creators and their international system supplier Huawei. We are convinced of the high quality and innovative technical power of our partners," said Heike Hanagarth, head of technology and environment of Deutsche Bahn.
German railways upgrade their comms tech from 2G to 4G
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German Railways has selected a consortium of Siemens Convergence Creators and Huawei to perform a migration of its first-generation GSM-R network in northern Germany Siemens-Huawei consortium wins GSM-R upgrade contract from German Railways
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So at that point in time, Germany was upgrading from 1st gen GSM-R, While Kenya was installing a brand new next-Gen GSM-R !!!!
Huawei's next-generation GSM-R solution has been deployed to build the train-to-ground communications network.
https://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/news/2017/6/digital-railway-solutionm-mombasa-nairobirobi
 
Wacha ufala u need to have ERCS first before ETCS! Good to school u as u were yapping positining equipment can just be put in ur diesel mtambo wa gongo locomotives! Trying to pretend u know after reading from what I post.

Stupid Laggard ati the UK will dump ERCS cause of BREXIT, wewe ni Fala wa wapI? Kwahiyo mainland European train zitaacha kuja UK sababu ya BREXIT? Those Chinese themselves were sold ERCS technology!

Halafu ufala kubisha fiber optic cables where there's GPS those block operating centers will be connected to fiber optic cables. Find someone to argue with as u r too shallow on this!
 
Do u realise the Siemens-Huawei partnership was in 2015 n ERCS level III is happening now? Wacha Kuwait desperate! Here I talk of rail/train signalling/control system!

And do u know Huawei Technology implemented our NICTBB that is way spread that what Kenya has?
 
Haha, naona matusi yameanza kupanda, jamaa anatafuta European technology Kwa Chinese built rail just because amesikia reli Yao itawekwa European technology!




You are still stuck in Europe ... First can you explain ERCS in full and its relation to ETCS and what is has to do with a diesel or electric train!!!! Since you know so much maybe you should try to school yourself by going through things logically...

And about brexit: ETCS is not even a technology! its more of a standard protocol. its like saying your wifi device and my wifi device should be able to exchange files using a common protocal called 'abc'.. ... In this scenario wifi is the technology and abc is the communication protocol. Anyone can create a different wireless technology and give it his own name but still implement abc protocol to communicate with wifi technology!!!
Germany and France have more advance Systems than the highest level ETCS
But even though those systems are more advanced, they are still backward compatible with ETCS so a train with ETCS systems can still run in Germany without problems.... UK want there own system like that but still compatible with ETCS...


Alafu ulete evidence ya Chinese using ERCS technology sold by europe.


The huawei-Siemens partnership was to upgrade the hardware used ... Eg. Base stations, sensors, equipment, from 2G to 4G GSM-R while what they are doing now is essencially a software upgrade but the underlying hardware is still HUAWEI Tech!
And having Huawei install a fiber optic backborn in your country for general use is not the same as installing a tailor made dedicated fiber line + a core Operating System for the operation of a railway line...




ANd a simple logic anyone can use to know ablout signalling and controll of Train...... China has a longer railway network than UK+Germany+France (the main EU countries) . China has the most frequent and the most used passenger railway network in the world (Japan is number 3). Number 1 & 2 of fastest trains in the world are all Chinese....... So its kinda stupid to believe that their signalling systems are wack!!! In terms of aircrapft technology, avionics, Satelite,space technology, China haiwezani na Europe na US, but for Traintechnology Japan and China are world leaders no question!
 
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