ProSig
ProSig System supports digital, data-driven planning of railway signalling and control technology (LST) and associated cabling. Planning foundations, trackside equipment, interlocking logic and construction phases are brought together in the project and can be output as plans, schedules, PlanPro and IFC data.
Data-driven planning process
The continuous workflow leads from existing asset and geospatial data to validated planning and exchange data. Open a process step to view its related topics, planning items and videos.
1. Establish planning foundations
Topology and existing asset data
- Create the topology in ProTop and set up a planning project.
- Import topology data from ProTop in PlanPro XML format and add track-network data for points, tracks and gradients.
- Import geospatial and existing planning data, for example through GND-Edit, PlanPro XML, ASCIBAHN, and TRA or GRA files.
- Determine the planning direction, assign route data to the topology and locate existing objects.
- Update existing asset and track-network data; add derailing devices, track stops and fouling point markers.
- Adjust the topology when a route alignment changes.
GND import and track layout
PlanPro import
Generate topology
Migration of existing projects
Transfer and migrate existing project data.
2. Plan trackside equipment
LST / ESTW
- Define the interlocking structure and technical properties of the track infrastructure; specify supplementary infrastructure and track objects.
- Add track names, notable points, sensors and platforms.
- Plan level crossings with the basic signalling data and intended equipment.
- Engineer signals and intermittent train control.
- Define key/lock dependencies and locally controlled areas.
- Plan block systems and manage standard drawings, comments and attachments.
- Plan track vacancy detection based on signals and fouling point markers, optionally including points. Check suggestions against minimum distances before generating detection sections.
Gradient-dependent location determination
Gradient-dependent location determination (English)
Calculate and move NASE positions
ETCS Level 1 / ZBS
- Import ZBS data point addresses, add trackside equipment and link data points.
- Plan ZBS telegrams and temporary speed restriction areas.
- Create data point calculations and import survey geodata.
- Export data point schedules.
Level crossing data points
Export data points
ETCS Level 2
- Create ETCS Level 2 overview plans with system assistance and define equipment components.
- Monitor the use of data point addresses.
- Automatically create ETCS track edges and determine correction points.
- Visualise gradient and speed bands.
- Export data to the ETCS Level 2 schedule and ETCS specialist data in PlanPro format.
Create ETCS track edges automatically
Add ETCS trackside equipment
Import ETCS data point addresses
Visualise gradient bands
Visualise speed bands
3. Plan interlocking logic and construction phases
Interlocking logic
- Define start and destination positions and engineer the paths.
- Select the train and shunting routes relevant to the project.
- Define overlap distances and danger-point clearances, taking gradients into account.
- Determine and engineer flank protection.
Plan track vacancy detection automatically
Plan routes and flank protection
Construction phases
- Define the required construction phases in the editor and continue signalling and interlocking planning in each phase.
- Visualise phase colours and edit object properties.
- Specify the construction phases in which each object exists.
- Create intermediate phases, consolidate phases and produce installation/removal plans.
Edit construction phases
4. Plan cabling and documents
Cabling
- Plan cable topology and cable connections.
- Assign cables to connections using a cable catalogue, including branch and group cables.
- Output cable and quantity data for documentation.
Plan interlocking cabling automatically
Export cable routes as 3D models
Planning documentation and data
- Create signalling and interlocking layout and overview plans on paper or as PDFs.
- Export schedules to Excel.
- Provide signalling and interlocking specialist data in PlanPro format and 3D specialist objects as IFC for BIM workflows.
- Select outputs and data interfaces to suit project and handover requirements.
Export PT1 schedules
PlanPro export
Export signals and routes
Signal bridge and cantilevers as 3D models
Road signs and barriers as 3D models
5. Validate, export and prepare for future requirements
Validation and plan comparison
Validate planning content using specialist validation rules and automatically compare plan versions.
Plan comparison
Plan comparison (English)
Validate planning data
Future planning requirements
BIM, 3D planning and digital interlockings are development topics. Define the required level of detail for each project, from conceptual representations (LOD 100), through more developed planning (LOD 200/300), to detailed construction or as-built documentation (LOD 400/500).
ProSig LST2BIM – overview
LST2BIM – signals and cable routes
Signal bridge – version 2
Standard vs. enhanced
DynDash outlook