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Innovative software developed by Sheffield’s Zonegreen is keeping operations at Italy’s most advanced rail depot running smoothly and efficiently.

Rail safety specialist, Sheffield-based Zonegreen, is transforming a Victorian maintenance facility into one of the most secure and efficient depots in the UK.

Safety is of critical importance to the rail industry as a whole, from senior management downwards. However, it can also be good for business. Sheffield-based rail safety expert Zonegreen says the demand for innovative safety solutions is helping drive the company’s product expansion in the UK and abroad.

The UK’s rail networks are getting busier. This is reflected in increasing activity levels within depots, in turn placing increasing burdens on depot staff and existing infrastructure. Improving productivity and efficiency are therefore key to reducing these pressures and to the continued successful operation of rail depots across the country.

Written by Colin Wheeler: Zonegreen Technical Director Christian Fletcher, focusses on providing safer working in train maintenance depots. He is responsible for developing equipment to protect their workforce from train movements. He listed the hazards as train movements, and traction power supplies, both overhead and third rail. Rail Safety Summit. 

Rail.co News UK-based Zonegreen has been awarded a contract in Australia to supply its SMART Depot Personnel Protection System in partnership with Australian firm Andrew Engineering.

Rail.co News "A complete Zonegreen electronic depot protection system is installed to provide security for anyone working on top of a vehicle. The gates to all access steps and gantries are interlocked so it is impossible for a fitter to enter a danger zone while the overhead line is energised."

A team from Zonegreen will fly to Turin next month to take part in the largest annual rail event in Italy.

Dubai Metro News: “We are using the world’s most advanced state of the art technologies that guarantees the highest standards and excellence in the safety, reliability, efficiency and punctuality of the Metro service”

A state-of-the-art Points Converter, designed to improve safety, efficiency and traceability in Railway Maintenance & Storage Depots has been launched by Sheffield firm Zonegreen in response to demand for a cost-effective automated solution.

Kiwi Rail is installing a $1 million computerised safety system at its Wellington rail depots as it puts the finishing touches to a $30m overhaul of the facilities.

Prestigious Railway Gazette International report about the Zonegreen Points Convertor

A decade after first working together, rail transport giant Alstom has invited UK rail safety company Zonegreen to provide the latest in depot protection systems at a number of traincare facilities, including Polmadie and Wembley.

Zonegreen is now able to undertake additional servicing maintenance and installation at Rail and Tram maintenance facilities

Zonegreen is delighted to present its brand new product: The CFM - Closing Force Monitor

UK-based rail safety experts Zonegreen have completed the commissioning process for advanced safety equipment at major traincare depots in Wellington, New Zealand.

Zonegreen has won a major contract to supply KiwiRail with state-of-the-art depot protection products as part of New Zealand’s program of railways development.

Zonegreen Technical Director Christian Fletcher has contributed his specialist knowledge to the latest edition of the prestigious Railway Gazette International. 

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The Dubai Metro Red Line will be fully open in a matter of months, and UK company Zonegreen is delighted to be playing a key safety role in the development of the world’s most advanced automated metro network.