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Cable stripping tools Hydraulic hole punch (sized to suit cable gland) Crimpers ratchet type Battery drill Multimeter Electrical hand tools Hand digging tools (shovels etc.) The skip bin and site compound area will be within the RailCorp land near the site. The construction process will require an average of four to six vehicle movements and a team of three to six people on site per day. 3.3 Timing and Costing Construction is planned to begin in the first half of 2013 and construction activities will require four to six weeks. The bulk of work may require to be undertaken in non-consecutive work days. Proposed construction timing: Standard working hours Monday to Friday 7.00am to 6.00pm Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pm Evening/weekends/out of hours: No night work or out of hours work is proposed. No work on Sundays/public holidays. The DTRS project has an overarching value of $225 million. This includes the design, supply, and installation of the DTRS on the RailCorp electrified network plus a five-year life support component. Page 26 of 78
3.4 Alternatives to DTRS As discussed earlier, the Waterfall Special Commission of Inquiry precipitated the recommendations regarding communications in NSW rail operations and within RailCorp. The NSW Government then committed to a state-wide strategy for all rail communications. RailCorp investigated a number of alternatives already used by the state government or available commercially, looking for a system that met its own safety and reliability requirements as well as the recommendations of the Waterfall inquiry. The government alternatives were the existing MetroNet system or the Government Radio Network (GRN). The existing MetroNet communication system was not deemed a feasible solution for the reasons listed below. • It uses out-dated technology and cannot be expanded due to its limited capacity. • It does not have the ability to support the requirements of Automatic Train Protection. • It only has one main supplier and this, combined with obsolete technology, means the cost of using and maintaining the MetroNet system is increasing at a substantial rate. • It cannot facilitate a communications platform that can be used by all necessary RailCorp personnel. • It could not meet interoperability requirements. The Department of Commerce‘s Government Radio Network (GRN) was not deemed a feasible solution for the reasons listed below. • It has to be shared with other NSW Government agencies. • Priority is given to emergency services which could result in a failure of 100% rail network coverage. • The network is both inside and outside the rail corridor. • GRN would require a substantial upgrade, including new base stations, to ensure 100% network coverage of the rail corridor. • The cost of this upgrade is comparable to the development of an entire new network. The radio communications marketplace responded with three systems: APCO-25, Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) and GSM-R. APCO-25 is a proven standard for emergency services but was rejected for the reasons listed below. • It has no proven history of usage in a rail environment. Page 27 of 78
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