Botswana Railways responds to emergencies with LDA audio systems

Los sistemas de megafonía y evacuación por voz de las estaciones de la línea principal se basarán en los sistemas NEO. Besides, se contará con un centro de control en Gaborone dotado de una consola central con micrófono y una solución con matriz ZES 22, reproductor de audio RCD-21 y amplificador STV 2800.

The Red de Ferrocarriles de Botswana es una arteria fundamental de los sistemas ferroviarios en el Sur del continente africano. Su situación y conexiones con el resto de operadores de la zona la convierten en el medio de transporte más cómodo, fiable y eficiente de la zona.

Está formada por casi 900 kilómetros con ancho de vía Cape (1.067 mm) y su línea principal recorre la zona sureste del país a lo largo de 640 kilometers, desde Mahikeng (Sudáfrica) hasta Plumtree (Zimbabwe) passing through Lobatse, Gaborone, Mahalapye, Palapye, Serule and Francistown.

This line provides service for both freight and passenger transport, which, after a pause in its operation, resumed in March 2016 with two night routes and one daytime route on the Botswana Railways Express.

The public address and voice evacuation systems, still in the installation phase, will feature the technology of LDA Audio Tech at the six stations of the main line.

The project will have a control center in Gaborone equipped with a central console with microphone and a NEO system with ZES matrix 22, reproductor de audio RCD-21 y amplificador STV 2800.

Each of the other five stations will have a complete NEO installation that will cover its corresponding area independently, and two of them will also be equipped with auxiliary amplifiers to achieve extra power.

The system management will be carried out through the cloud software Sime Control and via Ethernet networks. This way, scheduled messages can be broadcast, live alerts and pre-recorded audio in a personalized manner, as well as ensuring safety in emergency evacuation cases.

Clarity in broadcasting and intelligibility of messages will be guaranteed thanks to the CH-42T ceiling speakers and PCM-20T vandal-proof cylindrical projectors on walls and exteriors.