At Tended, we’re proud to have Siemens as a valued customer and partner, supplying geofencing technology to help improve safety and efficiency for all of their rail projects.
Recently, Siemens collaborated with us to conduct a live demonstration of Tended’s new Alert Zone functionality, which is an exciting development designed to improve visibility and safety around hazards during railway maintenance projects. In this instance, we demonstrated its ability to navigate sets of points.
Demonstration at Parks Bridge
During the Parks Bridge civil engineering project, Siemens applied our new feature in a live rail environment. An SRS Road Rail Vehicle (RRV) onsite was fitted with Tended’s geofencing device, allowing the team to monitor its movements around various sets of points.
Using Tended’s Dashboard, three key alert zones were defined at Parks Bridge:
🟩 Green: safe working areas within the possession or worksite boundary.
🟨 Amber: warning zones on either side of the points, allowing for stopping distance.
🟥 Red: danger zones directly around the points.
The RRV was then assigned to this project within the Dashboard, enabling the Engineering Supervisor (ES) at the depot to monitor its movements in real time and location relative to the above zones.
Watch the video below to see the system in action, demonstrated with our customer Siemens:
Enhanced visibility and control
Through Tended’s red-amber-green (RAG) view, the ES could see the RRV’s live location in relation to the alert zones and the proximity to the points. This level of visibility allowed them to identify unauthorised movements immediately and intervene if needed, helping to ensure the plant safely navigated the site.
This practical use of geofencing reduces the risk of points run throughs, helping to avoid costly safety investigations, project delays, and potential safety risks to teams on the ground.
