Railways

Firstco offer turn-key solutions for controls and communications infrastructure on rail projects. As specialists in station and tunnel systems integration, we have teams of engineers who are able to design and deliver state-of-the-art technological solutions to enable operators to efficiently and safely run their station.

The solutions that Firstco provide include control room design, systems integration for all station systems (CCTV, Radio, PA/VA, Fire, Utilities, Customer Information Displays, SCADA/PLC, Data Networks, Fixed and Mobile Telephony) and tunnel systems such as the fibre optic transmission network, the ventilation system and the radio leaky feeder. Firstco are able to use the equipment best suited to any job and therefore always provide scope for cost savings, as well as ensuring that the integration is seamless.

We believe in working with our clients in order to achieve all of their goals and to ensure that the requirements of the passengers and controllers are captured and form part of the final solution.

An example of our high standard of work is with Heathrow Express where we have been responsible for many elements including the design of the control room. Firstco have also designed and implemented the station systems as part of the Rails and Tunnels Team for BAA working on the Heathrow Express extension into the new Heathrow Airport Terminal 5.

Systems include:

• Control Rooms
• Maintenance Workstations
• SCADA and PLC Networks
• Intrumentation
• BMS and HVAC Controls
• Energy Saving
• People Counting
• Ticketing
• Passenger Information Displays
• Public Address/Voice Alarm
• Fire Detection
• Access Control
• Intruder Detection
• CCTV
• Radio Communications
• Fixed Line Voice Communications
• Data Communications
• Fibre and Copper Networks