ICTF
Integrated Crew Training Facility
ICTF is a state-of-the-art training solution that elevates railway crew training to a new level of realism and efficiency. Through advanced simulation of real-world operating conditions, participants can refine their skills in door operation, safety procedures, and emergency scenarios – all within a safe and controlled environment.
Conductor Simulation
The ICTF faithfully replicates real-world working conditions for train conductors and railway staff. By incorporating authentic passenger doors, control systems, and interactive scenarios, participants can perfect procedures for door operation, passenger handling, and emergency response. This innovative approach ensures maximum realism and training effectiveness while eliminating the risk of errors in daily operations.
Instructor Station
Complete control over the training process – with the ability to automate train movement, adjust the time of day, and modify weather conditions. The instructor can introduce unexpected events such as door failures, emergency alerts, or direct communication with the conductor, enhancing realism and improving training outcomes.
Passenger Compartment
The passenger compartment training module accurately replicates real working conditions for conductors and train crew. The simulator interior features realistically arranged seats, a table, luggage racks, and a waste bin, ensuring full immersion in training scenarios. The view through the window dynamically changes based on the scenario, reflecting the railway environment in various lighting and weather conditions. This module enables practical exercises in passenger interaction, space management, and responding to unusual situations within the passenger compartment.
Passenger Door Operation
The door operation module provides comprehensive training in handling passenger train doors, accurately replicating real-world control and safety systems. Participants can practice standard door opening and closing procedures, isolating faulty mechanisms, and operating alarm and emergency evacuation systems. The training also includes emergency scenarios, such as manual door release, ASDO system failure simulation, and managing doors at short platforms with a limited number of active entry points.
External Platform View
The ICTF generates a multi-directional external view, including left, right, and a wide-angle perspective through the passenger compartment window (rendered in 4K resolution via a projector). This view is part of SIM Factor’s simulation environment, the same virtual world used in locomotive simulators. As a result, ICTF can recreate any platform or railway station available in the SIM Factor route database.
The platform view provides a realistic perspective from the passenger doors, allowing conductors to accurately monitor platform conditions before departure. The simulation includes various lighting conditions, dynamic weather changes, and customizable railway stations, enabling the practice of dispatch procedures in diverse operational environments.
External Crew Access
The external access module enables training in operations performed by crew members and maintenance staff using authentic security systems. Trainees can use a service key to unlock crew doors, test emergency access procedures, and operate control elements located on the train’s exterior panels. The training also covers procedures for activating safety systems and accessing the train’s technical compartments.
Communication and Interaction
ICTF provides realistic training in communication between the conductor, instructor, driver, and passengers. The system includes intercom operation, PA announcements, and passenger alarm handling, allowing for the simulation of various scenarios, from routine announcements to emergency situations. Participants can practice appropriate responses to passenger inquiries, alarm calls, and emergency train stoppage procedures. Additional features, such as the TRTS (Train Ready to Start) button, ensure a fully immersive simulation of daily crew operations.