TRUESIGHT™ ESSENTIAL FOR VISUALISING TRAIN PLATFORM EXTENSIONS
Our Truesight™ virtual reality tool is an essential component for visualising new train platform extensions, transforming the planning, design, and development process. By leveraging our immersive technology, railway operators, architects, and engineers can see detailed, 3D virtual environments that allow stakeholders to experience proposed platform extensions long before they are built.
Where station alterations are significant, such as adding an entirely new platform, or making major alterations to an existing platform then it's impossible to assess in the existing station environment. Also changes to rolling stock and signalling arrangements in the station platform environment require assessment to validate and determine dispatch arrangements and train stopping positions.
NEW BUILD ASSESSMENT PROCESS
The assessment process of any station or platform alterations will typically involve several groups of people, such as Network Rail, train operating companies, signal sighting representatives, designers, engineers and local operational staff. Getting all these people together is in itself a challenge. Even if some assessments on site were possible, they can be lengthy and difficult to arrange, with the added expense of stakeholders' travel to site and any necessary overnight stops.
LIVE IN-GAME REVIEW
Traditional design/CAD packages can be used to visualise environmental changes, but don't contain any specialist tools to make the process more efficient, and it can be difficult to make changes there and then in the review session. This can lead to protracted and repeating reviews. However, TrueSight has been built with the functionality to allow the most commonly required changes to be implemented 'In Game' live in a review session. This significantly reduces the review timescales and rework cycles when compared to other methods.
THE BENEFITS OF USING TRUESIGHT™
Other primary benefits of using our Truesight™ VR toolset for platform extensions or station alterations is its ability to provide a fully interactive and immersive view of the design. Traditional blueprints or 2D models often fail to convey the spatial and operational impact of new infrastructure. With Truesight™ stakeholders can actually "walk" through the platform, observing how the extension fits within the station and its surroundings. This can help identify potential design flaws or spatial constraints that may not be evident on paper.
Real-world Scenarios
Additionally, Truesight™ allows users to simulate real-world scenarios, such as passenger flow during peak hours, accessibility features, or emergency evacuations. For instance, engineers and planners can evaluate how the new platform will handle increased passenger traffic, visualising everything from boarding processes to how easily passengers can navigate through station facilities. This kind of testing is crucial to ensure that the design is efficient, safe, and accessible for all users, including those with disabilities.
Extensive Collaboration
Another advantage of Truesight™ is its ability to facilitate collaboration. Stakeholders from different departments, including operations, safety, and customer service, can meet in the virtual environment to discuss and refine design choices in real-time. This improves communication and decision-making, ensuring that the platform extension is optimised from multiple perspectives.
Virtual Tours
Moreover, Truesight™can be used to engage the public and gather feedback. Transport authorities can offer virtual tours of proposed platform extensions to passengers, allowing them to experience the new infrastructure and provide input. This fosters greater community involvement and ensures that the design meets public expectations.
In summary, Truesight™ is revolutionising the way train platform extensions are visualised and planned. By providing a highly interactive and immersive experience, it enables better design decisions, enhances collaboration, and helps ensure that the final product meets operational needs and public demands.
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