Keeping rolling stock and infrastructure secure

Security requirements at railway stations have increased in recent years and train operators are always looking to maintain high safety standards with a central concern being operational access control, ticketing and individual access checks whilst also perpetuating the flow of people in and around the station. Contrary to this, architects and planning teams are constantly striving for an open, welcoming look.

Railway operators also face a further challenge: the efficient management of large flows of people in stations. Railway passengers also have very specific ideas on user-friendly stations: they should be comfortable, safe, clean and modern. For this reason automatic doors and access control systems are important features in any station.

dormakaba’s vast product portfolio includes solutions for all different areas of a station – from the automatic entrance door with thermal insulation to the turnstile guarding the bicycle park. Our many years of experience in the development and production of equipment for entrances and for automatic access control mean that we can provide our customers with excellent tailor-made solutions for their stations.

Our comprehensive range of entrance doors is complemented by turnstiles and personnel gates for the lobby and access control products and door hardware for throughout the building. All of which are backed by our skilled technicians and after sales service.

Designed to operate with optimum reliability in some of the most challenging environments, dormakaba’s key systems are chosen by many rail industry professionals because the locking system and related keys are registered directly with dormakaba. This ensures replacement keys and cylinders can only be ordered by authorised personnel. Therefore the system owner retains complete control over the locking system & associated keys and thus the integrity of the system.

Some typical rolling stock requirements may include:

• Door Locks - Cab Entrance / Exit & Cab to Saloon

• Camlocks for critical equipment enclosures such as ETS, Data, and DVR

• Low Voltage switch locks for door control or electrical isolation

• Bar & Servery locks inc. roller shutters, cash drawers, etc

• Safety Interlocks & Key multipliers

Due to every rolling stock manufacturer or TOC’s requirements being different dormakaba is equipped to provide precise tailor-made solutions in all our fields of competence.

The impact of a digital railway in the UK that promises greater capacity, quicker journey times and better cost efficiencies is the need for operational resilience exhibited by the trackside assets.

Our patented Kaba 20 system is extensively specified across the rail sector thanks to its strictly controlled key registration process ensuring keys cannot be duplicated without authorisation. The robust milled key and established cylinder mechanism have been proven for years to be reliable in this tough environment.

dormakaba offer a range of LPCB approved padlocks for many trackside applications that combine high levels of physical security with market leading key control procedures. Typical applications include Perimeter Gates, Telecom and Fibre Optic cabinets, LOC & REB Cabinets and buildings.

The Kaba Padlock range is based around the proven technology of the Kaba 20 and Kaba quattro pluS key platforms and demonstrates a logical progression in terms of security levels from CEN 3 through to CEN 6. These CEN & LPCB rated padlocks have been tested and approved to an industry required standard (LPS 1654) as a stand alone product and also with approved third party security products (LPS 1175).

Each padlock can be keyed alone or keyed alike to form part of a large and complex master key system, incorporating other locking products across an estate.

Our range of products from camlocks and key switches through to interchangeable locking systems give a wide range of solutions to the rail industry, all with high levels of physical security for use in remote applications. dormakaba works with customers to create tailor-made products based upon their specific needs, giving particular consideration to the environment in which the product is to operate in.

We have the ability to take conceptual ideas from a client and produce working samples in a matter of days. We pride ourselves in our ability to work with our clients as a design partner, offering CAD design and existing locking applications.