{"id":8183,"date":"2022-09-08T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/portfolio\/gera-turingia\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:38:10","slug":"gera-turingia","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/portfolio\/gera-turingia\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements Engineering and Interlocking Design for the Gera\u2013Weischlitz Railway Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single-track railway line in Thuringia faced significant safety limitations, including the absence of block signals, single-section operation, and unprotected level crossings. The implementation of a next-generation Interlocking (IXL) system was therefore required to enhance operational safety and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"954\" data-id=\"7799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-1024x954.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-1024x954.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-768x715.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-1536x1430.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-370x345.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-840x782.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera-410x382.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Gera.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Contribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the Hitachi contract, Te.Si.Fer. was responsible for the critical requirements engineering phase and the preparation of the system&#8217;s functional specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key activities included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analysis of system requirements and update of the System\/Subsystem Requirements Specification (SSRS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparation of Hardware Representation Layer (HRL) interface documentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for laboratory testing activities and technical assistance to the Hazard Response Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rigorous specification process and comprehensive interface documentation established a solid foundation for the implementation of the new Interlocking system, supporting the future enhancement of operational performance and safety standards on a historically challenging railway line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technological upgrade in Thuringia: Overcoming safety limitations with a new, next-generation IXL (interlocking) system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8185,"template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[142],"class_list":["post-8183","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-tlc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/8183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_portfolio_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tesifer.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio_group?post=8183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}