Rail freight provider Freightliner has used video technology supplied by Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) for a new National Operations Centre control room at its Birmingham depot.
Freightliner, part of the Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) group, offers a wide range of rail freight solutions to cater for diverse needs, providing safe, reliable and cost-effective rail freight partnerships.
UVS were approached by Freightliner’s consultants, Bentley Compton, who were designing and implementing the new control room, which has allowed G&W to streamline its terminal operations, ensuring efficient management of its entire estate from a centralised hub.
The requirements included:
Following a site survey, UVS provided detailed proposals for video wall options.
Now fully operational, the video wall comprises 4x2 55-inch LCD displays, with only 3.5mm bezel to bezel dimensions, and uses Lucidity WBC40 video wall controller with a wide range of source inputs, including workstation HDMI, a collaboration device, IP video stream decoding and display, web page data and dynamic message box information.
Nigel Mann, Terminal Services Director for Freightliner Limited, says: “This innovative approach empowers G&W to maintain its status as the UK’s leading rail freight operator and terminal provider.
The National Operations Centre team seamlessly support both internal and external stakeholders as part of an overall solution of mission critical technologies and swift and accurate problem resolution, enabled by the UVS video wall.
Steve Murphy, UVS managing director, says: “We are delighted to have been able to help Freightliner with such an important project.
Following a detailed evaluation of the proposed technology by key staff based across multiple locations, via a live demonstration on Microsoft Teams, Freightliner were convinced they had chosen the right configuration, technology and partner.”
Award-winning Freightliner is an established rail freight provider with businesses in the UK and Continental Europe.
It invests in locomotive technology, wagons and terminal infrastructure to provide the quality of service that surpasses customer expectations.
