Trains were originally controlled exclusively using optical and acoustic signals. In recent decades, train control based on radio systems has prevailed. In 1970, Kapsch received its first order from the Austrian Federal Railways to equip railway routes with train radio systems. All mainline tracks were provided with train radio systems until the 1990s. Kapsch first exported its
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1979, Photograph The breakthrough in air traffic control came in the 1970s with the medium-range radar system located on the Koralpe. Kapsch delivered and installed the antenna technology, constructed the radar dome (the closed protective casing for the antennas) and handled facilities engineering. Transport of the panels up the 2,000 meters high Koralpe was an adventure; the materials had to be hauled up the mountain using military tanks. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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1988, Photograph In 1988, Kapsch installed its first radar system on foreign soil in Montevideo – and simultaneously delivered consoles to Buenos Aires; Irish airports and the airport in Athens also received Kapsch consoles.
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1992, Photograph Kapsch began modernizing the radar system at the Vienna-Schwechat Airport in 1972; this marked the start of a series of air traffic control projects. In the early 1990s the infrastructure of the control tower was modernized again. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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1982 The Tauernbahn was the first route in Austria to be equipped with train radio technology during the 1970s and was quickly followed by the Arlberg route. Characteristic of both routes was the constant risk of landslides and avalanches – tight curves along the tracks resulted in an inability to detect these obstacles early on. Train radio continued to prove itself here and the first control devices used by Kapsch were manufactured by AEG. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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1988, Photograph Together with ÖBB Kapsch developed a new generation of devices in the 1980s called ‘Zugfunk 2000‘. The first device of this type entered into use in 1988 – and was also the first to come from in-house production. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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around 1995, Photograph Train relay radio is a cost-efficient alternative to train radio for secondary lines with low traffic volumes. Up to this point, every train station had its own control room that handed over trains from section to section. With the train relay system, a single traffic controller could be given responsibility for the entire route. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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1995, Photograph ‘Zugfunk 2000‘ offered various communication options – voice as well as data transmission between train drivers, conductors and train stations. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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2010 In 2010, Kapsch CarrierCom took over the |
