Guided Transport Systems

An environment-friendly solution for safe transportation

The high-speed railway is opening new horizons for Taiwan's transportation system. Besides high-speed railway, mass rapid and light rail transportation systems will continue to play an important role in the future development of urban transport. In the development of Taiwan's railroad technology, TÜV Rheinland Taiwan today plays a key role as a technical service provider. Whether it is a question of development studies or project management for railway operators, railway industries, institutions and government agencies or consultant services as Independent Verification & Validation or product/system certification , our specialists help people "switch" to greater mobility. We can be your bridge to a worldwide market.

The team of professionals

Since the year 2002, TÜV Rheinland Taiwan has offered expert advisory and consultancy services in the field of railroad technology. Our team of experienced local and foreign engineers is currently involved in several major railroad projects throughout the island such as high-speed project airport link project,etc. Add-on expertise can be provided through close cooperation with colleagues from TÜV Intertraffic GmbH in Cologne, which has more than 25 years of experience in finding solutions for the assurance of safety, quality and reliability of:

  · Software

  · Electronic process measuring, control and supervisory equipment

  · Guided transport systems and their components

  · Other traffic systems

  · Telematics in transport systems

TUV Intertraffic's accreditations, recognitions and authorizations as experts by European Accreditation Bodies (DATech), State Authorities for urban and regional transport, the Federal Railway Safety Authority (EBA) or the EBC as the German Notified Body for Interoperable High Speed Rail Systems demonstrates the superior qualifications of our staff. Asian customers may now take advantage of our worldwide network to attain both local and European certificates in Taiwan.

Our advantages

International railway traffic with short travel times requires standardized rules and regulations for safe design, construction and operation. Worldwide-recognized certificates become increasingly important in the railway industry. The European Community has developed and implemented “Rules for Interoperability” in the railway sector in order to reflect the global approach being taken in this specific industry.TÜV Rheinland Group adopts this approach and encourages local railway industries to access the international market. Worldwide railway-system suppliers can be sure that made-in-Taiwan products certified by the TÜV Rheinland Group fulfill all relevant standards and safety requirements.To operate an economically sustainable railway system, the consideration of “Life-Cycle-Cost” is one of the most important parameters. Independent Verification & Validation, and especially the implementation of RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety), are the proper operational modules for railway industries, operators, and last but not least society at large to achieve this target.

Our service scope

1. Inspection, assessment and certification

• Safety concepts of transportation systems
• Operational instructions
• Emergency strategies
• Malfunction-resolution strategies
• Fire and lightning protection
• Certification of components, subsystems, and systems
• Independent verification and validation

2. Consulting services for authorities and operators

• Overall system and subsystem assurance development
• Weak-point analyses, safety analyses and requirement analyses
• Establishment of requirement specifications
• Investigation and evaluation of field data
• RAMS and logistics-support analysis
• Cost/Benefit analyses
• Maintenance audits
• Interoperability evaluations

3. Consulting services for developers and manufacturers

• Information on relevant regulations
• Information on approved components
• Establishment of safety documentation
• Hazard/Risk analyses
• FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analyses)
• FTA (Fault Tree Analyses)
• Verification and validation