BKK Budapest inaugurates the country’s first tram simulation unit

Today BKK, Budapest tram system responsible organism, presents the tram driving simulator unit with an inauguration event that has generated a lot of interest. Municipal authorities are present in this event, such as Dr. Balázs Szeneczey, Deputy Major of Budapest, and representatives from the companies BKK and BKV, Dr. Kálmán Dabóczi, CEO of BKK, and Tibor Bolla, President and CEO of BKV. With this step, the Hungarian company has become the country’s first operator to commit itself to the use of innovative technologies to train its conductors.

BKK, in operation since 1866, is one of the world’s largest tram systems, with approximately 160 km of tracks. In addition, it is one of the tram networks that carries the most passengers at both a European and global level. The company has been implementing a comprehensive renovation plan of its operation for several years. This renovation plan has led the company to purchase new units and to significantly overhaul its infrastructures, among other aspects. Training could not be overlooked and BKK decided to improve the training of its operators with the inclusion of a simulation system to aid their driver´s training.

The simulation unit that they have recently developed with LANDER SIMULATION consists of a Training Station, an Instructor Station and an observation station. The tram simulated corresponds to the new tram that the company has purchased from CAF. To highlight some of the equipment’s features, the simulator includes 28 rolling stock breakdowns and 17 incidents, which the instructor can combine along the course of 55 kilometres of real scenarios, corresponding to lines 1, 3, 19 and 61 of their operation.

For LANDER this development has meant significant progress as part of its global expansion. With this the company is taking a further step in its firm entry into the European market. At LANDER we would like to thank BKK’s commitment to the development of this simulation equipment, and would like to wish them every success on their path for the continuous improvement of their conductors, for which we will be at their side.

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