TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions for rail applications, has been awarded a new contract by Alstom Transport S.A. in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom’s signaling division.

Alstom was selected by Lille Métropole to renew Lille’s Line 1 automatic metro to provide an integrated system which includes an automatic driver system and new metro train-sets in order to address the expected increase in traffic over the coming years.

The signed agreement will see TagMaster develop a customized version of its heavy duty (HD) RFID reader which together with HD ID-tags will be used to provide positive train detection functionality as a sub-system in the Alstom Urbalis communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling system.

An initial contract, worth in excess of €1 Million for TagMaster, covers the development phase and the supply of equipment for use on a re-signaling project in Lille, France.