Cable theft is a scourge of the modern railways but Dave Farman, director of CCTV manufacturer TEW Plus, explains how their latest products are helping operators fi ght back against the thieves.
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veryone knows cable theft is a hot top- ic for anyone working in the rail in-
dustry and TEW Plus has been successfully assisting Network Rail and British Trans- port Police with prevention and capture. Utilising such products as covert and overt cameras, cable movement sensors, trackers and HD trackside CCTV, TEW Plus have become one of the key suppliers of security products designed specifi cally for the rail environment.
Dave Farman, director at TEW Plus Ltd, commented: “Since we developed and in- stalled our fi rst Overt Camera for BTP fi ve years ago, we have designed, delivered and installed around 200 camera systems across the network and delivered thou- sands of RF movement detectors and many other bespoke products.
“We are now expanding our portfolio by partnering with manufacturers and im- porters of some of the best quality products available in the marketplace.”
TEW Plus have announced approved re- seller agreements for the supply of thermal imaging cameras, high specifi cation LED torches, body-worn CCTV cameras and UV lights.
To be launched at Railtex 2011, TEW Plus have also developed their new 3G Track- side Covert Camera which will offer all
the features of the existing system but ad- ditionally allow live and recorded video playback direct from site, including remote video download and alarm scheduling.
“This new product is very exciting as it will take deployable covert CCTV to the next level,” Farman states. We are still hoping to get over 20 days’ battery deployment time
TEW Plus Covert Cameras star in national news coverage
On Tuesday May 10, both BBC and ITV ran national news bulletins on the effects and dangers of cable theft on the UK rail infrastructure. Network Rail personnel were interviewed on the trackside and at Derby Control Centre giving information on the consequences of cable theft and what they are doing to detect and prevent this.
Within all the news bulletins the focus was on the use of trackside covert CCTV systems, in particular the covert ballast camera system developed and supplied by TEW Plus Ltd.
The Covert Ballast Camera systems were
described in detail by the presenters ex- plaining how the cameras and triggers are easily disguised within the surround- ing ballast and how they transmit images back to control of anyone who should ac- tivate the systems proximity detector.
Dave Farman, director at TEW Plus Ltd in Nottingham, outlined his thoughts on the coverage: “It was a big surprise to be honest. The fi rst I knew about it was when one of our customers called me saying ‘We have the BBC here and I am just set- ting up one of your cameras’.
“He then suggested I watch the East Mid- lands news the next day.
“It was a real surprise when I saw them on the national news and I did laugh when the ITV News presenter described our camera as like something out of a James Bond movie!
“It does show what impact these prod- ucts can have on cable theft activity as we have seen many successful deployments with thieves caught red handed on cam- era with the footage being used success- fully to convict and send offenders to jail.”
Links to the new bulletins can be found at
www.itv.com/central-east/cable-theft- chaos75806/ and
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13338881
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from the solution and keep the price of a complete system the same as the existing version. Our existing cameras and trigger devices will also be compatible with the new 3G system so existing customers can follow a simple upgrade path.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION E:
enquiries@tewplus.co.uk
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