International & UK Railway News Friday 22nd March 2013

Siemens

Siemens to supply Crossrail with Control and Communications Systems.

Siemens has been selected to supply the operational control and communications systems for Crossrail's 21 kilometer long tunnels and nine new central stations. Crossrail will link suburban routes to the east and west of London, providing more effective travel across the London for an estimated 750,000 daily commuters. Crossrail Limited has placed an order with Siemens worth approximately 43 million GBP. Commissioning of the overall line is scheduled for the end of 2018.

For the route's central section, control room and selected stations, the Siemens technologies deployed will provide an integrated station management, line management, security and information systems and SCADA systems. Siemens will provide multiple communications technologies including; Data Net-work/Optical Fibre Network, Private Mobile Radio (PMR) Radiating Infrastructure, GSM-R/ Airwave/LFEPA Ch5 Radio Systems and Public Cellular Radio Radiating Infrastructure.
 

Gordon Wakeford, Managing Director Infrastructure & Cities Sector UK said: "We are very delighted to be selected for the Crossrail Control and Communications Contract. Crossrail is a prestigious infrastructure project for London and the UK. We will deliver integrated control system technology, which will allow passengers to reap the benefits of the new line in a safe, secure and well informed manner. Our Siemens technologies have an excellent pedigree having previously been deployed in and around the London rail network and are thus proven to provide benefits to both passengers and rail operators. This contract award, coupled with the previous award of the Crossrail central section signaling and control equipment contract to the Siemens Invensys consortium, demonstrates our commitment to investing in UK jobs and industry".

Siemens will develop and deliver the product portfolio for this contract with Crossrail from its international technical centre in Ashby de la Zouch, Great Britain. Additional jobs will be created by Siemens as a result of the Crossrail Control and Communications Systems contract.

Beneath the centre of London the 21 kilometer long rail tunnel will constitute a twintrack east-west connection, linking the Great Western Main Line at its present terminus, Paddington, with the Great Eastern Main Line at Stratford. The tunnel is the centerpiece of the London Crossrail project which will comprise a 118 kilometer long line from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. When Crossrail opens, up to 24 trains per hour are scheduled to travel along the core section, with an estimated 200 million passengers per year.



International Railway Journal

THREE national infrastructures managers, ProRail, Infrabel and French Rail Network (RFF), together with Luxembourg Railways (CFL) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), have set up a unified structure to manage European Corridor 2 to provide a one-stop shop for freight operators.

FUNKWERK has secured a contract from Hamburger Hochbahn, the operator of Hamburg's U-Bahn network, to install its Alister SIL 2 electronic interlocking for depot control at the Barmbek depot. Commissioning is scheduled for November 15.

BELARUS Railways (BC) carried out the first test runs with an electric locomotive on the Osipovichi – Bobruysk section of the Minsk – Kiev line on March 20, marking the completion of another phase of the country’s electrification programme. Electric services are due to start on the 42km stretch next month.


www.progressiverailroading.com US News

 

Railroad antitrust bill back in Congress, AAR back to opposing it

Illinois to head multi-state procurement of high-speed locomotives

Amtrak, Pennsylvania agree to continue rail service

Both carload, intermodal counts climbed a tad last week for U.S. roads

South Carolina port notes February volume jump, progress on harbor deepening project

Study: Home values performed better near public transportation systems

HART OKs extra seats for Honolulu's transit-rail system

Union Pacific to add second track on Missouri mainline

www.railway-technology.com Updates

Masabi raises funds to accelerate transit ticket roll out in US UK-based mobile ticketing developer Masabi has received $2.8m in funding from US-based Fontinalis Partners, along with UK-based MMC Ventures and existing investor m8 Capital to accelerate the deployment of mobile ticketing systems by US transit agencies. 
      
Kapsch acquires railway communications business from NEC
Austria-based railway communication solutions provider Kapsch CarrierCom has acquired railway businesses from NEC for an undisclosed sum. 
      
Knorr-Bremse to install driver advisory system on Go-Ahead's diesel trains
UK-based transport operator Go-Ahead Group has awarded two contracts to Knorr-Bremse to install driver advisory systems on the diesel train fleets operated by London Midland and Southern. 
      
Siemens wins Crossrail communications contract in UK
Siemens has secured a £43m contract with Crossrail in London, UK, to provide communications and control systems for the central section of the under-construction railway.



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Railway Engineering News

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JR East begins 320km/h operationsEAST Japan Railway Company (JR East) began scheduled operations at 320km/h on the Tohoku Shinkansen with the timetable change on March 16.