IRSE Sept 08.indd

INDUSTRY NEWS
$22 Million High Speed Railway
Control Systems Contract Signed
HLS Systems International, the Chinese
Company based in Beijing, announced in July
that the Company, along with its partner
Ansaldo STS, has been awarded a contract by
the People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry
of Railways for the design, construction,
implementation, and maintenance of a new
300 km/h high speed rail line. When
completed, this rail line will span 459
kilometres, or approximately 285 miles, and
link Zhengzhou in Henan province and Xi'an in
Shaanxi province.
The project was awarded to a consortium
formed by HLS and Ansaldo STS, a leading
technology company listed on the Milan Stock
Exchange that operates in the global Railway
and Mass Transit Transportation Systems
business. The total contract value amounts to
RMB660 million, or approximately US$97
million, with the HLS portion for the control
system amounting to RMB151 million, or
approximately US$22 million. The project is
expected to be completed by the end of 2009.
Dr. Wang Changli, HLS' Chief Executive
Officer commented, "The 300 km/h high
speed train will be one of the fastest
passenger trains in China and we are very
excited to announce that our organisation has
been awarded the automation control system
contract for this prestigious project. We have
been successful in implementing our control
systems in the current 200 km/h high speed
rail lines in China and this new contract for
the more advanced 300 km/h rail line is a
testament to our high quality system design
and performance.
HLS is one of only five companies
authorized by China's Ministry of Railways to
provide automation control systems for its
railway systems, one of only three companies
that have the capability to provide control
systems for high speed rail networks and one
of only two companies able to provide
automation systems for trains with speeds of
300 km/h or greater. Based on our track
record and close cooperation with the Ministry
of Railways, we believe that our organisation
is well positioned to receive additional
contracts in this 300 km/h category."
IRSE
Spanish & Turkish high speed line
signalling contracts awarded
A consortium of Dimetronic Signals, part of the Invensys
Rail Group, and Thales has been awarded the contract for the Madrid-Valencia
high speed line signalling and communications works by ADIF (the Spanish
railway administrator). The scope of the contract includes the signalling system
with electronic interlockings, track circuits, ERTMS Level 1 & 2 train protection
system and the traffic control centre. It also includes the fixed
telecommunications, auxiliary detectors, power supply, building construction
and maintenance support for three years.
Dimetronic will lead the consortium and will be directly responsible for the
supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the ERTMS Level 1& 2 train
protection system and the traffic control centre as well as a share of the
maintenance activities.
Their share of the contract is worth €126 million (£100 million at current
exchange rates) for the core signalling as well as a share (approximately £15
million) of the maintenance work when this new high speed line becomes
operational.
Dimetronic signals have been awarded a signalling and communications
contract for the Ankara-Konya high speed line by Yapi Merkezi, the Turkish civil
contractor. This is their first major contract in Turkey, which is planning a
significant increase in rail infrastructure investment over the coming years, and
was won against substantial international competition.
The scope of the contract includes the signalling system with electronic
interlockings, track circuits, ERTMS Level 1 & 2 train protection system and the
traffic control centre for the 212 km long transportation system.
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Issue 137 September 2008
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