Shortlist For Billion-Dollar High Capacity Signaling
Source: Victorian Government - http://premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases.htm
22 September 2016
Victorian Government:
Two consortia have been shortlisted to deliver up to
$1 billion worth of signaling and communications systems as part of the
largest public transport project in
Victoria’s history – the
Metro
Tunnel.
The shortlisted bidders for the Metro Tunnel Rail Systems Alliance (RSA)
are:
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A consortium comprising CPB Contractors and Bombardier Transportation
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The MetroConnect consortium comprising John Holland, Siemens and UGL
The successful bidder will install high capacity
signaling (HCS) on the new Sunbury-to-Pakenham line that will run
through the Metro Tunnel. It will be the first roll-out of HCS on an
existing network anywhere in Australia.
HCS will allow trains to safely run faster and closer together, meaning
more trains and less travel time for passengers. The advanced technology
will mean we can run up to 30 services an hour – with the potential to
create the true ‘turn-up-and-go’ two-minute services experienced in some
of the biggest cities in the world.
As part of the project, a world-leading Centre of Excellence will be
established in Victoria, supporting local skills, jobs and opportunities
in the growing rail signaling and communications industry.
The announcement of the shortlisted bidders comes less than a week after
the Andrews Labor Government announced the single largest order of new
trains in Victoria’s history.
The 65 new high-capacity trains will be built in Victoria, by
Victorians, and run as a dedicated fleet through the Metro Tunnel
utilising the high capacity signaling technology.
Shortlisted bidders for the RSA will be asked to submit a formal
proposal by early 2017, with a contract expected to be awarded later
that year.
The Metro Tunnel is Australia’s largest and most important public
transport project. It will free up space in the City Loop to run more
trains, more often, right across the network.
For more information, visit
www.metrotunnel.vic.gov.au (external link).
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