Invensys Rail wins Brazilian Metro contract

Written by jrood

On October 22, railway control and communications systems provider Invensys Rail, Brazilian engineering company Montagens e Projetos Especiais (MPE) and Spanish telecoms specialists Infoglobal have signed a milestone $418-million contract to upgrade the Signaling and ATC on lines 8, 10 and 11 of São Paulo's rapidly developing Metro system.

Invensys Rail
will install its Sirius Communication-Based Train Control system on all three
lines and associated rolling stock along with WESTRACE interlockings, point
machines and LED signals, totaling a 60 percent share within the consortium. To
minimize disruption during the upgrade, the new system will be installed and
designed to operate alongside the existing signaling system until the project
is fully completed. This approach has been successfully used by Invensys Rail
on metros around the world and has proved highly successful in delivering
complex projects on time and on budget with the minimum disruption to
passengers.

Invensys Rail
CEO and President James Drummond highlighted the importance of the contract to
the company, saying: "This is our first major project award in Brazil and
is yet another success for our Communications-Based Train Control systems after
winning the signaling contract for Singapore’s new Downtown Line. We are
delighted to be given the opportunity to work on such a high-profile project in
one of the world’s most exciting cities."

The contract
marks Invensys Rail’s biggest success to date in the Brazilian market, and with
rapid development of heavy-haul freight routes, commuter and metro networks and
a planned high speed line in the country, Invensys Rail believes this award
will provide a platform for expansion in this important and growing market.

The three lines
are owned and operated by Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM).
Line 8 is 35km long with 20 stations; Line 10 is 37km (23 miles) with 15
stations and Line 11 is 37km (23 miles) long with 12 stations. In total, 136
trains and maintenance vehicles operate on the three lines to transport more
than one million passengers per working day.

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