Future Contracts
| Brenner Base Rail Tunnel | ||
The total length of the railway line from Innsbruck bypass to Fortezza will be 62.7km. |
The Aicha construction site in May 2009. |
The Mauls construction site in May 2009. |
| Ho Chi Minh City Metro | ||
Vietnam's largest city has embarked on a metro programme to combat problems being magnified by rapid urban expansion. |
Siemens is a potential supplier to the various lines included in the large HCMC project. |
Experienced light rail and metro supplier Alstom is already established in the Vietnam rail market. |
Lead contractor for Manila MRT-3, the Sumitomo Corporation has expressed interest in HCMC project. |
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| Intercity Express Programme | ||
Forty years will separate this 1972 HST prototype and the scheduled introduction of the first 'IEP' trains. |
Thirty years since fleet service began, this HST has a new operator and awaits yet another livery. |
An HST-stronghold, London to South Wales/West of England lines will follow the East Coast Mail Line as recipients of ‘IEP’ stock. |
Class 91/Mark4 formations will have worked the ECML for over 20 years when due for replacement by 'IEP' vehicles. |
Short-listed joint supplier Siemens has enjoyed much sales success in the UK in recent years. |
Two Bombardier products at Derby, where the Express Rail Alliance may build some 'IEP' vehicles if successful. |
From mock-up to delivered Javelins, Hitachi has travelled quickly to reach the IEP short-list. |
In the original list of preferred bidders, Alstom withdrew from the procurement process in early 2008. |
The SW England to Scotland route via Leeds and Newcastle is a specified non-core route over which IEP vehicles may operate. |
| Light and Heavy Rail Developments | ||
Morocco's order will further strengthen the Alstom TGV as a world brand in high-speed rail operations. |
Morocco and Algeria will join Tunisia as part of a Citadis success story in northern Africa. |
The modular Citadis design allows modifications for local conditions and operator preferences. |
Morocco's order for Citadis will use the same two-coupled sets configuration as those delivered to Tunis from 2007. |
A high-power variant from the Prima family (which includes the Luxembourg Class 3000) will join Alstom's older products already in service with ONCFM. |
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| Northern Rail Extension Project | ||
ARRC is to build and operate a new 83-mile railway line in Alaska called the Northern Rail Extension. |
Infrastructure includes facilities for passengers, freight and maintenance operations at railway terminus. |
Phase one of the line is the bridge across the Tanana River at Salcha. |
The project will be incorporated into AKRR's collision avoidance system (CAS) to ensure safety and efficiency. |
The extension line will use the same rolling stock that is currently operated on the Alaska Railroad. |
The Northern Rail extension will be from the North Pole to the Delta Junction. |
The rail line extension project will be completed in four phases and is estimated to cost around $650m to $850m. |
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| Thameslink Programme, London | ||
Reworking tunnels around the system changeover point at Farringdon led to the original Thameslink opening in 1988. |
Procurement processes to replace the dedicated Class 319 fleet began in April 2008. |
Stopping services on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line from Peterborough will become part the enlarged Thameslink. |
A key interchange with Underground, mainline and Eurostar services, the station beneath St Pancras International opened in 2007. |
The Thameslink Programme will radically increase under the capacity of the core section between St Pancras (pictured) and London Bridge. |
Active in IEP procurement as part of a consortium, Bombardier has become a leading supplier of UK rolling stock. |
Supplier of Class 395 Javelins and contracted to upgrade Southeastern Class 465s (pictured), Hitachi may try to extend its UK interests through Thameslink. |
Works are in hand to transform Blackfriars railway bridge to allow the handling of many more and longer trains under the Thameslink Programme. |
An interim measure to address high demand on the present Thameslink, two-system Bombardier Class 377 units are being drafted in from other routes. |
