On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:20:27 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

John B wrote:
On Apr 1, 10:51 pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
One
of the bigger changes relates to Bombardier and the SSL upgrade.
Bombardier will produce the SSL trains but the related signalling
contract with Westinghouse will be descoped with the new signalling
being put out to tender.

Sounds pretty accurate. The Bombardier PR implies that the SSL
contract will be re-awarded to Westinghouse, cutting out Bombardier as
middleman, but Invensys (Westinghouse's parent) confirms that that's
just the work to make S-stock work with the existing signalling; the
new signalling contract will indeed be retendered:

http://www.invensys.com/media/defaul...tent_no_id=518

Does this mean that there's now a chance that the Thales (ex-Alcatel)
Seltrac signalling system that Tube Lines are installing could also be used
on SSL? It would at least avoid problems on the areas where the Piccadilly
shares tracks with the Met and District.

There is obviously a chance if Thales bother to bid for the work.
Obviously Invensys have some advantage given they've been involved in
design work so far and I can't see that they will have agreed to not bid
as part of the overall Metronet settlement.

Obviously having a coordinated and compatible signalling solution
between JNP and SSR will bring advantages and answers to a number of
problems.

We shall see what the suppliers decide to bid and at what price.
--
Paul C


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