MONTREAL, May 3, 2022
/CNW/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated professional
services and project management company with offices around the
world, has been awarded a £23 million contract by rail
infrastructure owner Network Rail to deliver the final phase of a
major re-signalling program in the United
Kingdom.
The £190 million Feltham to Wokingham re-signalling
scheme—just outside London—covers 80 miles of railway and 500
separate pieces of outdated signalling equipment which is being
replaced as part of a commitment to transform the UK's entire
network through the deployment of digital signalling and train
control technology.
"As a market leader in UK transport infrastructure, we combine
traditional engineering with new technologies to deliver better
outcomes for our clients and their customers," said Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO, SNC-Lavalin.
"Rail signalling is a huge part of this success story which is now
seeing us work alongside Network Rail to drive forward a new era of
increased capacity, fewer delays and enhanced safety across the
UK's railways."
SNC-Lavalin has been involved at all stages of the Feltham to
Wokingham program—including the successful 2019 commissioning of
Phase 1 which used the first digitally enabled interlocking
system of its kind—and will now design, test and install new
signalling equipment for the fifth and final stage which is
scheduled to be commissioned in April
2024.
"Success on Feltham has been built on the strong collaborative
relationship we have with Network Rail, our largest client in the
UK," said Philip Hoare, President,
Engineering Services, United
Kingdom, Europe,
Middle East, India and Canada, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group. "We
now look forward to delivering Phase 5 of this
transformational program, adding to the earlier phases which are
already in full operation and benefitting passengers in the
region."
SNC-Lavalin is also the Railway Systems Integration Partner for
the £350m East Coast Digital Programme—which will be the UK's first
intercity digital railway; and is currently designing the country's
most advanced signalling test facility which will enable the safe
introduction of next-generation technology.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a fully integrated
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around the world dedicated to engineering a better future for our
planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect
people, technology and data to design, deliver and operate the most
complex projects. We deploy global capabilities locally to our
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