Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Railway Systems for TfNSW
05 September 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Biggest order in history of Mitsubishi
Electric’s railway business in Oceanian Market
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today
that RailConnect NSW (RailConnect), an unincorporated joint venture
formed by Mitsubishi Electric’s wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsubishi
Electric Australia, Hyundai Rotem and UGL Limited, has been awarded
a contract by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) for the
delivery and maintenance of a new fleet of trains for the New
Intercity Fleet.
The New Intercity Fleet is a AU$ 2.3 billion NSW Government
project to replace trains carrying customers between Sydney and the
Central Coast, Newcastle, the Blue Mountains and the South Coast.
The fleet of double deck trains will offer long distance customers
a more enjoyable travelling experience, providing comfortable
seating, advanced communications technology and enhanced commuter
amenities.
RailConnect will design and build 512 passenger cars, with the
first trains to be delivered by the year 2019. The joint venture
will provide maintenance and asset management services to the new
fleet commencing on delivery of the first train in 2019 for a
period of 15 years.The passenger cars will be designed,
manufactured, tested and commissioned by Hyundai Rotem, with
Mitsubishi Electric Australia as technology provider and UGL
supporting design and maintaining the fleet.Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation’s consolidated contract is expected to generate
revenues of around AU$ 300 million, with its scope covering the
railway systems, such as variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF)
inverters, traction motors and train monitoring systems.
Delivery to Transport for NSW Scope Railway systems
(VVVF inverters, traction motors, train monitoring systems,
passenger information systems) for New Intercity Fleet double deck
trains (512 cars) and maintenance work First Delivery 2019
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