aris, 25 August 2005
Cegelec, an integrated international group providing technological services to private companies and public authorities, will provide RandstadRail, the new lightrail system to connect Rotterdam, The Hague and Zoetermeer in the Netherlands, with 14 electrical substations, a contract worth over 8 million euros.
An original approach has been adopted for cost and time constraints, and because of the large number of equipment to be provided. The substations will be designed, integrated into shelters, tested with simulations in “real on load mode” in one single location before being shipped to the Netherlands. This should significantly contribute to meet an imperative deadline (the new lightrail needs to be operational by August 2006) by reducing on site operations which, to a certain extent , will be limited to a “plug & play” process.
The contract was awarded to Cegelec amidst fierce European competition in particular because of its many references in the transport sector and its vast experience in the design and construction of shelter equipment – notably for the defence and telecoms industry.
Cegelec is a leading international actor in the field of public transport (tramways, lightrail, met ros) and railways. It has already been chosen by 14 French cities for the development or maintenance of their networks and is running major projects in Europe (Prague, Budapest, Torino VAL, …) and throughout the world.
For more informat ion, please check www.transport.cegelec.com.
Contact :
Jean-Louis Erneux
Cegelec Communications Department
Tel. +32 2642 30 70
jean-louis.erneux@cegelec.com
www.cegelec.com