A subsidiary of AltX-listed Ansys, QuadSoft, has been awarded a R3.5 million contract to supply train cab systems (TCS) for use on the iron ore export line, running between Sishen and Saldanha Bay.
According to a statement, this is the second such order the company has won in the past year. In July, it was awarded a R16.4 million contract to supply TCS units to locomotives plying the coal line to Richards Bay.
The latest order comes from Venus Railway Solutions, a subsidiary of Mitsui of Japan. “It's a special purpose vehicle in which Mitsui of Japan holds 55% and Sibambene Trade and Services and African Sky Innovative Solutions hold the balance,” says the company.
These three parties supply locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail for use on the coal and iron ore lines. The latest TCS units will be used in the new Class 15E locomotives on the country's major iron ore export line to Saldanha Bay.
The TCS provides voice and data communications between the locomotives and Transnet's control centres along the route. The contract, which will be executed over a 13-month period, is for the supply of 44 TCS units.
"This locally developed technology plays an important role in the safety of trains by monitoring locomotive speed in real-time and reporting any exceptions back to the control centres,” says Rudi Barnard, Ansys rail director.
“Communication between the driver and control centre is critically important to ensure safe train operations and maximise throughput for the rail operator."
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