Alcatel today announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Hungarian Railways valued over Euro 22 million in total. Based on the first contract, Alcatel will equip the main line Budapest-Cegl'ed-Szolnok with most modern electronic interlocking systems. The second contract concerns the line between Budapest and the Austrian border, which will be upgraded with the standardised European Train Control System (ETCS).
For the Budapest-Cegl'ed-Szolnok line, Alcatel will provide its Alcatel 6131 LockTrac system (Elektra), ensuring a safe and controlled train routing. Alcatel will have a full turnkey responsibility covering the design, the delivery and the installation of the interlocking equipment for the stations Vecses, "Ull"o and Monor located south of Budapest. In addition, a central traffic control system located in Monor will complement the system in order to monitor efficiently and safely the trains on this railway section.
To control the trains when they roll on the 170 km Budapest-Austrian border section, and to even increase their speed, Alcatel will deliver its Alcatel 6413 AlTrac system which is based on the latest European Train Control standards (ETCS Level1). Seventeen Hungarian locomotives of type series V63-100 will be equipped with on-board systems (driver console, computer, transmitter and receiver, etc.) able to interface with the equipment along the track.
These new contracts from Hungarian Railways follow a contract won by Alcatel in 2000 to equip the Zall"ov"o - Hodos railway line also with Elektra and ETCS train control. Obtained after an open international competition, the contracts reinforce the leading position of Alcatel in Hungary for railway signalling technology.
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Alcatel Transport Automation Solutions (TAS) is a leading global supplier of train control, signaling, interlocking, control center and integrated rail communications technology. For Main Line operators around the world, Alcatel`s offering includes its proven interlocking technologies LockTrac, its train control technology AlTrac (including AlTrac ETCS), its network management solutions (NetTrac), and its field equipment FieldTrac (axle counters, point machines, signals...).
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