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Go-Ahead Group PLC
14 December 2018
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Press Release
14 December 2018
Go-Ahead wins first contract in Australia
-- Partnership with Network Rail Consulting brings UK rail expertise to New South Wales
-- Digital Systems Program will improve rail frequency and
reliability for passengers of Sydney Trains
-- Contract win takes Go-Ahead into a sixth country
The Go-Ahead Group, as part of the Network Rail Consulting team,
is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the
role of Systems Integrator for the Digital Systems Program for
Sydney for Transport for NSW (TfNSW).
This is the first contract that Go-Ahead has won in Australia
and its tenth international contract in total - a figure that has
doubled over the last year. As well as its UK rail and bus
operations, Go-Ahead currently operates in Ireland and Singapore
and has won contracts in Norway and Germany.
The Digital Systems Program will replace existing signalling and
train control systems with modern, internationally-proven
intelligent technology. It enables more trains on the track and
therefore a higher frequency of reliable services for passengers of
Sydney Trains.
Through its Thameslink network, Go-Ahead was the first operator
in the world to operate passenger services using Automatic Train
Operation (ATO) over a European Train Control System (ECTS)
signalling system. This expertise will be applied by Go-Ahead in
this contract.
Go-Ahead Chief Executive, David Brown, said: "We are delighted
to have won our first contract in Australia and with the continued
roll-out of our international expansion strategy. This is a project
which will utilise Go-Ahead's skills in preparing for future
transport needs and it is pleasing to see that there is
international demand for UK expertise in implementing rail
technology.
Having been involved in the UK's Digital Rail programme,
Go-Ahead recognises the opportunities that digitisation brings in
transforming rail operations for the 21(st) century. We look
forward to using our experience to help enable TfNSW and Sydney
Trains implement this technology within their operations."
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Notes to editors
For more information please contact:
Go-Ahead press office
communications@go-ahead.com
020 7799 8999
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Michael Berkeley / Angharad Couch / Toby Moore
020 7638 9571
More info:
-- The Digital Systems Program consists of three main elements:
o Replacing trackside signalling equipment with the latest ETCS
Level 2 technology;
o Implementing Automatic Train Operation (ATO), which will be
used to assist drivers - who will still remain in control - and
provide faster and more consistent journey times; and
o Introducing a Traffic Management System (TMS) for more
effective incident management and service regulation across the
network.
-- ATO will assist drivers - who will still remain in control -
to provide faster and more consistent journey times, but providing
a degree of automation to acceleration and braking, similar to
systems in widespread use at metro systems
-- ATO is the cutting-edge system that allows us to run our
high-intensity Thameslink service of up to 24 trains/hr
-- Go-Ahead's train operation business, Govia, is the largest
maintainer of mainline rolling stock in the UK
About Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead is a leading UK public transport operator, providing
high quality services in the bus and rail sectors. Employing around
28,000 people, over one billion passenger journeys are undertaken
on our services each year. We are committed to operating our
companies in a safe, socially and environmentally responsible way.
In addition to the travelling public, our customers include the
Department for Transport, Transport for London (TfL) and local
authorities.
Bus
Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. With a fleet
of around 5,200 buses, we carry over two million passengers every
day. Our operations are focused on high density commuter markets.
We have a strong presence in London, with around 23 per cent market
share, where we provide regulated services for TfL. Outside London,
we operate services in Oxford, East Anglia, the South East,
Southern and north-east England. Internationally, we operate bus
services in Singapore and Ireland.
Rail
The rail operation, Govia, is 65 per cent owned by Go-Ahead and
35 per cent by Keolis. It is the largest rail operation in the UK,
responsible for over 30 per cent of all UK passenger rail journeys
through its rail franchises: GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) and
Southeastern.
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