Crossrail has awarded the signalling system contract for the £14.8 billion network’s central section to a consortium comprising Siemens and Invensys Rail Limited.
The contract, which is estimated to be worth about £50 million, covers the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a train control system for Crossrail’s central section.
The new system will be installed between Portobello Junction on the Great Western Main Line, Pudding Mill Lane Junction on the Great Eastern Main Line and Abbey Wood.
Under the terms of the contract Siemens has also committed to creating around 20 apprenticeships and new jobs for unemployed people around Greater London and along the Crossrail route
Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail’s chief executive, said: “Crossrail is now in a position to award the main signalling contract which is the first of our railway systems contracts. Crossrail will operate up to 24 trains per hour during the peak between Whitechapel and Paddington.
“The new signalling system will incorporate Automatic Train Operation to support the delivery of a high-frequency metro service and will also be capable of enhancement to 30 trains per hour through the central section at a later date.”
