Saab Increases Safety for Rail Travellers.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- When Banverket in Sweden concentrated on improved safety on the Bohusbanan, the stretch between Gothenburg and Uddevalla, they chose to collaborate with Saab. Saab is the main contractor for the delivery of centralised traffic control, an automated safety system. The contract is valued at 164 MSEK MSEK Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein (New York law firm) MSEK Million Swedish Kroner and the delivery will be completed during 2010. "This is one of the largest projects we have negotiated in the last 25 years and we are doing it for both traffic and safety reasons. That we selected Saab is partially a price issue, and partially an issue of delivery capacity. We know that Saab have delivered similar projects effectively", says Christer LEfving, acting Regional Manager at the Western track region. At present, safety monitoring Safety Monitoring of a clinical trial is conducted by an independent physician with relevant expertise. This is accomplished by review of adverse event, immediately after they occur, with timely follow-up through resolution. of traffic on the Gothenburg - Uddevalla stretch is carried out manually. With the safety system from Saab, rail travellers of the future will not only be able to travel more safely but also more easily because the system allows expansion in commuter traffic Noun 1. commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time between the cities. "Winning this deal is further evidence that customers value our capacity to manage the whole affair, from project planning project planning - project management to commissioning. We assume a system responsibility", says Anders Nyman, Divisional manager for Traffic Systems at Saab Communication. The overall contract not only involves signal and telecoms installations but also track, heat exchanger heat exchanger Any of several devices that transfer heat from a hot to a cold fluid. In many engineering applications, one fluid needs to be heated and another cooled, a requirement economically accomplished by a heat exchanger. installation, cable laying, installation of marshalling yard marshalling yard Noun Railways a place where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains Noun 1. marshalling yard - a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded lighting, cable switchgear The term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit breakers used to isolate electrical equipment. boxes, electrical power and remote controls and covers the project planning, delivery of equipment and material, ground, track and installation work and commissioning of the installations. Saab is carrying out the deal in a consortium with the Norwegian company Baneservice A/S whose share is 30 percent. Saab Communication, a business unit within Saab, offers qualified communication services and robust tele-, data- and radio communications solutions for the defence, public safety, telecoms and traffic infrastructure areas - nationally and internationally. Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defence, aviation, space and public safety. The group covers a broad spectrum of competence and capabilities in systems integration. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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