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15/02/2016

Ansaldo JV Secures £34.5m Re-Signalling Contract

A joint venture (JV) between Ansaldo STS and Linbrooke Services has secured a £34.5 million re-signalling contract from Network Rail.

The consortium has been appointed to re-signal and upgrade the line from Ferriby to Gilberdyke in North Humberside.

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Linbrooke will deliver the signalling and power construction works, the telecommunications system design and construction under its part of the deal valued at £19.35m.

In addition, Ansaldo STS will lead the JV and be responsible for the SEI CBI signalling system design and supply and the axle counter system design, supply and integration totalling £15.15m worth of work.

The project will begin this month and is due to be commissioned in March 2018.

(LM/MH)

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