ALGERIA's National Railway Investment Agency (Anesrif) has awarded a contract to supply and install signalling systems on the new 129km standard-gauge line from Mecheria to El Bayadh to a joint venture of Algerian State Railways (SNTF) and Siemens.
ALGERIA's National Railway Investment Agency (Anesrif) has awarded a contract to supply and install signalling systems on the new 129km standard-gauge line from Mecheria to El Bayadh to a joint venture of Algerian State Railways (SNTF) and Siemens.
The railway will be equipped with Siemens Trainguard 100 ETCS Level 1, Vicos automatic operations control system, and five Simis W electronic interlockings. Siemens share of the contract is worth €69m and includes staff training.
The 160km/h line is due to be commissioned in 2015.
