French firm Thales gets S. Railway contract.

Thales, a French company into aerospace, transportation and defence and security markets, has got a signalling contract from Southern Railways to supply a train protection and warning system (called ETCS system) on the Basin Bridge-Arakkonam section.

This is the first such contract awarded to Thales in India, and also the first step of a large modernisation programme of TPWS systems of the Indian railways network.

On this 66 km stretch, the ETCS L1 system will enable trains to run faster, leading to shorter travel times and increased line capacity, while optimising train security and passenger safety through its automatic train protection capability, according to a company press release.


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