Faiveley Transport has been awarded a series of contracts by Alstom Transport to supply its braking systems, couplers, on-board doors and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) for the Kochi metro project in Kerala, India.
Kochi metro will use 25 Alstom Transport's Metropolis train sets, with an option of a further 25 train sets. Each train, about 65 m long, will be composed of three cars, with a capacity to carry up to 975 passengers.
The contracts awarded to Faiveley Transport amount to more than 10 million Euros for the first 25 train sets, with a potential value for more than 20 million Euros if the option of a further 25 train sets is chosen. They cover a large range of high added value railway systems of the Group, including braking systems (brake control, air generation and treatment and tread brake units), automatic and semi-permanent couplers, external sliding type passengers access doors, and compact saloon HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning).
Faiveley Transport scope of supply includes the study, design, manufacture and the delivery of the equipment and involves many of the Group sites worldwide. Engineering will take place in Hosur (India), Shanghai (China) and Witten (Germany) with the support of the Group European Centres of Competence, and manufacture will be performed in Europe, China and in India for the most part of the equipment. Delivery is expected to start during 2015 and completed in 2017.
Simon Charlesworth, Faiveley Transport Sales & Marketing Vice-President, declares "these contracts are of the greatest importance for Faiveley Transport. The Group is a major railway player in India and has already a strong presence in metros. Almost four years after being awarded by Alstom Transport for the Chennai metro contract, Faiveley Transport, with its proven solutions and established localization in India, demonstrates its on-going commitment to meeting its customer's specific technical requirements and increasing expectations for local production".
In 2011, Faiveley Transport signed a contract with Alstom Transport in India to supply braking systems, couplers and on-board doors systems for the Chennai metro. The Group is also a major equipment supplier to Dehli metro, Bangalore metro and Hyderabad metro.