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Toronto progresses Ontario Line subway project
Hitachi Rail has awarded the contract for the design, supply and build of the overhead catenary system of the subway to rail infrastructure specialist TSO.
The design, supply and build of the overhead catenary system of the new Ontario Line subway has been awarded by Hitachi Rail to TSO, a railway industry specialist.
The Ontario Line is a 15.6-kilometre metro line under construction in the heart of the city of Toronto, designed to make it faster and easier to travel within Toronto and beyond.
Major step for the Ontario Line
The works will be carried out by its Canadian subsidiary, TSO Can Incorporated, over a period of eight years throughout the 15.6 km of the Ontario Line.
The project’s scope includes the design, supply, and construction along with two years of maintenance of the overhead line equipment (Ole) of the Ontario Line. It includes a 32km 1.5kV overhead catenary system in open routes and in the maintenance depot. In the double-bored tunnel, a total of 17km of 1.5kV rigid overhead catenary will also be installed.
“Contract demonstrates the growing trust our partners put in our consolidated model and testifies our commitment to bringing best-in-class catenary technologies to major mobility projects”
According to TSO, integrating a 1.5kV catenary system into a new line in Canada presents various challenges for the design and build teams. The adaptation of the systems to local conditions and requirements will be led by its expert approach in Ole Systems.
“This contract demonstrates the growing trust our partners put in our consolidated model and testifies our commitment to bringing best-in-class catenary technologies to major mobility projects on an international level,” said Gilles Philibert, managing director of TSO International.
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He continued: “This contract is in line with our strategy to develop our different rail activities and services, which already represents 50 per cent of our group’s international activities.”
With 97 years’ experience in France and around the world, TSO, a subsidiary of NGE Group, is a rail infrastructure and systems spewicalist in areas such as track and electrification construction, replacement and maintenance, topographic survey, rail software development and rail safety and rail signalling.
It focuses its research on delivering improvements that combine quality with service efficiency and personnel safety. The development of synergies between TSO’s rail businesses and NGE’s construction businesses has enabled the group to offer a comprehensive and global range of services.
As the fourth largest construction group in France, NGE (New Generations of Entrepreneurs) specialises in the construction of major infrastructure as well as urban and local projects.
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