Chairman Indian Railway Board Mr. K. C. Jeina singled out Invensys Rail Group (IRG) at the Exporail 2007 exhibition and conference that was held in Delhi this week. The presence of IRG at the show demonstrated the commitment of the company to the Indian Rail market, a fact clearly recognised by Mr. Jeina.
Indian Railways propose to spend 22 Billion USD on the modernisation of railway signalling systems, track and rolling stock, so the Chairman’s visit was highly significant. Phil Ellingworth, Acting Managing Director for India commented, “We are working hard in India and have an ongoing dialogue with Indian Railways. Our specific interest is in the newly planned dedicated fright corridor and, of course, the new Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad Metro systems. ”
Charles Page, Director of Marketing and Sales presented a range of IRG products to Mr. Jeina but the Chairmen expressed specific interest in using Safetran Systems GEO as a low cost interlocking which meets the needs of the Indian market. GEO “fits the bill” as it represents a competitive Interlock product without the hot standby facility of Westinghouse Rail Systems Westrace. Level crossing controllers such as Safetran‘s Grade crossing predictor and Solid state crossing controller were also of interest to Indian Railways in there bid to improve safety.
Exporail 2007 also saw the roll out of the new Invensys brand strategy, Stephen Holt, IRG’s Marketing Director said, “The exhibition provided a great opportunity for the Indian rail market to see the IRG coordinated brand strategy in action with Westinghouse, Dimetronic and Safetran all clearly represented on the stand”.
The future definitely looks bright of Invensys Rail for as the Indian economy booms so the investment in Indian Railways continues, providing a wide range of opportunities in both main line and Metro signalling systems.