Turkish train

TURKEY: Contractor Kalyon has awarded Alstom a contract to supply electromechanical systems for the Bandirma – Bursa – Yenişehir – Osmaneli High Standard Railway Project.

The 201 km line in northwestern Turkey is being built to link the cities to the Istanbul – Ankara high speed corridor.

Alstom is to supply Interflo 250 and 450 ETCS Level 1 and 2 equipment, including interlockings, a traffic control centre and a smart object controller designed to eliminate obsolescence risks and provide the capability for the signalling systems to use GSM-R and fibre networks.