{"id":3138,"date":"2024-01-17T09:07:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2024-01-17T09:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:07:53","slug":"network-rail-consulting-wins-role-in-californian-high-speed-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=3138","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail Consulting wins role in Californian high-speed project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Network Rail Consulting\u2019<\/a>s<\/a> US subsidiary, Network Rail Consulting Inc<\/a>, has been awarded a $73.2m (\u00a357.5m) contract to provide systems engineering services to California\u2019s High-Speed Rail Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first dedicated high-speed railway in the USA, California\u2019s high-speed network will see 200-mph trains linking the Los Angeles basin with San Francisco, with later branches to Sacramento and San Diego. With construction under way, Network Rail Consulting<\/a> will directly support the California High-Speed Rail Authority\u2019s<\/a> Rail and Operations Delivery Branch in a partner role through to May 2029.<\/p>\n

Network Rail Consulting Inc<\/a>\u2019s Chief Executive and Network Rail Consulting<\/a> Global Managing Director, Nigel Ash, said \u201cHaving been involved in the development of the California High-Speed Rail Program<\/a> since 2015, we\u2019re delighted to have the opportunity to continue our support to the California High- Speed Rail Authority<\/a> to help deliver this important investment that is poised to be one of the most transformative infrastructure programs in U.S. history.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Services supported by Network Rail Consulting<\/a> will include asset management, rail engineering support and oversight, design and construction operations and maintenance oversight, network integration and program compliance, start-up and commissioning, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)<\/a> certification, rule of applicability, system safety and security, and track, systems, and trainsets contracts commercial support.<\/p>\n

Network Rail Consulting<\/a> will be supported by international consultants, Egis<\/a> and Ricardo<\/a>, together with six local California companies, C2PM<\/a>, D.R McNatty & Associates,<\/a> Inc<\/a>., GCM Consulting, Inc.,<\/a> Intueor Consulting, Inc.<\/a>, LOR Consulting Group LLC,<\/a> and NSI Engineering, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

The California High-Speed Rail Authority<\/a> is responsible for planning, designing, building, and operating the high-speed network, which will eventually total 800 miles of railway with up to 24 stations. In addition, the Authority<\/a> is working with regional partners to implement a statewide rail modernisation plan that will invest billions of dollars in local and regional rail lines to meet the State\u2019s 21st century transportation needs.<\/p>\n

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Network Rail Consulting\u2019s US subsidiary, Network Rail Consulting Inc, has been awarded a $73.2m (\u00a357.5m) contract to provide systems engineering services to California\u2019s High-Speed Rail […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,47,488],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-opinion","category-rail-news","category-railway-stations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t