Engineering

NEWS FROM INDIA
The Hindustan Times, New Delhi on 6th November, 2009 writes
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New Delhi: After three years on the drawing board, the costliest project ever planned by the Indian Railways is finally getting a move on.
Global bids for designing a section of the proposed dedicated freight corridor (DFC) were floated last week. Signalling, electrical and civil works have also been initiated.
In 2006, the railways announced plans to build two dedicated tracks along India’s eastern and western flanks for faster movement of goods.
Containers from ports are to be moved on double stack containers on the 1,469 km western DFC, connecting Mumbai to Delhi.
teh 1,280 km eastern corridor will link Punjab’s industrial town of Ludhiana to Dankuni in West Bengal, facilitating movement of coal and iron ore to power plants.
The railways annually carry 833 gross million tonnes (GMT) freight. the traffic is estimated to multipy by 2020-21. The corridor will increase the capacity to 5,800 GMT and subsequently 15,000 GMT.
”Of every rupee earned by the railways, 64 paise come from freight. The DFC is critical to its future needs” a senior ministry official said.
In the last three years, the projected cost has climbed from Rs.28.1 billion to Rs.42 billion.

What is the difference between a light rail system and a heavy rail system – would be glad to hear

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA
HO/RS/207/09/2009: REPAIR OF ROLLING STOCK WHEELS

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) requires interested companies to provide information to express their interest for the repair of Rolling Stock wheel sets for Metrorail regions.

This includes interested parties with already existing wheel repair facilities as well as parties already involved within the heavy engineering industry within South Africa’s main centers of operation being Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal.

The information provided by all companies will be evaluated for financial viability, Black Equity Ownership and technical capacity and ability, as described in the EOI documents and will also be subjected to security screening.

A compulsory briefing session will be conducted at PRASA Head Office, 12th Floor Boadroom, 66 Jorissen Street, Jorissen Place, Braamfontein on Monday, 28th September 2009 at 10h00.

Documents may be collected from Albert Mdluli on the 12th Floor, PRASA Head Office, 66 Jorissen Street, Jorissen Place, Braamfontein, Johannesburg as from the 21st September 2009 between 9h00 and 16h00.

Sealed packages must be deposited during office hours between 8H00 and 15H00 in the Tender Depositing Box located in the Lift Foyer of the SARCC, 12th Floor, Jorissen Place, 66 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein in Gauteng.

The Closing Date for the Expression of Interest is Wednesday, 20th October 2009 at 10h00.

N.B. Late submissions will be rejected.

For further information, please direct enquiries to Albert Mdluli on (011) 773 1487 or mmdluli@prasa.com

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