September 08, 2008

UK firms eying railway projects in India

Mr Tim Gray international business development director of London based Railway Industry Association said that UK companies in the railway sector would be interested in joining hands with their counterparts in India to bid for various railway projects in India, including the proposed dedicated freight corridors.

Mr Gray said that the areas where the members of his association would be interested in forging alliance and these included, among others, design and construction of the railway systems, signaling and telecommunication, management techniques and data processing, passenger interface information and supplying measuring equipment for train performance.

Earlier, in his presentation, he pointed out how the privatization of the British Rail boosted the performance of the railway system in the UK, as was evident from the jump in passenger and freight earnings and steep fall in accidents.

Meanwhile, Mr Bob Docherty railways international business specialist at UK Trade & Investment said that UK experience showed that it should be possible to provide innovative rail solutions to supporting innovation, master planning, development of infrastructure, greener energy efficient transportation system, safety and security and proper management and maintenance of assets.