TUV Rheinland Rail Sciences wins NYCT contract
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTUV Rheinland Rail Sciences said Tuesday it has landed a subcontracting position on a 78-month contract for the performance of professional engineering services, relating to Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) tasks for the Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signal system modernization of New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Flushing Line (No. 7 line). Battelle is the lead contractor of an international ISA team that includes TUV Rheinland Rail Sciences.
Newtown, Conn.-based TUV Rheinland Rail Sciences previously has been a subcontractor to Battelle on the ISA assignment for NYCT’s Canarsie line (L line), which was the first NYCT line to be equipped with CBTC.
The ISA team will provide an independent evaluation of the CBTC supplier’s evidence of compliance with system safety requirements throughout all phases of the Flushing Line’s system modernization. The independent reviews will verify that all safety related requirements have been met in accordance with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Rule 49, Part 236 Subpart H and NYCT Specifications.
TUV Rheinland Rail Services is part of TUV Rheinland Group, based in Cologne, Germany.
