Apr. 4 – The Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) has awarded to a consortium comprising Ansaldo STS France and Cofely Ineo the design and delivery of the railway telecommunications and traffic control signaling center of the future high speed line in Morocco. The railway will link the cities of Tangier and Kenitra (along the Atlantic coast), for a total of 183 km of rails. The contract is worth €120 million and Ansaldo STS, as consortium leader and reference company for signaling and automation station, will be responsible for all implementation phases: design, integration and commissioning. Ansaldo STS will also supply the equipment for the telecommunications, security links, track circuits, automatic controls and protection for trains based on ERTMS Level 1 and 21, and the center for traffic control located in Rabat. These technologies have already been set up or are under development in France. The complete system will enable secure and reliable commercial transactions on the new line, which will run to up to 320 km / h.
