Rendel Limited has been appointed to undertake the Proof Engineering services for the detailed design of the Enabling Works for Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2. This appointment follows our successful tender bid with John Holland.

Our involvement as part of the Enabling Works will begin with the delivery includes Proof Engineering services for a new 340-metre long concrete segmental, post-tensioned bridge over the Parramatta River, between Wentworth Point and Melrose Park.

Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 will see the delivery of 14 stops over a new 10-kilometre two-way track, with travel times of around 31 minutes from Camellia to the Carter Street Precinct via Sydney Olympic Park, and a further seven minutes to the Parramatta Central Business District.

The Confederation line extension project consists of two extensions, to the east and west of the existing line. The project is being carried out in several phases. Following the commissioning of phase 1 in September 2019, phase 2 will operate the same signalling systems (CBTC supplied by Thales).

Our mission

As part of this project, Ingerop has been commissioned to provide independent monitoring of signalling and train control tests.

Ingerop’s mission is to :

• Understand the performance requirements of the contract,
• Study the technical solution implemented by Thalès,
• Review Thalès’ SAT and SIT test procedures,
• Be part of the test organization team and participate in SAT and SIT tests,
• Follow up on tests and certify that they have been carried out correctly,
• Implement a conflict resolution system, including decision-making.

As part of this project, Ingerop has been commissioned to provide independent monitoring of signalling and train control tests

Gaspésie Railway (CFG) and Québec Central Railway (CFQC) are two ambitious rail infrastructure rehabilitation projects, aimed at restoring and modernizing strategic rail lines in the Gaspésie and Central Québec regions.

The Gaspésie Railway is a mixed rail line, serving both freight and passenger traffic. Due to advanced obsolescence and extensive damage caused by successive storms, the line has been out of service since 2013. In order to breathe new life into this essential infrastructure, the Ministère des Transports du Québec made a commitment in 2017 to rehabilitate the entire network, with a view to relaunching its operation for economic and tourism uses.

The Québec Central Railway, which linked various municipalities in Central Quebec, was heavily damaged by major flooding and has been out of service since 1994. In 2020, the Ministère des Transports du Québec launched a comprehensive network rehabilitation project to restore this strategic route.

Our Mission

Ingerop was mandated by the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable du Québec to carry out the following assignments:

Strategic advisor 

• implementation strategy,
• drafting of technical specifications,
• technical advice on engineering structures,
• cost estimates,
• steering of studies
• drafting calls for tender.

Responsible for operational studies

•  Operations analysis
• Hourly graph modeling with input data
• Analysis of project situations including freight and passenger traffic
• Infrastructure modeling
• Estimation of typical freight or passenger markets
• Optimization of infra/MR/connection system
• Integration of new assumptions,
• Modeling of a stabilized timetable
• Presentation of macro results for each project situation
• Supply of timetable graphs,
• Indication of the number of train paths per day and per category
• Evaluation of freight and passenger capacities
• Identification of requirements for crossing stations, freight sidings and signalling systems.

Ingerop Canade’s work on this project also included operational and load-bearing studies to ensure that the planned siding and track equipment was suitable for the anticipated traffic and operating mode. In addition, Ingerio Canada was commissioned to propose a maintenance strategy including, among other things, inspections, work, necessary tools, intervention methods, human resources, and a high-level estimate of annual costs.

Project overview

Rail Baltica is a high-speed rail transport infrastructure project with a goal to integrate the Baltic States in the European rail network.

ERB Rail JV, comprising Eiffage Genie Civil, Budimex and Rizzani De Eccher, has been awarded the contract for the construction of 240 km of new high-speed railway line in Latvia, divided into 74 No. Building Permits and comprising 190 No. bridges.

Rendel services

Rendel Ltd, together with Ingerop Latvia, Ingerop IVT, Ingerop T3 and our local partners Celluprojekts, is mobilising a team of 9 key experts in the project office in Riga to review and coordinate the design and produce the Design Review Construction Preparation (DRCP) documents:

• Design Scrutiny reports
• Constructability reports
• Design cost-optimisation reports