CBH is procuring 17 narrow gauge locomotives from Wabtec for their operations in Western Australia.
Engaged as the Independent Certifier on the project, Rail Confidence’s Stephen Muscat and Ben Calder travelled to Bangalore, India recently with our colleagues at CBH to progress and finalise compliance activities related to conformance with Australian standards.
This is a prime example of involving Australian rail specialists early enough in the vehicle procurement and design process, to mitigate risks and compliance surprises upon delivery and acheive safer and more reliable operations from day one.
Overview
- Our client, CBH Group, is procuring 17 narrow gauge locomotives from renowned supplier Wabtec for their WA operations.
- Wabtec is an American company that has design capabilities in India and will manufacture these locomotives in Brazil which will be certified by Australians – a truly global effort.
- We are engaged as the Independent Certifier in accordance with AS 7501, responsible for verifying that the design and build comply with both Australian and local standards.
- Stephen Muscat and Ben Calder travelled to the Wabtec facility in Bangalore, India, to progress and finalise compliance activities related to conformance with Australian standards.
- We were supported by Tim Knausenberger and Adam Higgins from CBH Group during our travels and were given amazing hospitality by Wabtec at their world-class facility.
Specific competencies:
- Design verification
- Independent certification
- Technical advisory
- Standards compliance
The outcome:
- The outcome is that the risks are minimised as the design is finalised and now progresses to construction in Brazil.
- This eliminates non-compliance surprises upon delivery resulting in a safer locomotive and reliable operations.
