outlook

The annual review is a very positive, and realistic document. Dr Sullivan sees ¡¥light at the end the tunnel¡¦. And it is NOT a train (pardon the pun). Definitely, he says.

Successful delivery of the 6 major projects will see:
„« $100M of tied up funds released for other purposes
„« $180M of revenue
Then there will an UNPARALLED suite of installations down in ERG¡¦s name.
The risk profile of ERG , already considerably attenuated, will reduced to zero

Notable Achievements in 2005-06
Large Projects Division

Sydney

„« Legacy testing on the STA buses complete.
„« Deployment of a Field Test for the STA buses. Applications for that trial are closed
„« Testing of the MASS system on the train network A field test projected for end of 2006-10-19


San Francisco

„« Completed installation of Translink readers on ALL buses for AC transit and GGT transit
„« Phase 2.2 to commence soon. Then it is Revenue Ready in these systems.
„« There is a schedule to organise the other operators


Seattle

„« Buses have been installed with the AFC equipment
„« A group of seven Puget Sound transportation agencies is testing a transportation smart card.
„« Test ing to start Nov 9
„« Aptly named ORCA¡K One Regional Card for All

Gothenburg

„« 1600 buses fitted with AFC equipment
„« 300 points of sale
„« 10 million transactions done per month
„« Phase 2 expected before the of year
Stockholm

„« Limited field trial
„« Software developed
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