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Invensys Rail Group CEO announces appointment of Safetran President

London Thursday 30th October 2008. James Drummond, CEO and President, Invensys Rail Group (IRG) today announced the appointment of Kevin Riddett as President—Safetran Systems, who will join on 5th November.

Safetran, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a key business within IRG servicing the North American market and is also responsible for the continued development of the company's level crossing technology. However, Kevin Riddett's initial focus will be the integration of IRG's most recent acquisition Quantum Engineering into the Safetran business. Interim President, Rick Soldo, will now continue in his former role as VP Operations but will take on specific responsibility for integrating Quantum Engineering's on-board signalling, locomotive performance and controls technology into the business.

James Drummond commented, "Kevin joins IRG at an important time in the company's development. As President of Safetran he will play an important part in the further globalisation of our business helping to bring our leading-edge technologies to the market with the clear aim of making rail travel safer, faster and more reliable."

Kevin spent a significant part of his early career in the rail industry, achieving the role of President and Chief Executive of Union Switch and Signal. He has spent the last 12 years with Pirelli where he was President and Chief Executive Officer of their US Tyre and Cable business, during which time he spent two years in Italy heading up their Cable business.

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The Invensys Rail Group
The Invensys Rail Group is a global leader in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of safety-related rail signalling and control systems and other rail signalling products for mainline, metro and freight railways.

Contacts:	Stephen Ballard, Ballard Communications Management, email: s.ballard@ballard.co.uk, tel: +44 (0)1306 882288 Michelle O'Connor, Ballard Communications Management, email: m.oconnor@ballard.co.uk, tel: +44 (0)1306 882288
Client Contact:	Stephen Holt, Invensys Rail, email: stephen.holt@invensys.com, tel: +44 (0) 1249 441017 www.invensysrail.com

Safetran Demonstrates Signal Interoperability

The project manager of the FRA demonstration project for Interoperable Communications-Based Signaling (ICBS) has congratulated Safetran Systems Corp. as the first supplier to integrate their subsystems into the ICBS test system. The goal of the ICBS project is to demonstrate the ability of multiple signaling suppliers to achieve interoperability of their communications-based signaling systems by following the newly issued AREMA Recommended Practices on Communications-Based Signaling. By successfully integrating its equipment into the test system, Safetran has proven the interoperability of its wayside, communication and onboard subsystems.

Mr. John Paljug, Safetran VP Marketing and Sales noted: "As the first signal supplier to meet the interoperability requirements, Safetran has demonstrated its commitment to implementing advanced-technology signaling systems in North America."

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