Wellington Cable Car Limited’s (WCCL) Trolley Bus Overhead Protection (TBOP) Project has been awarded a prestigious IPENZ New Zealand Engineering Excellence Award (NZEE) over the weekend.
Judges described the project as “an excellent example of New Zealand engineering at its best.”
The chair of Wellington City Council’s Transport and Urban Development Committee, Andy Foster, says he’s thrilled with the win for the team at WCCL.
“They’re a great team who have dedicated a lot of time and passion to the project. Now to be recognised by the premiere awards for engineering in New Zealand, well, you can’t get better than that,” Foster says. “Well done to Simon, his team and everyone involved with the project.”
The aim of theTrolley Bus Overhead Protection system is to provide 21st century levels of electrical safety protection in the event of an incident. These can be caused by a number of events including vehicle accidents, extreme weather events and high loads travelling through the capital city’s streets accidentally touching the contact wires.
It consists of a number of electrical protection cabinets located at key points around the network that continuously monitor and protect network sections against short circuit, overcurrent and earth faults.
The IPENZ New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards are the premiere awards for engineering professionals in New Zealand. The awards were announced last Friday evening at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.
