London, United Kingdom, 29th July 2009
London, United Kingdom, 29th July 2009 Merseyrail have successfully rolled out WheelMax and Equinox for wheelset & defect management for the Merseyrail class 507 and class 508 EMUs. The fleets serve the Wirral and Northern Lines in Merseyside and are amongst the busiest in the UK. WheelMax will monitor and manage wheelsets across both fleets and Equinox will provide a platform for comprehensive defect management.

Kevin Thomas, Engineering Director, Merseyrail commented, "We have chosen Nexala as our partner for wheelset & maintenance management software applications. Nexala bring a wealth of experience and are providing good support to our team in the rollout of these applications"

Nexala WheelMax has been rolled out to assist Merseyrail with managing the company's investment in wheelsets. Wheelmax produces wheelset turning schedules and procurement plans, identifies rogue wheelsets or associated wheelset components and monitors wheel lathe operator behaviour to facilitate consistency. The product uses advanced techniques to identify wheelsets with irregular wear patterns and helps operators and managers take preventive action with the aim to increase wheelset life. Merseyrail have also successfully implemented Nexala's Equinox to manage and control all defects. The application records all defects, monitors for repeat defects and provides comprehensive performance analysis to identify trends, problem areas and root cause analysis across all components and component areas, vehicles and units across the fleets.

Paul Lowry, VP Business Development, Nexala added, "Merseyrail has been an excellent project. Both our products, WheelMax and Equinox have addressed the specific issues Merseyrail were experiencing and have added great value to their organisation. I look forward to continue working with Merseyrail in helping them with technology solutions for their rail engineering challenges"

About Nexala
Nexala is a world leader in Rail IT solutions. Nexala's solutions allow companies to plan for the future, improve operational efficiencies, manage their service levels, and fundamentally to reduce their costs while at the same time ensuring that the service they provide is maintained to the highest level. In effect, Nexala is about improving business performance. Nexala was formed in 2002 following the acquisition of a number of technology organisations. Nexala has operations in Ireland, United Kingdom, France and North America. Nexala has a number of agents and distributors servicing Asia and the Middle East.

About Merseyrail
Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd, a 50/50 Joint Venture company between Serco and Nedrailways. Merseyrail operates the trains on the Wirral and Northern Lines in Merseyside. Merseyrail is an urban network of vital importance to the transport infrastructure of Liverpool and the region, running almost 800 trains per day and carrying over 100,000 passengers on an average weekday. Merseyrail is one of the most punctual and reliable railway networks in the UK and also tops the passenger satisfaction levels league table. Merseyrail has approximately 1,200 staff and operates 66 stations including 4 city centre underground stations giving easy access to work, shopping and leisure.