The European Commission has informed the state-owned Czech rail operator České dráhy (ČD) that it has breached EU antitrust rules...European Commission: state-owned Czech rail operator breached antitrust rules
“ETCS corridors play a major role in Europe. The most important routes of the European rail traffic run through Germany,”...‘Germany is a hub for ETCS corridors’
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Screens on Dutch high-speed line bridge prevent disruptions due to strong wind
A large railway operation around the area of Rotterdam will take place in the upcoming period. One of the projects is the placing of windscreens on the railway bridge of the high-speed line (HSL) over...Read more
SNCF selected three consortia for development next generation interlockings
SNCF Réseau has selected three consortia for the development of its next generation signal interlockings. The three consortia are Thales/Engie Solutions/Vossloh, Hitachi Rail STS/Eiffage Énergie Systèmes/Systra and Alstom.Read more
Matthias Ruete: use the EU COVID recovery programme to deploy ERTMS
“Make sure that ERTMS is part of your national recovery programme. There’s 750 billion euro’s available!”, was the call that European ERTMS coordinator Matthias Ruete placed in his opening speech at the RailTech Infra Forum...Read more
‘ERTMS lays the foundation for autonomous driving’
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is intended to improve the train’s competitive position in relation to aviation and road traffic, says the Dutch ERTMS program director Wim Knopperts. Besides that it allows trains...Read more
Voestalpine about the added value of digitalisation for rail crossings
Railway supplier voestalpine Railway Systems has a special component in its Roadmaster Intelligent monitoring and diagnostic system: RXM or Rail Crossing Monitoring system. As the name suggests it monitors the performance of rail crossings. The...Read more
Starting signal for world’s second hydrogen filling station for passenger trains in Germany
Train builder Alstom, German traffic association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and industrial zone operator Infraserv Höchst are working together on the construction of a hydrogen filling station for passenger trains. It will be the second hydrogen filling...Read more
UNIFE blames the EU for ‘exclusion of the rail sector’
UNIFE, the association of Europe’s rail supply companies, has expressed its disappointment towards the European policymakers about what it calls: the exclusion of the European mobility network and their contribution towards the EU Green deal....Read more
‘High Density ERTMS in Italy can improve capacity with at least 50 percent’
In Italy, railway company Alstom is working on implementing High Density ERTMS Level 2 in the urban area of Rome. According to a capacity simulation, the number of trains on the Italian tracks can be...Read more
ERA presents manual for COVID-safe train ventilation
Keep individual ventilation closed, but turn on ventilation systems and use natural ventilation as much as possible to get harmful aerosols out of the train. These are some of the advice that the European Union...Read more
Italian rail operator FS and energy company study hydrogen train operation
Italian rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has partnered with Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network. They signed a memorium of understanding to evaluate the technical...Read more