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
ÖBB invests 17.5 billion euros in railway masterplan
ÖBB, the Austrian railway company, will invest almost three billion euros annually in the railway network. The vision for the design is to prioritize four different points: combating climate change, strengthening Metropolitan regions and rural...Read more
Indian Railways embrace European signalling system
Although the name European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) suggests otherwise, the rollout of the new train protection system is not limited to Europe. All over the world railways are working on variations with ERTMS...Read moreDutch ERTMS coordinator: costs can be reduced with ETCS-Light
One of the ways to reduce the costs of installing the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is to introduce ETCS-Light on board trains. ETCS Light is a mobile installation that can be placed into...Read more
Translation tool aims to overcome language barrier international freight
A pilot with a translating tool has to overcome the language barrier in international rail freight. Translate4Rail, a joint programme by The International Union of Railways (UIC) and RailNetEurope (RNE) developed the tool with a...Read more
‘Building Information Modeling has a lot of potential for the rail sector’
Last Friday, Royal HaskoningDHV organised the online webinar Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Rail together with SBB, ProRail and the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education. Several speakers discussed different ways BIM can be...Read more
Transport sector calls for unlocking potential of data economy
Several transport associations have called on European decision-makers to make every effort in creating a fair and transparent governance structure for business-to-business (B2B) data. This is a prerequisite to unlock the potential of the data...Read more
Deutsche Bahn: wi-fi a basic need for travellers
German national railway company Deutsche Bahn has recognised wi-fi connection as a basic need for travellers. To this end, it launched a major investment programme to provide this option at more than 130 stations and...Read more
Remote-controlled shunting on tests in Switzerland
An obstacle detection system is being tested on tracks in Switzerland. It enables to control the shunting operations from a remote location. If the trials will be successful, the solution will be mounted on SBB’s...Read more
Finnish Railways implements future-oriented solution for staff
After optimising its ticketing policy, Finnish incumbent railway company VR Group has focused on improving internal operational processes. To this end, the national operator implemented a new, future-oriented solution to enhance planning and dispatching of...Read more
Improving safety at level crossings via mobile app
Mobile applications have already become popular among railway operators. They could also be useful for infrastructure managers. Infrastruktura železnice Srbije, the state-owned entity that owns and maintains railway network in Serbia, developed an app dedicated...Read more