Over half of new railway cars lack ETCS: ‘no business case’
Rollout of ETCS on board of rail vehicles goes slowly
54 per cent of new vehicles put into operation between 2015 and 2019 were done so without ERTMS onboard units being equipped. This is in contrast with the ambition of the EU to gradually implement ERTMS on the core network of the EU. By 2030, it wants to see 97 per cent of this network equipped with the traffic control system.
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Sloppy headline?
Why should “cars” be equipped with ERTMS?
As I understand it only locomotives, self-powered railcars, and driving trailers would need such equipment.