VIRM double-decker train of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, source: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

Dutch Railways retrofits 176 double-decker trains for ERTMS

VIRM double-decker train of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, source: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

To make its existing equipment suitable for running on tracks with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has launched a procurement procedure for the conversion of its first 176 trains. These are the double-decker trains of the VIRM type.

These trains date from the mid-1990s and are now equipped with the existing ATB system. The assignment consists of installing ERTMS On-Board Equipment (OBE), equipping with ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 R2 and ATB-EG functionality (by means of an STM).

Timely arranged

According to NS, the future supplier will be fully responsible for the retrofit of the VIRM equipment, in such a way that it meets the requirements set, tested, approved and time suitable for commercial deployment under ATB-EG and ERTMS, for both existing and future (ERTMS-Only) infrastructure. The scope of the tender also takes into account future developments, such as ERTMS hybrid Level 3 (specification and extent of the works, deliveries or services, or specification of needs and requirements).

A total of 176 VIRM units must be equipped with ERTMS within a term of 18 years. The assignment can then be extended. Interested parties can claim their bids up to 27 February inclusive.

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Author: Paul van den Bogaard

Paul van den Bogaard is editor of SpoorPro, a sister title of RailTech

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VIRM double-decker train of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, source: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

Dutch Railways retrofits 176 double-decker trains for ERTMS

VIRM double-decker train of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, source: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

To make its existing equipment suitable for running on tracks with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has launched a procurement procedure for the conversion of its first 176 trains. These are the double-decker trains of the VIRM type.

These trains date from the mid-1990s and are now equipped with the existing ATB system. The assignment consists of installing ERTMS On-Board Equipment (OBE), equipping with ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 R2 and ATB-EG functionality (by means of an STM).

Timely arranged

According to NS, the future supplier will be fully responsible for the retrofit of the VIRM equipment, in such a way that it meets the requirements set, tested, approved and time suitable for commercial deployment under ATB-EG and ERTMS, for both existing and future (ERTMS-Only) infrastructure. The scope of the tender also takes into account future developments, such as ERTMS hybrid Level 3 (specification and extent of the works, deliveries or services, or specification of needs and requirements).

A total of 176 VIRM units must be equipped with ERTMS within a term of 18 years. The assignment can then be extended. Interested parties can claim their bids up to 27 February inclusive.

Read also:

Author: Paul van den Bogaard

Paul van den Bogaard is editor of SpoorPro, a sister title of RailTech

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