‘Compensate rail freight operators for ERTMS installation to avoid a reverse modal shift’
OpinionA new view on the rollout of ERTMS is needed, with more consideration for freight operators, Hans Willem Vroon of rail freight industry organisation RailGood advocates in this piece. Read moreATO’s advanced functionalities performance lacks consistency, Dutch test results show
Last year’s trial runs by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail to test specific functionalities of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) have demonstrated the potential of the current ATO system to also execute advanced functionalities under the Dutch...Read more
Thalys tests with ERTMS Baseline 3 successfully completed
On behalf of the rail operator Thalys International, Ricardo Certification has completed a test programme with the train control system ERTMS Level 2 Baseline 3 for the Dutch section of the route. The Thalys high-speed...Read more
Alstom to equip DB Cargo freight locomotive with ETCS
Alstom has signed an agreement to equip one of DB Cargo’s freight locomotives with ETCS signaling technology. As part of this project, subsidised by the CEF and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, a...Read more
ERTMS for Dutch northern regional lines
The northern railway lines in the Netherlands will be included in the Dutch ERTMS programme. This means that some 270 kilometres of track in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland will be equipped with ERTMS...Read more
Alpha Trains upgrades Traxx locomotives with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2
Alpha Trains has 77 locomotives upgraded with ETCS on-board equipment for Baseline 3 Release 2 (B3R2), the railway equipment leasing company reports. The upgrading is part of the replacement in the Netherlands of the current...Read more
‘Closed market for Class B systems hinders implementation of ERTMS’
In order to give new entrants to the market for train protection systems a chance and thus a smoother transition from the existing Class-B systems to ERTMS, The Signalling Company advocates making the system specifications...Read more