Topic: ECTS

PKP Cargo International upgrades 29 locomotives with ETCS

PKP Cargo International, a PKP Cargo Group subsidiary, will retrofit 29 of its Type 753,7 locomotives with the Level 2 ETCS safety system. The project’s total costs will reach the amount of 278 million Czech...Read more

23-03-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

New Alstom train control system in place in Germany

A new version of Alstom’s Atlas ETCS train control system has entered service on the Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Wuppertaler Schwebebahn), located in western Germany. Following a contract signed with WSW mobil GmbH, Alstom equipped the...Read more

10-09-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Digital railway, source: Siemens Mobility

Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 open for registration

The Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 is now open for registration. The event will take place on 19-21 November in the headquarters of UIC Paris, France. Two themes will be discussed by several railway experts: Automatic...Read more

28-08-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Train at Geilo railway station Norway Bane NOR

Siemens wins Norwegian ETCS contract worth 800 million Euros

Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signaling equipment of the entire Norwegian rail network to the European Train Control System (ETCS). The contract...Read more

13-04-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof