How do you retrofit thousands of trains to ETCS? Ask Trigo
The deadline is looming for EU nations to make the switch to the European Train Control System (ETCS). Very soon, Europe’s rail networks must start retrofitting thousands of…
Czechia racing ahead with ETCS adoption
As Europe scrambles to adopt the EU’s European Train Control System (ETCS), one country in Central Europe is doing a particularly fine job of making the switch. Czechia…
Three Country Train completes festive first run between Aachen, Maastricht and Liège
Last Sunday, the long-awaited ‘Three Country Train’ was incorporated into an international timetable. Travellers can now travel between Liège (Belgium), Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Aachen (Germany) and almost…
Interview
ERTMS director on Dutch rollout: ‘There is a time of thinking and a time of doing’
The head of ERTMS at the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) Jo de Bosschere feels that the Netherlands should start taking action on the ERTMS roll-out. “I…
French-speaking countries
Luxembourg, the only EU country to run an all-ERTMS network
Since its mandatory introduction in 2009 for all new EU-funded rail projects, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) has been gradually installed across the trans-European rail networks,…
Adif invests 42 million euros in Central region communication infrastructure
Adif will invest 41.9 million euros in the renovation of its communication infrastructure in the Central region (including the Autonomous Community of Madrid and the provinces of Ávila,…
New TEN-T: deadlines for ERTMS, unclear vision for rolling stock
As the approval of the new TEN-T regulations by the European Parliament sinks in, more points relevant to rail transport need to be discussed. These include the new…
Virtually all of Europe struggles with ERTMS rollout
The Netherlands now has ERTMS implemented on two lines and a few trial routes. Luxembourg has completed the rollout of the European train safety system, Belgium is well…
Siemens Mobility to introduce ETCS L2 in Finland
Siemens Mobility is set to introduce ETCS train control system Level 2 to Finland as part of the ‘Digirail’ project, which aims to modernise the country’s train control…
ERTMS 2024 Conference: Shaping the Future of Rail Traffic Management
Valenciennes (France), a city with a long-standing railway tradition, will be the European ERTMS capital from 23 until 25 April 2024. Hosted by the EU Agency for Railways,…
SNCF Réseau launches FRMCS prototype initiatives
In a bid to modernise and enhance railway communication systems, Europe is gearing up to usher in the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS-5G), slated to replace the…
Hitachi finishes dynamic tests on Digital Interlocking signalling system in France
Hitachi Rail completed the initial dynamic testing of its new Digital Interlocking signalling system on the Paris-Lyon High-Speed Line in France. The completion of the first dynamic test…
London commuters are the first to benefit from hi-tech signalling in East Coast Digital Project
A milestone has been reached in the deployment of the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP). The first passenger trains controlled by digital in-cab signalling known as the European…
Alstom to equip another Romanian railway line with ERTMS
Alstom is set to modernise the Caransebes-Lugoj railway line in western Romania through the implementation of the ERTMS Level 2 signalling system. The project, part of the broader…
New Omneo trains for Transdev’s Marseille-Nice line
Alstom, Transdev, and the Sud Region in France unveiled the first Alstom-built Omneo train on November 23 in Crespin. These trains will operate the railway connection of the…