Sweden reviews ERTMS roll out plan
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is carrying out a review of the entire roll out plan for ERTMS in Sweden. Their revision is based on the identification of critical factors that need to be addressed...Read more
Security monitoring tool launched for GSM-R and ETCS
Comtest Wireless has launched a new cyber sniffing tool that works in real-time for security monitoring of GSM-R and ETCS. The company’s NetProbe Owl installation is the first-generation security monitoring on the market to help...Read more
‘Germany is a hub for ETCS corridors’
“ETCS corridors play a major role in Europe. The most important routes of the European rail traffic run through Germany,” was a statement that David Rathmer, Master Trainer at Deutsche Bahn (DB) Engineering and Consulting,...Read more
Matthias Ruete: use the EU COVID recovery programme to deploy ERTMS
“Make sure that ERTMS is part of your national recovery programme. There’s 750 billion euro’s available!”, was the call that European ERTMS coordinator Matthias Ruete placed in his opening speech at the RailTech Infra Forum...Read more
‘ERTMS lays the foundation for autonomous driving’
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is intended to improve the train’s competitive position in relation to aviation and road traffic, says the Dutch ERTMS program director Wim Knopperts. Besides that it allows trains...Read more
UNIFE blames the EU for ‘exclusion of the rail sector’
UNIFE, the association of Europe’s rail supply companies, has expressed its disappointment towards the European policymakers about what it calls: the exclusion of the European mobility network and their contribution towards the EU Green deal....Read more
Alstom certified for both on-board and trackside ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2
Independent railway certification body Belgorail has issued the certification to Alstom for their on-board and trackside system with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2. According to Alstom it is now the ‘first company in the world...Read more
First trains with ERTMS baseline 3 will be deployed in Norway from 2021
By the beginning of 2021, trains equipped with the latest onboard train control system ERTMS Baseline 3 Release 2 (BL3R2) will be ready for commercial service in Norway, announced Alstom Nordics. The first locomotive equipped...Read more
Indian Railways embrace European signalling system
Although the name European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) suggests otherwise, the rollout of the new train protection system is not limited to Europe. All over the world railways are working on variations with ERTMS...Read moreDutch ERTMS coordinator: costs can be reduced with ETCS-Light
One of the ways to reduce the costs of installing the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is to introduce ETCS-Light on board trains. ETCS Light is a mobile installation that can be placed into...Read more
‘I’ve been the railway man in Brussels for 15 years, it’s time for a change’
He has represented the railway industry in Brussels since 2006, and was active in rail since he started working. After nine years as the Executive Director of CER, Libor Lochman decided that it is time...Read more
100 regional trains in Denmark ready for ERTMS
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark has equipped 100 trains that run on the intercity and regional lines with ETCS. More than 200 vehicles will be retrofitted with the new technology in the coming years. This...Read moreContinuous integration to speed up ETCS development
To intensify the ETCS development, The Signalling Company from Belgium decided to apply continuous integration, a well-known practice in programming. This approach will be used in its newly launched testing campaign. It is dedicated to...Read more