New online courses from RailTech Academy
The RailTech Academy is coming back with new online courses after the holiday break. Five lectures are scheduled for late August and the first half of September. This time the courses will be carried out...Read more
Key risks for ERTMS deployment in Sweden
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket was forced to prolong the deployment of ERTMS twice this year. First, this was done for the southern regions of the country and then for the Malmbanan line, which is...Read more
Second edition RailTech Infra Forum focuses on ERTMS
After the successful launch of the RailTech Infra Forum this June, the second edition will take place in September. It will focus on the deployment of ERTMS in Europe and other parts of the world....Read more
ERTMS deployment needs retrofitting strategy for rolling stock
Despite all the difficulties and delays, the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is being gradually deployed across Europe. To accelerate the process, the EU and the Member States need to pay more attention to...Read more
7,800 railway vehicles authorised for cross-European operations
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has celebrated the first anniversary since it started to authorise railway vehicles, to issue safety certificates and ERTMS approvals. For this period, it delivered 638 authorisations for 7,800...Read more
European Coordinator for ERTMS: COVID-19 is no excuse for delay
The roll-out of trackside ERTMS should be accelerated, says European Coordinator for ERTMS Matthias Ruete. “Our ambition should be to equip not only the core network corridors or the core network with ERTMS by 2030...Read more
RailTech Academy: second part of the introduction to railway systems
In the second round of courses by IKOS Consulting, starting in June the focus will be on signalling equipment, a critical element for railways safety. The first part of the online training was dedicated to...Read more
Pio Guido (ERA): regulations can stimulate digital evolution
The European rail agency ERA is responsible for the standardization of technical systems and harmonization of safety approaches. According to Pio Guido, Head of Railway Systems at ERA, the central question is always: how to...Read more
Alstom makes more revenue from services and signalling
In spite of some decrease in orders for rolling stock, Alstom shows success in other areas. Services and signalling have recorded an increase in orders at 5.4 and 13.3 per cent last fiscal year. Both...Read more
Signalling and ERTMS: what is inside?
The second course of the RailTech Academy was dedicated to a very important topic for the rail industry such as signalling and ERTMS. Jean Rousseau, the railway engineer at IKOS Consulting, has provided detailed explanations...Read more
One step forward for ERTMS in Denmark
Denmark is moving further in deploying the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The new digitised solution has replaced the old signalling system on the Thy Line in northwestern Jutland. It is the third railway...Read more
RailTech Academy starts on 8 April
ProMedia Group launches the RailTech Academy, a series of online courses. The courses are meant for railway professionals who are interested in broadening their knowledge on various topics of the industry. The first course of...Read more
Another stage in ERTMS deployment in Scandinavia
Sweden and Denmark continue to move further in ERTMS deployment on their railways. Therefore, several operators and transport authorities have concluded an agreement with Alstom for installing its Atlas ETCS onboard equipment in 77 electric...Read more