40 percent of Belgian track now equipped with ETCS
In the province of Antwerp, 65 kilometres of track were equipped with the European safety system ETCS within two days. With this step, 40 percent of the Belgian railway is now equipped with ETCS. Infrabel’s...Read moreThales granted preliminary contract for implementation of ERMTS in the Netherlands
Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail has granted Thales the preliminary contract for the design and implementation of ERTMS. The agreement is for a maximum duration of 37 years and has a potential value of 420...Read more
Alstom signs framework agreement for implementation of ERTMS in Italy
Alstom has inked a framework contract with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design and implementation ERTMS in the Italian regions of Sicily, Lazio, Abruzzo and Umbria. The agreement announced on Wednesday is valued at...Read more
Norway’s ERTMS programme wins European Railway Award
Bane NOR has been named a winner of the European Railway Award 2022 for the work on the new digital signaling system ERTMS, which they have planend to roll out on the whole railway network....Read more
Rail Baltica signs contract for control-command and signalling
Engineering and consultancy groups SYSTRA, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group (ITALFERR) and EGIS have been appointed as engineering and works supervision contractors for Rail Baltica’s control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystems deployment. The contract signed on...Read more
Siemens Mobility launches ‘SwissApp’ to reduce ETCS costs
Siemens Mobility has developed a vehicle equipment solution for the latest generation of ETCS Level 2 functions for Swiss rail transport.Read more
Trenitalia gets 6 million fund for on-board ETCS
Italian operator Trenitalia has obtained a non-repayable fund contribution of over 6 million to install on-board ETCS systems to their trains. For the further installation of ERTMS on the tracks throughout the country, railway manager...Read more
Another section equipped with ETCS on Danish Ringsted – Fehmarn line
Banedanmark has completed the installation of European signalling system ETCS on the sixth section of the line from Ringsted to coast, where the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is scheduled to open in 2029. Read more
RailTech Europe is back with physical edition in 2022
International trade show and conference RailTech Europe will return as a physical event in 2022 after the digital edition last year. From 8 to 10 March, the conference centre Jaarbeurs in Utrecht will once again...Read more
Czech railway test centre upgrades tracks for autonomous trains
Czech-based Railway Research Institute VUZ plans to further upgrade its test tracks with ETCS and study the testing of autonomous trains. They will also install their own sources of clean energy and production of hydrogen,...Read more
Netherlands decides about ATO implementation by end of 2025
ProRail is going to investigate the potential of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) together with Dutch Railways NS, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, railway undertakings and municipalities. After the research phase, which will last...Read more
Slow rollout on-board ETCS ‘really bad news’
The deployment of ETCS on locomotives is too slow, which is ‘really bad news’, says Matthias Ruete, European Coordinator ERTMS at a digital event organised by UNIFE, the association of Europe’s rail supply companies. Current...Read more
Alstom to upgrade ERTMS Level 2 on Dutch track sections
ProRail commissioned Alstom to upgrade two sections of track, so that train drivers can gain experience with ERTMS Level 2, Baseline 3. The sections in question are the Hanzelijn and the railway line Amsterdam-Utrecht. Read more