Lineas retrofits 88 locomotives with ETCS
Lineas, the largest European private rail freight operator, plans to equip its 88 shunting locomotives of type HLR 77 with ETCS. The first retrofitted vehicle will be rolled out in the middle of 2024 while...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
Digital transformation of East Coast Main Line in UK
Britain’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has started the East Coast Digital Programme. It is devoted to the digital transformation of signalling equipment on the East Coast Main Line, a key railway artery in the United...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
SBB to test new radio frequency for smartrail 4.0
Nokia and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have accomplished the joint tests to define radio frequency for the new Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) standard. As a result, Nokia will provide LTE 1900MHz TDD (Time...Read more
DB continues ETCS installation in high-speed trains
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to upgrade its high-speed trains with the European Train Control System (ETCS). To this end, Alstom will equip 19 ICE1 trainsets with new signalling onboard equipment by September 2021. As...Read more
Dutch Railways retrofits 176 double-decker trains for ERTMS
To make its existing equipment suitable for running on tracks with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has launched a procurement procedure for the conversion of its...Read more
Vectron locomotive approved for ETCS Baseline 3
Siemens Mobility has authorised its popular Vectron locomotive for operations with the European Train Control System (ETCS) Baseline 3. The approval has been issued by Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) for haulage services within Germany....Read more
First Norwegian locomotive ready for ERTMS tests
French technology company Alstom has equipped the first Norwegian locomotive with ETCS onboard system. The Di8 diesel vehicle of Vy railway operator will be used for testing ERTMS in Norway. In total, Alstom should provide...Read more
‘Train platooning and working with algorithms are very promising rail technologies’
Platooning, and a traffic management system in which algorithms anticipate train breakdowns, are very promising technologies that could lead to big improvements in train services. With these technologies, obstructions on the lines can be forecast...Read more
Alstom retrofits German high-speed trains with ETCS
French technology company Alstom will upgrade 17 ICE3 high-speed trains with its Atlas ETCS onboard system. The vehicles are operated by Deutsche Bahn on both domestic and international routes. The deal costs over 30 million...Read more
Softil supports Siemens in developing LTE-R solutions
Siemens Mobility has chosen the BEEHD client framework to develop the next generation of the Long Term Evolution-Railway (LTE-R) networks. This technology will be also used for the development of the new mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT)...Read more
Modernisation of busiest railway line in Belgium draws to close
From 14 October to 11 November, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel will perform the modernisation works at the Brussels-South station. It is the final stage of the project to upgrade the railway corridor between...Read more