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…
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…
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…
European railways move ‘from ERTMS patchwork to ERTMS network’
The deployment of ERTMS in Europe is going at different speeds. The situation is complicated by the diverse approaches of the countries involved in the process. Nevertheless, the…
Liveblog RailTech Europe 2019 Day 1 – ERTMS
Tuesday March 26 is the first day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail event.
‘ERTMS will constitute backbone of ATO’
“Rail has been the main land transport mode in the world for more than 100 years. This is not the case anymore,” considers Matthias Ruete, ERTMS coordinator of…
EU coordinator: ERTMS roll-out too slow and too expensive
The roll out of the European safety system ERTMS is happening much too slowly and costing too much money. A shift in mentality is required, in which the…
Karel Vinck: ‘No reason’ freight trains should not be 700 metres
The European Railways Agency’s Karel Vinck says there is no reason why all freight trains should not be the 700 metre-long version as an effective roll-out of the…