Enabling work at weekends in early January and mid-February will mean diverted services on the East Coast Main Line. The work will hasten the introduction of digital signalling ETCS to the route famous for the...Read more
Train travellers in the United Kingdom won’t have to brace for the impact of a suspension of services across the network as the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) suspended its strikes...Read more
Alstom signed the framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design, delivery and commissioning of an ERTMS system in Southern Italy on Wednesday. The package is valued at 900 million euros, and the...Read more
Banedanmark has put a new signalling system into use on the three remaining section of the S-Bahn lightrail system in de Danish capital of Copenhagen, the infrastructure manager said on Monday.Read more
RailTech.com is launching a new event concept, RailTech Belgium: A two-day event including a networking evening, and a one-day pop-up exhibition accompanied by workshops as well as a separate high-level conference programme. The first edition...Read more
Banedanmark has completed the installation of European signalling system ETCS on two sections in Jutland, between Holstebro and Herning and on to Vejle and Skanderborg.Read more
As railways are viewed as key to sustainable mobility, the increase of rail’s modal share for both passenger and freight transport will cause congestion problems on many national and urban networks. Virtual Coupling promises to...Read more
SNCF Réseau has tapped Hitachi Rail for the rollout of wayside ERTMS Radio Block Centers (RBC) in France. The technology will first be tested on a pilot track in the South of France before gradual...Read more
Hitachi Rail announced a contract for on-board signalling systems based on ERTMS technology and STM-ATC2 with Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen on Thursday. The deal includes the entire proces from design to commissioning.Read more
HyperloopTT and Hitachi Rail have co-developed a digital simulator that is adapted to hyperloop technology, the companies announce on Friday. The simulator allows for the testing of the traffic management, the signalling and some of...Read more
The on-board roll out of ETCS is behind schedule because there is little incentive for operators to invest in the system when they can still run on class-B systems, says Marcin Wojcik, Policy Officer at...Read more
OpinionA new view on the rollout of ERTMS is needed, with more consideration for freight operators, Hans Willem Vroon of rail freight industry organisation RailGood advocates in this piece. Read more
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR will carry out extensive track works on the Bergen line in the coming week in preparation for the new signalling system ERTMS. The company will also be replacing...Read more
French railway manager SNCF Réseau is carrying out signalling modernisation work on the Paris-Lyon line between Fain-lès-Montbard and Nuits-sous-Ravières. The works, which began at the beginning of the year, will be completed by the end...Read more
Rail infrastructure product supplier Vossloh has ended fiscal year 2021 with 947,6 million euros in orders, up from 915,5 million the year prior. Sales came out 8,4 percent higher at 942,8 million euros.Read more
