All ERTMS articles

  • Kombud_Group_-_Radom_production_site_2 (photo Kombud)
    In depth

    Signalling: Low-cost ETCS to support regional roll-out

    2025-01-16T12:00:00Z

    Kombud Group is developing a range of ETCS products to provide cost-effective interoperability on regional lines. Benjámin Zelki reports from the manufacturer’s newly opened plant in Radom.

  • Oman – UAE railway link image Etihad Rail (4)
    News

    UAE – Oman railway systems integration contract awarded

    2025-01-15T06:00:00Z

    ASIA: Hassan Allam Construction has appointed Italian certification and engineering company RINA to provided system engineering and integration services for the Hafeet Rail project to build a 303 km mixed-traffic line linking the port of Sohar in Oman with Abu Dhabi in the UAE. In April ...

  • nl Kijfhoek hump yard
    News

    European Commission approves Dutch ETCS grants to promote modal shift

    2024-12-23T11:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a €41m Dutch scheme to promote the shift of freight from road to rail by providing direct grants for the installation of upgraded versions of ETCS onboard equipment. The scheme will run from January 1 2025 ...

  • DB Cargo UK opens ETCS training centre
    Rail Business UK

    DB Cargo UK opens ETCS training centre

    2024-12-06T06:00:00Z

    UK: DB Cargo UK has officially opened an ETCS training centre at its Doncaster headquarters. There is a Class 66 full cab simulator as well as six ultra-light simulators, two instructor stations, training rooms, a breakout area, study rooms and kitchen. ‘We have more than 600 ...

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    Hitachi Rail awarded Thai ETCS contracts

    2024-11-20T15:23:00Z

    THAILAND: South Korean company LS Electric has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 trackside equipment as part its work to renew signalling and telecoms on two State Railway of Thailand main lines. SRT is undertaking a programme to increase the speed of ...

  • Durovray Chabanel with last TGV before the blockade (Photo Jeremie Anne)
    News

    French ERTMS strategy confirmed as Paris – Lyon roll-out progresses

    2024-11-13T14:16:00Z

    FRANCE: The government has unveiled its plans for rolling out the European Rail Traffic Management System over the next two decades, as four-day blockade was undertaken to complete a key stage in the resignalling of LGV Sud Est between Paris and Lyon.

  • CFL contract (Photo Hitachi)
    News

    Hitachi Rail awarded Luxembourg ETCS contract

    2024-11-03T05:00:00Z

    LUXEMBOURG: National railway CFL and Hitachi Rail have signed a framework agreement for the design and installation of ETCS Level 1 Full Supervision and simplified trackside signalling at Bettembourg and Dudelange stations. ‘This contract signing is a decisive step in our growth strategy’, said Markus Fritz, ...

  • Lineas loco and national ATP solution TBL1+ (Photo Skoda)
    News

    ETCS-ready onboard unit certified for TBL1+

    2024-10-23T10:00:00Z

    BELGIUM: An onboard Automatic Train Protection system being developed for international freight operator Lineas by Škoda Group affiliate The Signalling Company has been certified for operation using Belgium’s TBL1+ Class B train control technology. The equipment is built around TSC’s universal digital rail platform iEVC-RailOS, which ...

  • fr-NExTEO RER Line E-EOLE-J Anne (4)
    In depth

    Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO

    2024-10-21T11:00:00Z

    SNCF Réseau is committed to installation of the digital NExTEO train control system to increase train throughput on the busiest sections of the heavily used Paris RER network. Jérémie Anne reports.

  • East Coast Digital upgrade work (5)
    Rail Business UK

    UK: Momentum builds behind East Coast Digital Programme

    2024-10-10T09:53:00Z

    ETCS testing and driver training are in full swing as the crossindustry East Coast Digital Programme moves into the delivery phase. Chris Jackson reports from York.

  • Train2InnoTrans (2)
    In depth

    Comment: Rail must respond to Draghi’s challenge

    2024-10-09T09:16:00Z

    A recent review by Mario Draghi suggests that rail can play a key role in supporting Europe’s economic competitiveness and addressing environmental challenges, but sector representatives argue that much remains to be done in the next EU legislative period to address outstanding issues.

  • The co-operation agreement was celebrated in Berlin on September 25 by Plasser & Theurer CEO Johannes Max-Theurer, and Andre Rodenbeck, then CEO of the Rail Infrastructure business unit at Siemens Mobility.
    News

    Yellow machines to get ETCS under Plasser – Siemens accord

    2024-10-02T09:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: Plasser & Theurer has signed a partnership agreement with Siemens Mobility to support the equipping of on-track machinery with the European Train Control System. The partnership agreement, which will initially run for three years, builds on earlier co-operation between the two companies to fit ETCS on ...

  • Siemens Rail Automation has announced a restructuring of its signalling and train control activities.
    News

    Signaling X launched to harmonise main line and urban rail data management

    2024-09-24T09:06:00Z

    INNOTRANS: Ahead of the opening of the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, Siemens Mobility launched the latest iteration of digitalisation programme on September 23, branded Signaling X.

  • au-Wabtec Digital Electronics
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    Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway

    2024-07-26T11:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Wabtec and interstate infrastructure manager Australian Rail Track Corp are collaborating on the development of a set of standards to facilitate the deployment of ETCS technology across the country’s long-distance trunk routes. Wabtec is investigating the capabilities of ARTC’s Advanced Train Management System, with a ...

  • Alstom ETCS onboard unit
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    ÖBB awards €100m ETCS upgrading contract

    2024-07-19T10:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has awarded Alstom a €100m framework contract covering the upgrading of ETCS onboard equipment on 449 vehicles by 2030. This will include Railjet trainsets and locomotives. There is an initial firm order covering 195 trains, which Alstom will upgrade to ETCS Baseline ...

  • Rail Baltica train concept
    News

    Porto – Lisboa high speed project and Rail Baltica lead latest Connecting Europe Facility grant allocations

    2024-07-18T11:50:00Z

    EUROPE: Rail projects are to receive 80% of the €7bn of Connecting Europe Facility co-financing grant funding announced by the European Commission on July 17. Schemes covered include Rail Baltica, the Lyon – Torino and Brenner tunnel corridors, numerous ERTMS deployments and work to better integrate ...

  • Freightliner Class 66 to be fitted with ETCS (Photo Freightliner)
    Rail Business UK

    In-house ETCS installation for Class 66 variant

    2024-06-24T11:00:00Z

    UK: Freightliner and Siemens Mobility are to undertake the first-in-class retrofitting of ETCS equipment to a Class 66V, a variant of the widely-used EMD Class 66 diesel locomotive family. A DB Cargo UK Class 66 has previously been retrofitted with ETCS at Progress Rail’s site in ...

  • Electric railway in Denmark (Photo Banedanmark)
    News

    Danish ETCS programme revised again

    2024-05-17T13:00:00Z

    DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has announced a revised timetable for the deployment of ETCS in eastern Denmark, following further delays to the national Signalling Programme. Eastern Denmark ETCS deployment timetable Route Previous plan Revised plan Roskilde – Holbæk – ...

  • Siemens Mobility ETCS
    News

    Finnish ETCS contract awarded

    2024-05-03T12:41:00Z

    FINLAND: Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 and hybrid train detection on the first route which to be upgraded under the government’s Digirail project to replace legacy train control systems. Siemens Mobility said the 191 km route between Lielahti, Rauma ...

  • DB Cargo UK 66039 fitted with ETCS technology travels to RIDC (Photo Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    Class 66 ETCS testing underway

    2024-05-02T11:00:00Z

    UK: Dynamic testing has begun with a DB Cargo UK Class 66 diesel locomotive which has been retrofitted with ETCS as the First in Class for the roll-out of the digital signalling technology across the most common type of freight loco in the UK. As part ...