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In depthAutomation: Journey to a driverless future
Next month is due to see the start of commercial passenger services with an autonomous train in the Czech Republic, as AŽD Praha launches demonstration GoA3 operations on its Dolní Bousov – Kopidlno test line.
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NewsPolish-Korean railway technology partnership
INTERNATIONAL: The Rail-Mil Computers subsidiary of Poland’s Kombud Group and South Korean company STraffic have formed a strategic partnership to supply control systems for railways and metro lines. ‘STraffic has successfully completed major infrastructure projects in 13 countries worldwide, accumulating vast experience and a diverse product ...
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NewsNorwegian ERTMS programme makes steady progress
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Bane Nor has successfully completed ‘the first 100 days of operation of ERTMS in Norway’, following the commissioning of the first series installation on the Roa – Gjøvik line in November 2024. No less than 80% of the Norwegian systems are relay based, ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis metro CBTC contract awarded
FRANCE: Paris metro operator RATP has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply lineside communications-based train control technology for Line 12. The framework contract announced on February 27 has been awarded under RATP’s OCTYS (Open Control Train Interchangeable Integrated System) 2030 programme. There is a €20m ...
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NewsVinci Energies acquires Canadian signalling company
CANADA: Vinci Energies and its local subsidiary TCI+ have acquired signalling design, installation and maintenance company X-Rail Signalisation. Vinci Energies said the acquisition would strengthen its position in Québec’s railway market and, more broadly in the Canadian rail-based public transport sector. ‘This acquisition is fully aligned ...
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NewsTempi accident report exposes Greek railway safety failures
GREECE: Rail and air accident investigation body EODASAAM exposes serious systemic failures in the Greek railway sector and makes 17 recommendations for improvement in its report into the head-on collision between passenger and freight trains near Tempi which killed 57 people on February 28 2023. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro signalling: TACS supports flexible operation
An integrated train control and operating system has been successfully deployed on Qingdao metro Line 6 as a national demonstrator for China’s next generation of metro signalling.
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Metro Report InternationalSelTrac CBTC to control street-running trams as Muni resignalling agreed
Photo: Dave Lustig Heritage cars run on the Muni F Line along Fisherman’s Wharf in central San Francisco. USA: Hitachi Rail has won a contract to modernise signalling on San Francisco’s Muni light rail network using its SelTrac communications-based train control equipment. The contract includes a 10-year ...
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NewsDB secures digital signalling capabilities with long-term framework contracts
Source: Siemens Mobility GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded four long-term framework contracts which are designed to ensure the stable supply and deployment of digital signalling systems including interlockings, ETCS and control systems. The framework contracts an overall value of €6·3bn have been awarded to: MerMec ...
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Rail Business UKEnhanced toolkit aims to reduce SPAD risk
UK: In late spring the Rail Safety & Standards Board is to launch an enhanced version of a toolkit designed to reduce the risk of trains passing a signal at danger. Originally launched in 2019, the Red Aspect Approaches to Signals toolkit uses signal status and ...
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Metro Report InternationalThai metro rolling stock and signalling contracts let
THAILAND: Siemens Mobility, Singapore’s ST Engineering and Bozankaya are to supply rolling stock, mechanical and electrical equipment and signalling for Bangkok’s Orange Line. Siemens has also won contracts covering rolling stock, signalling and maintenance work for the Blue Line, as well as resignalling work on the ...
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In depthIndia: Using Lidar to support automated operations
Indian Railways is already using Lidar-generated 3D mapping and exploring the use of geometry inspection systems to improve the safety of infrastructure maintenance. The next step envisages the use of Lidar to support automatic train operation, as Bharti Jain explains.
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Rail Business UKPark Signalling to develop SSI design workstation
UK: Network Rail has awarded Unipart company Park Signalling a £3m contract to produce a design workstation to support Solid State Interlocking signalling systems. Replacing obsolete and unsupported technology, the workstation will provide engineers with hardware and software to test, configure and make changes to SSI ...
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In depthSignalling: Low-cost ETCS to support regional roll-out
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.
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NewsChemins de Fer du Jura interlocking contract awarded
SWITZERLAND: Chemins de Fer du Jura has awarded Stadler Signalling a SFr4·3m contract to renew signalling systems at Tavannes and Orange by 2027. This forms part of the railway’s project to modernise its Tavannes – Le Noirmont line to improve services and cater for the growing ...
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In depthJapan: Understanding when to replace electronic signalling equipment
Using estimates for the service life of electronic signalling components, Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute has developed a method for choosing the ideal time to replace them.
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Metro Report International‘Green’ train control cuts metro traction energy consumption
SINGAPORE: Hitachi Rail and metro operator SMRT say Phase 1 of their Next-Generation Green Communications-Based Train Control project has reduced traction energy consumption on the North-South and East-West lines by 8%, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 3 000 households. The technology uses advanced ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Spanish signalling and communications enhancement contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Siemens Rail Automation a €21·6m contract to renew the safety and communications systems at Grisén station, northwest of Zaragoza on the Madrid to Barcelona conventional line. This is the junction for a short branch serving an Opel car factory. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler awarded ‘breakthrough’ Atlanta CBTC contract
USA: Stadler has announced an ‘international breakthrough’ in the signalling sector with the award of a $500m eight-year contract to supply its NOVA Pro communication-based train control to replace Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s current metro signalling equipment. Stadler said the MARTA order announced on December ...
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Metro Report InternationalHitachi Rail invests C$100m in next-generation CBTC
CANADA: Hitachi Rail is investing C$100m to develop the next generation of SelTrac Communication-Based Train Control signalling technology at its facility in Toronto.