ERTMS news
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NewsSantiago – Melipilla signalling contract awarded as civil works start
CHILE: Construction has begun on the 61 km Santiago – Melipilla suburban rail project, and a contract has been let to deliver ETCS Level 2 train control along the route.
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Rail Business UKLNER’s ERTMS driver training app enhanced
UK: LNER and Velociti Solutions have updated their ERTMS driver-machine interface training app to provide train drivers with more realistic simulations, more accurate screen layouts and additional scenarios.
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In depthResearch: AŽD Praha's autonomous train is on track
Following successful passenger carrying trials with its prototype autonomous train on the Kopidlnka line, AŽD Praha is looking to optimise the technology for commercial operations to start in 2029. Chris Jackson reports from Dětenice.
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NewsFreight sector calls for the same political attention as high speed rail
EUROPE: The European Rail Freight Association has called for greater political awareness of the sector, arguing that recent proposals to accelerate the development of a pan-European high speed rail network ‘barely mentioned’ freight.
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Rail Business UKRSSB updates cross-industry Train Protection Strategy
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has updated its Train Protection Strategy, which is designed to help train operators and infrastructure managers understand and mitigate the risks of signals passed at danger and overspeeding.
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NewsProgress Rail awarded its first Thai lineside signalling equipment contract
THAILAND: Main contractor Ch Thawee–AS Construction Joint Venture has awarded Progress Rail a contract to provide signalling and telecoms for the double-tracking of the line from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai near the border with Laos.
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NewsHitachi consortium awarded Bulgarian ERTMS contract
BULGARIA: National Railway Infrastructure Co has awarded a consortium of Hitachi Rail and CERB a contract to install ERTMS on the Voluyak – Dragoman section of the route from Sofia to the Serbian border.
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NewsSwiss Federal Railways awards digital interlocking contracts
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Hitachi Rail, Siemens Mobility and Stadler major framework contracts worth SFr1·4bn for the supply of digital interlockings.
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NewsERTMS alignment and asset cost challenges temper optimism over FRMCS migration
INTERNATIONAL: The complexity of the task of moving from bold vision to the reality of a truly digitalised and connected rail ecosystem was in evidence at UIC’s Future Railway Mobile Communication System conference. Nick Kingsley reports from Paris.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail and Loram launch track machine ETCS working group
UK: Network Rail’s East Coast Operations Business Change team recently met specialists from track machine engineering and operating company Loram in Derby to launch a track machine ETCS working group.
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NewsŠkoda Group sees high demand for newly certified ETCS onboard unit
INTERATIONAL: Škoda Group announced the certification of its ETCS onboard unit at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsLoco with software-defined safety system authorised for operation
BELGIUM: Operational authorisation has been granted for the first locomotive equipped with a software-defined onboard automatic train protection platform developed by Škoda Group subsidiary The Signalling Company.
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NewsFirst Irish trainset equipped with ETCS
IRELAND: Alstom has completed the first installation and assessment body certification of ETCS onboard equipment for national railway Iarnród Éireann, on a Class 22000 diesel multiple-unit.
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In depthTrain control: PTC 2.0 could offer an alternative to ‘unaffordable’ ETCS
With its planned acquisition of Frauscher Sensortechnik, Wabtec is pushing further into the train control market, and it hopes its PTC 2.0 concept could offer a lower-cost alternative to ETCS for railways around the world. President of Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence business Nalin Jain explained the thinking to Nick Kingsley.
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NewsChina Railway Signal & Communication sets up ETCS test facility in Hungary
HUNGARY: China Railway Signal & Communication has established a facility in Hungary to test the ETCS Level 2 signalling equipment it is deploying on the Budapest – Beograd railway corridor.
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NewsContracts awarded for ERTMS roll-out in the northern Netherlands
NETHERLANDS: ProRail has awarded Strukton a contract to install ERTMS on the Leeuwarden – Harlingen Haven line, as part of the Northern Lines deployment project and as a national testbed for the latest version of ETCS.
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NewsAustralia to adopt ETCS for interoperable rail network
AUSTRALIA: National, state and territory transport ministers have backed the adoption of ETCS for national interoperability, as well as plans to streamline rolling stock approvals and enable the Rail Industry Safety & Standards Board to lead the setting of technical standards.
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NewsBucurești to Bulgaria railway modernisation contract awarded
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded the Asocierea RailWorks consortium of Arcada and Alstom a €450m contract to modernise the line from București to the Bulgarian border.
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Rail Business UKNational freight locomotive ETCS fitment programme begins
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun installing Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment on a GB Railfreight Class 66 locomotive under the National Freight ETCS Programme.
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NewsConnecting Europe Facility grants awarded as calls grow to protect EU rail funding
EUROPE: The European Commission has announced nearly €2∙8bn in Connecting Europe Facility grants, with the rail sector being the leading beneficiary. Nevertheless, concerns over the future of CEF and the EU’s wider commitment to rail spending are mounting.