Santiago – 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.
LNER’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.
Research: 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.
Freight 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.
RSSB 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.
Progress 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.
Hitachi consortium awarded Bulgarian ERTMS contract
Swiss Federal Railways awards digital interlocking contracts
ERTMS alignment and asset cost challenges temper optimism over FRMCS migration
Network Rail and Loram launch track machine ETCS working group
Škoda Group sees high demand for newly certified ETCS onboard unit
Loco with software-defined safety system authorised for operation
First Irish trainset equipped with ETCS
Train control: PTC 2.0 could offer an alternative to ‘unaffordable’ ETCS
China Railway Signal & Communication sets up ETCS test facility in Hungary
Contracts awarded for ERTMS roll-out in the northern Netherlands
Australia to adopt ETCS for interoperable rail network
București to Bulgaria railway modernisation contract awarded
National freight locomotive ETCS fitment programme begins
Connecting Europe Facility grants awarded as calls grow to protect EU rail funding