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News about ERTMS, the European Railway Traffic Management System which includes ETCS and GSM-R.

Automatic train operation over ETCS demonstrated in Finland

2026-03-12T12:00:00+00:00By Railway Gazette International

FINLAND: GoA2 attended automated train operation over ETCS Level 2 has been demonstrated on a 19 km section of track between Juurikorpi and Hamina.

Comment: Time for a shorter wishlist

2026-03-08T06:00:00+00:00By Nick Kingsley

European rail advocates remain staunchly committed to a raft of ambitious and complex policy priorities ranging from ticketing reform to 5G telecoms, but the current political reality means accepting that not all can be delivered, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.

Trackbot ready to work on live ETCS installation

2026-03-06T12:00:00+00:00By Railway Gazette International

NETHERLANDS: The partly-automated Trackbot machine developed to speed up ETCS installation is now ready to begin working on live signalling schemes, according to Strukton Rail.

Stations: Praha Smíchov rebuild blends legacy with modernity

2026-02-28T06:00:00+00:00By Benjámin Zelki

Works to renew the station facilities, track and electrification at Praha Smíchov are now in full swing. Mojmír Nejezchleb, Deputy Director General for Infrastructure Modernisation at Správa Železnic, explains the new station alignment and the technical, safety and urban planning complexity of the project to Benjámin Zelki.

Freight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port

2026-02-21T06:00:00+00:00By Benjámin Zelki

Port authority ZMPG and Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK are working to enhance rail access to and from Gdańsk, with a focus both on investment near the docks and on key corridors serving the domestic and international hinterland. Benjámin Zelki investigates.