Channel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel and signalling company Compagnie des Signaux have begun the first phase of the roll-out of ERTMS across the fixed link.
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Australia’s unique GSM-R specification and a sector-wide push to deploy ETCS across a diverse set of rail networks is spurring interest in rapid adoption of FRMCS. Nick Kingsley reports.
Japan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally
Having been selected to help operate London’s Elizabeth Line, the part-privatised Tokyo Metro is looking to win more contracts to operate and maintain urban railways, with particular focus on the European and Oceanian markets, as Naoshi Sakai explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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
RSSB updates cross-industry Train Protection Strategy
Progress Rail awarded its first Thai lineside signalling equipment contract
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