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NewsTaiwanese high speed fleet ATC upgrade underway
TAIWAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded Systra a subcontract to carry out the independent safety assessment of the Automatic Train Control system onboard unit MHI has developed for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp’s existing fleet of 30 Series 700T trainsets.
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In depthSignalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Trials on a section of the Heart of Wales Line to detect trains approaching user-worked crossings are intended to pave the way for a suite of signalling applications for rural railways. Chris Jackson reports from Pantyffynnon.
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In depthFreight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port
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.
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NewsDutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has appointed Haskoning and Arcadis to support planning for a pilot deployment of ERTMS.
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NewsSkills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
NETHERLANDS: The 16th edition of the RailTech Europe trade show will take place at the Jaarbeurs venue in Utrecht on March 4-5 2026, organised by Railway Gazette International’s parent group ProMedia.
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In depthHong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit
The retrofitting of Automatic Platform Gates to Hong Kong’s oldest railway without any disruption to passengers marked a major milestone in MTR’s network modernisation programme.
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NewsHelsinki metro CBTC and 5G communications contracts awarded as automation ambitions revived
FINLAND: Contracts have been awarded for the replacement of the Helsinki metro’s signalling and communications systems as part of a programme to increase the level of automation, improve reliability and shorten headways to support expected growth in ridership.
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Rail Business UKAlstom completes its largest-ever single UK resignalling project
UK: Alstom completed Stage 2 of the Cambridge Resignalling, Relock & Recontrol programme during an 11-day blockade over the Christmas period, its largest-ever single UK resignalling project.
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NewsChannel 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.
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NewsBaltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
USA: The first of 78 metro cars being supplied by Hitachi Rail have entered service on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink, along with a communications-based train control system.
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In depthIndia: Start-up develops advanced simulation tool to augment safety
Indian start-up SimDaaS Autonomy is using advanced simulation tools to develop hazard perception and scenario planning that could further improve safety on the country’s railways. Founder Dr Bharat Lohani explains its technology to Bharti Jain.
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In depthData: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
4AI Systems founder Derel Wust explains to Nick Kingsley how AI holds the key to determining train location, offering potential for a data-led approach to minimising the risk of overspeed and signal passed at danger incidents.
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In depthTelecoms: 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.
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In depthAutomation: Futurail sees autonomous trains within six years
Co-founders Alex Haag and Maximilian Schöffer tell Andrew Grantham how Franco-German start-up Futurail is aiming to bring automation technology from the road sector to rail, where they see a great opportunity to build a Europe-based global champion.
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NewsAlstom to supply suburban and long-distance EMUs to Hellenic Train
GREECE: FS-owned national operator Hellenic Train has signed a €393m contract with Alstom for the supply of 23 six-car Coradia Stream electric multiple-units.
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In depthTelecoms: South Korea to explore potential of 6G technology in rail
Amid a push from the national government to launch a 6G telecoms network by 2028, Korea Railroad Research Institute is assessing how domestic railway operators could deploy the technology. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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NewsSiemens Mobility completes ETCS Level 2 deployment programme in Belgium
BELGIUM: The consortium of Siemens Mobility and Equans has completed its project to equip 2 274 km of tracks with ETCS Level 2, Siemens Mobility announced on December 15.
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In depthJapan: Autonomous Operation offers flexibility with fewer staff
Trials on the RTRI test track near Tokyo have verified the performance of onboard detection and decision-making systems that could form the basis for autonomous train operations.
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NewsProactive obsolescence management included in Singapore metro signalling support contract
SINGAPORE: Metro operator SBS Transit has extended Siemens Mobility’s Long-Term Service Support contract for the signalling systems on the 44 km fully automated Downtown Line.
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NewsCSEE commissions its first Argos digital interlocking
FRANCE: A consortium led by MerMec subsidiary Compagnie des Signaux, working with Eiffage Energie Systemes and Systra, has commisioned its first Argos digital interlocking on the Réding – Saverne pilot line in the Grand Est region.
