Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has named Hitachi, France’s MERMEC STE, Caterpillar subsidiary ProgressRail and Alstom as four companies to supply and install ETCS on-board equipment for rolling stock using Italy’s SCMT signaling system in train cabs. It is reported by Railway Supply with reference to RailTech.

RFI

The contract provides for the development and modernization of existing systems on board six series of trains equipped with SCMT. According to RFI, 101 types of rolling stock are used on the Italian network, and negotiations are underway to switch to ETCS on-board equipment for the remaining 95 types.

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Funding (€300 million) is currently available to cover about 40 per cent of the associated costs, but a budget is currently being worked on to ensure 100 per cent coverage.

Last June, RFI completed a tender for the deployment of ERTMS in Italy. The €2.7 billion package is divided among four regions and four leading companies and covers a total of 4,220 kilometers of track. The entire 4,800 km run is estimated at 3.2 billion euros. In total, the Italian ERTMS program provides for an investment of 13 billion euros until 2036.

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