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Implementation of the European Train Control System (ETCS)

27.02.2024

Implementation of the European Train Control System (ETCS)

The UK continues to enhance its railway system by adopting cutting-edge technologies, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
electric trains with ETCS

17.01.2024

Siemens Mobility will equip two electric trains with ETCS and Automatic Train Operation (ATO) systems

Siemens Mobility and the Finnish company Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto are collaborating on implementing advanced ETCS and ATO systems for two electric trains under the DigiRail program in Finland, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Implementation of the ERTMS/ETCS

17.11.2023

Implementation of the ERTMS/ETCS

The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has updated its strategy for implementing the European Rail Traffic Management System/ European Train Control System (ERTMS/ETCS), this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Stadler paves the way for faster ETCS deployment in Germany

09.11.2023

Stadler paves the way for faster ETCS deployment in Germany

Stadler is preparing locomotives for ETCS, paving the way for a faster ETCS roll-out in Germany, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

30.08.2023

Operational Testing of Locomotive with ETCS

Softronic from Romania is preparing for operational testing of its first locomotive equipped with ETCS, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.
ETCS

08.03.2023

Southeast Asia’s first ETCS Level 2 system in the Philippines

The Philippine Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi to implement an integrated transportation system on new sections of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), which will serve the Philippine capital Manila and its surrounding areas.
Alstom MAV

24.02.2023

Alstom equips 36 MÁV Flirt trains with ETCS

Alstom has equipped 36 Flirt MAV-Start EMUs with ETCS L2, designed to increase speed and safety. The first 36 of the 59 units have been licensed and are now back in passenger service, equipped with a train management system that meets stringent European requirements.
Signaling

22.02.2023

Škoda Group acquires Belgian on-board systems developer ETCS

Škoda Group has acquired a 93. 9% stake in The Signaling Company, a Belgian developer of on-board security software and signaling systems for railway operators.
Ceske drahy

07.02.2023

Czech double-deck electric trains Pendolino and Škoda will be equipped with an on-board ETCS system

Alstom signed an agreement with ČD Telematika for cooperation in the supply and installation of the ETCS II system on the 680 series units, i.
Rail Baltica

20.01.2023

Rail Baltica announced the procedure for installing the ERTMS/ETCS system on 870 km of the railway line

Rail Baltica, a joint venture established by the Baltic States, has announced a tender for the design and installation of an ERTMS/ETCS system for 870 km of the railway line.