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ETCS retrofit without manufacturer involvement

For the first time, two DB Cargo locomotives have been retrofitted with ETCS without involving the locomotive manufacturer.

15. November 2023

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ETCS retrofit project of UK Class 43 makes progress

Thales and leasing company Porterbrook have announced the successful retrofitting of three Class 43 HST power cars with ETCS onboard equipment complying with UNISIG baseline B3R2.

15. Juni 2022

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ETCS put into operation in Jutland

Banedanmark has put the ERTMS/ETCS train control system into operation on two lines in Jutland.

29. Juni 2023

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ETCS-OBU for SNCB locomotives

Alstom has won a contract for the design, supply and 10 years maintenance of ETCS Level 2 signalling systems for 37 HLD77 locomotives in the Belgian rail operator SNCB’s fleet.

20. April 2023

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"ETCS must not be considered in isolation"

The French regulatory authority ART is calling for competition-neutral access to the safety system as long as ETCS is not available nationwide. This is correct, but it is too short-sighted, says Publishing Director Manuel Bosch.

04. August 2022

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ETCS-Migration 2038+: Test runs for ETCS Level 2 commissioning

As part of the ETCS Migration 2038+ programme, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) plans to equip all heavily used lines in its network with ETCS Level 2.

02. August 2023

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ETCS Level 2 to digitalise Sydney’s suburban rail network

Alstom has been awarded two contracts by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) & Sydney Trains for the design, supply and long-term service of trackside ETCS Level 2 signaling technology under the government's "More Trains, More Service - Digital Systems" program.

15. September 2021

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ETCS Level 1 from Greece to Bulgaria

Christos Vinis, President and CEO of the infrastructure manager ErgOSE, has announced that the signalling with ETCS Level 1 of the section Platy - Thessaloniki (northern part of the Athens - Thessaloniki magistrale) has been completed.

09. März 2022

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ETCS laboratory of the DZSF at two locations - internal use only

The ETCS laboratory of the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) is being built at two locations, project manager Martin Lehnert reported at the annual conference of railway experts in Fulda at the beginning of May.

25. Mai 2022

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ETCS laboratory: first stage to go into operation at the end of 2022

The future German ETCS laboratory of the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) and the German Centre for Rail Transport Research (DZSF) is to actively advance the research and development of the European train control system.

16. März 2022

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ETCS knowledge sharing in UK

DB Cargo UK recently took a Class 66 diesel locomotive to Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) Hornsey depot, so the freight operator could learn more about the passenger operator’s approach to rolling out ETCS.

01. März 2023

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ETCS in Europe between political will and practical implementation

The nationwide expansion of ETCS is the declared and urgent goal of European railway policy. However, the widespread expansion of ETCS is still a long way off, as SCI Verkehr shows in its latest MultiClient Study "ETCS - Development until 2030 in Europe".

08. Juni 2022

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ETCS equipment also started on Stuttgart regional trains

After the first Stuttgart S-Bahn train arrived at Alstom in mid-March for conversion to ETCS and ATO, the first regional train followed at the beginning of April as planned.

08. April 2022

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„Ervaringsrijden“: ProRail brings theoretical ERTMS knowledge into practice

Application training in practice: when it comes to using ERTMS, the Dutch railway company ProRail will soon be training its drivers directly on the object.

13. September 2022

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ERTMS for class 253 locomotives

Spanish Renfe Mercancías has awarded Alstom a contract for the supply and installation of the ERTMS Baseline 3 system for twenty-eight class 253 locomotives.

11. Juli 2023