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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 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 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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First Flirt EMUs retrofitted with ETCS L2 and put into operation

Die ersten 36 von 59 EMU vom Typ Flirt von MÁV-START wurden von Alstom mit ETCS Level 2-Onboard Units nachgerüstet.

01. März 2023

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First fully autonomous rail system in the USA opens

The first fully autonomous autonomous rail system in the US, named Skyline, opened for service in Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 June 2023.

30. Juni 2023

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For the first time in Germany: Hamburg comes closer to riding the underground in a moving block

The Hamburg Hochbahn's U-Bahn100 project is making progress. Together with Siemens Mobility and Alstom, the transport company now presented its CBTC model for trains running every 100 seconds and via GoA2.

13. Juni 2023

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Frankfurt underground gets CBTC system

Frankfurt's underground network gets a CBTC system ("Communication Based Train Control System")

09. Dezember 2021

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Fully automated metro to Istanbul airport opens

In Istanbul, the first 34km section of the M11 metro line to the main airport (IST) opened at the end of January, connecting Kağıthane on the M7 line to the main entrance of the airport via eight stations.

02. Februar 2023

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Fully automated operation started on metro line B in Lyon

At the end of June, driverless operation according to GoA4 was started on metro line B in Lyon, France. In the course of the overall modernisation of the network, this should also significantly increase capacity.

07. Juli 2022

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Fully automated underground in São Paulo runs with CBTC technology from Siemens

With Line 4, the Brazilian financial metropolis São Paulo has the first fully automated metro line in Latin America.

20. Juli 2022

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Fully automatic GoA4 shunting locomotive: DB Cargo chooses Railergy for development and approval

In order to make rail freight transport more competitive, the activities of the bead breaking locomotives in DB Cargo's train formation facilities (ZBA) are to be fully automated.

27. Oktober 2021

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Fully autonomous driving of a shunting locomotive

Alstom, in collaboration with Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Belgian rail freight operator Lineas, has demonstrated the highest level of GoA4 automation on a shunting locomotive near Breda, the Netherlands.

30. November 2022

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Further ATO trials by NS and Arriva

Dutch state railway NS and Arriva Nederland are planning new tests of automatic train operation (ATO) for summer 2022. The tests, in cooperation with infrastructure manager Prorail will take place between Groningen and the sidings station De Vork in Haren.

15. Februar 2022

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Further delays in the ERTMS backup system in Norway

The commissioning of the ERTMS backup system in Norway is delayed again. Bane NOR justifies this with delivery problems for equipment components.

14. Juni 2023

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Gauteng resignalling project completed

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has completed the resignalling of its suburban rail network in Gauteng province, serving Johannesburg and Pretoria.

16. Mai 2023