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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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Hitachi Rail awarded contract to modernise French rail network

French state-owned railway company SNCF has awarded Hitachi Rail an exclusive supplier contract to develop and commission new Radio Block Centres (RBC).

19. Juli 2022

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Hitachi supplies ERTMS equipment for Swedish Tågab

The private Swedish railway company Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen AB (Tågab) has contracted Hitachi Rail to supply ERTMS components for its rolling stock.

12. Juli 2022

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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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Dutch robot to install ERTMS elements

The international railway construction company Strukton Rail and AMT Group want to jointly develop an assembly robot that can autonomously install ERTMS elements on the track.

07. Juli 2022

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British government promotes ETCS for East Coast Main Line

The British Department for Transport is launching a large-scale modernisation offensive: the government wants to invest more than 1 billion pounds in ETCS signalling technology on the East Coast Main Line.

07. Juli 2022

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Numerous ETCS projects in the CEF programme

The EU Commission announced on 29 June 2022 that 135 transport infrastructure projects have now been selected from 399 project proposals submitted for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

01. Juli 2022

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ERTMS connection of the new tunnel in Madrid

On 01.07.2022, the new standard gauge tunnel between Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha Túnel de la risa stations was put into operation.

01. Juli 2022

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Hitachi Rail simulates cloud-based ERTMS system for HyperloopTT

Hitachi Rail has developed a digital simulator at its Naples site to provide cloud-based integrated testing of the traffic management, signalling and some physical safety requirements of HyperloopTT's Hyperloop system.

28. Juni 2022

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ERTMS deployment Copenhagen - Ringsted postponed to 2023

The commissioning of ERTMS on the line between Copenhagen and Ringsted via Køge Nord is postponed by three months.

23. Juni 2022

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Teltronic supplies communication technology to Mongolia

Spanish manufacturer Teltronic is responsible for the deployment of the TETRA network that will serve the new railway corridor linking the Tavantolgoi coal mine, one of the largest untapped coking and coal deposits in the world, with Gashuunsukhait border port, in southern Mongolia, on the border with China.

22. Juni 2022

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Test runs on ETCS have begun on the Northern City Line

Test runs for ETCS level 2 operation have begun on Northern City Line in the North of London.

22. Juni 2022

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Thales supplies ETCS Level 2 on-board equipment to Softronic

Romanian locomotive manufacturer Softronic has commissioned Thales to supply and equip five six-axle Lema locomotives with ETCS Level 2 and PZB on-board equipment for cross-border operation in Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.

21. Juni 2022

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Dutch association Railgood warns against "Expensive-RTMS"

The Dutch association of rail freight operators, Railgood, is calling for financial support for companies for the conversion of rolling stock to the European train control and command system ERTMS/ETCS.

21. Juni 2022

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University of Birmingham and RazorSecure sign agreement on cyber security

The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with rail cyber security company RazorSecure on 08.06.2022.

17. Juni 2022