IRISH Rail (IE) has issued a tender for the supply of a new National Train Control Centre (NTCC), which will replace the existing Centralised Traffic Control Centre (CTCC) located at Connolly Station in Dublin, which dates from the 1970s.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has issued a request to participate in a tender worth between £35m and £55m for the design, supply, delivery, commissioning and support and maintenance of an integrated ETCS Level 2 and traffic management system (TMS).
IRJ at UIC ERTMS World Conference Brussels. Ms Amelia Areias, policy officer, single European area, with the EC's Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move), told delegates there are four key principles for ERTMS.
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LIGHT Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Bouygues Travaux Publics a €450m contract to upgrade and extend Manila light metro Line LRT1.
PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has awarded a five-year 24/7 contract to Ansaldo STS to maintain the signalling on 17 metro and light rail lines in the French capital.
IN the first deployment of its type in France, telecoms operator Orange has completed the rollout of a public LTE network on the Paris - Lyon high-speed line, providing continuous onboard 4G coverage on TGV services at speeds of up to 300km/h.
ANSALDO STS and Linbrooke Services, Britain, have been awarded a £34.5m contract by Britain's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) to resignal and upgrade a 56km section of the Leeds/Doncaster - Hull line between Gilberdyke and Ferriby.
THE Shift2Rail joint technology initiative published its first call for proposals on December 17, making an initial tranche of €170m in grant funding available for railway research projects in Europe.
NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has awarded a NKr 250m ($US 28.9m) signalling contract to Thales for the Follo Line project, Norway largest infrastructure project.
