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ATO over ETCS

October 9, 2025 | Infrastructure

Siemens to supply digital signalling for São Paulo

ATO over ETCS Level 2 to be installed on three commuter lines with a total length of 140km.

October 23, 2024 | Australia/NZ

Brisbane’s Cross River project passes critical test

The first train travels beneath the centre of Brisbane, in the Australian state of Queensland.

July 20, 2023 | Signalling

German mainline vehicle automation projects make progress

Hamburg S-Bahn set to test an intelligent operations control system while two mainline regional trains will be equipped with sensors to support automated operations.

July 27, 2022 | Technology

Reproducible braking distance could deliver 10% capacity increase

Knorr-Bremse says 40% increase is possible with ETCS and ATO.

July 25, 2022 | Innovations

Hitachi Rail to equip Queensland rolling stock with ETCS

$A 107m contract for equipping the state’s NGR fleet with ATO over ETCS.

April 5, 2022 | Technology

SNCF rethinks its automatic trains project

Carole Desnost, SNCF’s director of technologies, innovation and group projects, reflects on progress with the company’s innovation strategy in an interview with Kevin Smith.

October 12, 2021 | Signalling

DB and Siemens demonstrate automated S-Bahn train in Hamburg

The train operates autonomously using ATO over ETCS.

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