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March 26, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins Öresund ETCS Level 2 onboard contract

A Swedish consortium of rolling stock leasing company Transitio and four regional operators has awarded Alstom a €35m contract to install ETCS Level 2 on 77 class X31 EMUs with an option to equip 34 more trains.

March 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail appoints Siemens and Atkins as ETCS partners

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has appointed Siemens and Atkins as partners to introduce ETCS Level 2 on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line (ECML).

February 28, 2020 | Signalling

EC approves €134m extension to Czech ETCS support scheme

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €134m extension to the Czech Republic’s state aid project to support the installation of ERTMS on rolling stock.

February 18, 2020 | Locomotives

Hitachi to equip new VR Group locomotives with ERTMS

HITACHI has been awarded a contract to install ERTMS on 60 diesel locomotives Stadler Rail Valencia is supplying to Finland’s VR Group.

February 6, 2020 | Europe

Will ERTMS ever reach critical mass in Europe?

Although the EU only agreed a revised ERTMS deployment for Europe in 2017, the timetable for implementing ETCS is suffering delays, mainly due to infrastructure projects running late and retrofitting of train fleets proceeding at snail pace. As David Briginshaw reports, the EU is now looking for ways to accelerate the programme including a huge injection of funding.

January 31, 2020 | High-speed

Adif awards Thales high-speed signalling maintenance contract

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif has awarded Thales a €68.8m contract to maintain the signalling and traffic control systems on the Madrid - Cordoba - Seville/Malaga high-speed lines.

January 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Trafikverket delays ERTMS roll-out in southern Sweden

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has announced a two-year delay to its ERTMS programme in southern Sweden, although it says the cost of the project is unchanged.

January 15, 2020 | Signalling

Xrail to maintain Haramain signalling

SIEMENS has awarded Xrail a seven-year contract to provide corrective and preventive maintenance services for the signalling systems and technical buildings on Saudi Arabia’s Medina - Jeddah - Mecca Haramain high-speed line.

December 11, 2019 | High-speed

Jeddah airport linked to reopened Haramain high-speed line

THE 6km branch line connecting Jeddah’s King Abudulaziz International Airport to the Medina - Jeddah - Mecca Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia opened on December 11.

November 12, 2019 | Signalling

Denmark launches ERTMS on first eastern line

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has announced that it will launch ERTMS between Roskilde and Køge on December 15, marking the first use of the system in eastern Denmark.

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