Delays in the installation of ETCS onboard equipment send more ripples through signalling programme.

THE European Commission’s objective of completing the rollout of ERTMS across its nine Core Network Corridors (CNCs) by 2030 could be in jeopardy because of the patchy nature of deployment and the reluctance of infrastructure managers and operators to invest in the technology, according to a report published on October 3 by the European Court of Auditors.

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark says a DKr 55m ($US 8.8m) grant funding programme to help rail freight operators fund the installation of onboard ETCS equipment on their locomotives will come into effect on October 1.

THE first eight broad-gauge Siemens Vectron locomotives for Finnish operator VR Group have been authorised for operation in Finland by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, Trafi.

Professor Andy Doherty, Network Rail’s CTO, sets out how Europe’s Shift²Rail research programme could be turned into reality and provide an essential tool for Britain’s infrastructure manager to innovate and change. David Briginshaw reports.

INDIAN Railways (IR) inaugurated ETCS Level 1 on the 68km Basin Bridge - Arakkonam suburban line in Chennai on December 21, the first deployment of ETCS by Thales in India.

SIEMENS announced on December 6 that it successfully conducted driving tests with its Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment in Sweden over a two-week period in November.

AHEAD of the German national elections in 2017, the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) and seven other railway associations have put forward three policy initiatives designed to boost rail traffic.

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark and Alstom have successfully completed the first test of an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 application, which was validated by the European Union Agency for Railways in July.