Latest ETCS News
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Alstom Receives RegioJet Order for 13 Traxx MS3 Locomotives
Alstom and RegioJet sign an agreement for the supply of a further 13 Traxx MS3 locomotives. These will operate in central Europe.
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Alstom Receives ETCS Level 2 Order from ČD-Telematika
ČD-Telematika has chosen Alstom to equip seven Pendolino trains and 66 electric vehicles with ETCS Level 2.
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Czech Republic: First Four-Car Moravia Trainset Enters Test Service
The new four-car Moravia trainset has entered trial operation on the S2 line from Brno to Letovice in South Moravia.
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Stadler to Supply Eight FLIRT Vehicles for the Rheingau Express
Stadler has won the contract to supply eight four-car FLIRT3 XL vehicles for use on the Rheingau Express (RE) lines in Germany.
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Stadler to Retrofit DB Netz Maintenance Vehicles with GUARDIA ETCS
Stadler has signed an agreement with DB Netz to retrofit up to 80 maintenance and track service vehicles with its GUARDIA ETCS system.
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BMDV and DB Advance Planning for Germany's Digital Railway
BMDV and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have agreed to increase the financing for Germany's digital railway from 1.7 billion to 2.7 billion EUR.
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Hitachi Rail to Deliver Digital Commuter Railway in the Philippines
Hitachi Rail will deliver Electrical & Mechanical Systems and Track Works for the new railway from Solis to Malolos in the Philippines.
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Work Begins to Fit ETCS to a DB Cargo Class 66 Freight Locomotive
The latest European Train Control System (ETCS) is being fitted to a DB Cargo UK freight locomotive for the East Coast Digital Programme.
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UK: Govia Thameslink Railway Begins ETCS Retrofit of Class 387 Fleet
Govia Thameslink Railway has sent its first Class 387/1 Great Northern train for ETCS upgrading as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Alstom to Equip 120 SNCB Locomotives with ETCS Level 2 Technology
Alstom to design, deliver and maintain the latest-generation ETCS level 2 signalling system (Baseline 3) for 120 SNCB HLE18 locomotives.
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UK: Class 43 ETCS Testing Successfully Completed for East Coast Digital Programme
ETCS testing for Class 43 trains has been complete, marking the achievement of a new milestone for the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Dutch Railways to Retrofit ViRM Fleet with Siemens Mobility ETCS Technology
Dutch Railways has chosen Siemens Mobility to retrofit 176 of its ViRM trains with the latest ETCS Level 2 technology.
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Euro-Multitel to Deliver the KMC Test Tool to Thales Deutschland
Thales Deutschland has purchased Euro-Multitel's KMC test tool, a comprehensive simulation environment for both ETCS onboard (OBU) and RBC s…
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Hitachi Rail to Work on World-First Application of ATO over ETCS
Hitachi Rail has been chosen to install ATO over ETCS Level 2 technology across Queensland’s New Generation Rollingstock fleet.
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Spain: Madrid–Burgos High-Speed Line is Officially Inaugurated
This week saw the inauguration of the Madrid–Burgos high-speed line – an extension of the high-speed North line (LAV).
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Stadler Reveals Plans for InnoTrans 2022
Stadler has revealed some of the solutions it will have on show at InnoTrans 2022 this coming September in Berlin.
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DB IO to Operate and Maintain India’s First Regional Rapid Transit System
Deutsche Bahn International Operations has won the 12-year contract to operate and maintain the Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system.
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UK Government Announces 1bn Investment in Digital Signalling for East Coast Main Line South
The UK Government will provide funding of over £1bn to install digital signalling along the entire East Coast Mainline South.
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Softronic Orders ETCS Level 2 Equipment from Thales for LEMA Locomotives
Softronic has chosen Thales to deliver and equip five LEMA 6000 kW locomotives with ETCS Level 2 and PZB vehicle equipment.
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Germany: Autonomous Regional Rail Travel Takes a Step Closer to Reality
Alstom’s German autonomous rail pilot project has now entered its second phase with testing on two regional trains.
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UK: Testing of New Digital Signalling System Begins on Northern City Line
Testing of the Northern City Line’s new digital signalling system has begun, marking a milestone in the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Level 2 Testing Complete on Porterbrook Power Cars Retrofitted with ETCS
Porterbrook has completed successful Level 2 testing on three Class 43 power cars retrofitted with the European Train Control System (ETCS).…
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Network Rail's RIDC Tests Its First Retrofitted ETCS Train
Alstom has carried out the first testing of a train retrofitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment at Network Rail's RIDC.
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Alstom Wins Its Largest Order in Germany to Date
Alstom has signed a contract to supply 130 Coradia Stream High Capacity electric double-decker trains to SFBW in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.