Latest ETCS News
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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.
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Alstom Delivers India’s First Semi High-Speed Regional Train
Alstom has delivered India’s first semi high-speed regional train for National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) RRTS line.
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UK: Great Northern Passengers to Benefit from New Digital Signalling System
A new digital signalling system was commissioned over the bank holiday weekend on Great Northern’s route into the City of London.
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Greece: Alstom Joint Venture Wins Digital Signalling Contract for Thessaloniki-Idomeni Line
An Alstom / Avax joint venture has signed a signalling contract with Ergose to modernise the Thessaloniki – Idomeni mainline in Greece.
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UK: Network Rail Chooses Alstom for Major Cambridge Re-Signalling Project
Alstom has been awarded a 130 million GBP contract as part of Network Rail’s Cambridge re-signalling project.
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Start with a FLIRT: German Railway Company Choses Stadler Trains for Cross-Border Traffic
Stadler has signed a contract with Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland (start) to deliver 20 FLIRT trains for use on the Maas-Wupper network.
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Italy: Alstom Chosen to Improve Abruzzo's Rail Infrastructure
Alstom has signed two contracts with Divisione Ferroviaria TUA, worth a total of 33m euros, to improve the Abruzzo rail network in Italy.
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CZ Loko Wins Contract to Upgrade Czech Railways' Locomotives
Rolling stock manufacturer CZ Loko has won the contract to modernise Czech Railways’ fleet of 14 Class 742 locomotives.
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Hitachi Rail Adapts Digital Interlocking Technology to Meet German Standards
Hitachi Rail has successfully adapted its digital interlocking product to meet German specifications and standards.
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Alstom Hands Over Turkey’s First ETCS Levels 1 and 2 Locomotive
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) has received the first of 26 Alstom locomotives equipped with ETCS level 1 and 2.
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Alstom to Supply ETCS Level 2 to Sydney’s Suburban Rail Network
Alstom has been awarded contracts to design, deliver and provide long-term service support for ETCS Level 2 trackside signalling technology.