Latest ETCS News
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S-Bahn Hamburg Signs Contract for 64 Additional Alstom Commuter Trains
Alstom and S-Bahn Hamburg have signed a contract for the delivery of an additional 64 Class 490 S-Bahn trains.
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Siemens Mobility Signs Contract to Deliver Egypt’s First High-Speed, Electrified Rail System
Siemens Mobility will deliver an Egyptian rail system featuring the country’s first high-speed, electrified main and freight rail line.
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Digital Signalling Installed as Part of the Great North Rail Project
23 new signals and 109 pieces of associated signalling equipment have been installed around Trafford Park under the Great North Rail Project…
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Railpool Orders First Siemens Mobility Vectron Multisystem Locomotives
European rail vehicle rental company Railpool has ordered 20 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility.
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Alstom Starts Manufacture of Trains for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Project
Alstom has begun manufacturing regional commuter and transit trains for the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Phase 1.
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DB to Turn the Cologne Rail Hub Digital
Deutsche Bahn has launched a feasibility study into the digitalisation options for the busy Cologne rail hub.
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Alstom to Equip Stuttgart S-Bahn with ETCS and ATO Technology
Alstom has signed a contract with DB Regio AG to equip BR 423 and BR 430 trains with ETCS Levels 2 and and ATO GoA2 technology.
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Alstom to Equip 50 Vossloh Locomotives with Atlas On-Board Signalling Solution
Alstom has signed an agreement with Vossloh Locomotives to equip 50 of their DE 18 freight locomotives with its on-board signalling solution…
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Consortium Led by Alstom to Supply Tren Maya Railway Project
A consortium led by Alstom will supply Mexico’s large scale intercity railway project Tren Maya, a comprehensive 1,525 km mobility project.
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TfNSW Extends Network Rail Consulting's Digital Systems Integration Contract
Transport for New South Wales has extended Network Rail Consulting's digital systems integration contract until 2024.
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Alstom to Equip 13 DB Cargo Freight Locomotives with ETCS
Alstom is to equip 13 DB Cargo locomotives, type EG3100, with its ETCS solution. They will operate in Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
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Alstom Wins Signalling and Telecoms System Contract for Delhi-Meerut Line
Alstom has won the contract to provide the signalling, train control and telecommunications systems for the Delhi-Meerut railway line, India…
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Comtest Wireless Launches First Security Monitoring Solution
Comtest Wireless has extended its test and measurement solutions with its first-generation security monitoring solution, NetProbe Owl.
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Alstom Now Fully Certified for Latest Onboard and Trackside ETCS Standards
Belgorail has certified Alstom for its latest ETCS standard, making Alstom the first fully certified company in the world in this arena.
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Alstom Data Fusion ETCS Solution Receives Full Certification
Alstom has received full certification for its ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 solution featuring its data fusion algorithm for trains in Norway.
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Stadler ETCS Solution Gets First Homologation
Stadler's GUARDIA European Train Control System (ETCS) has received its first homologation, namely for its FLIRT trains for Poland.
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East Coast Main Line Becomes First Digital Rail Link in GB
The East Coast Main Line in the UK will become the first mainline in the country to go digital in its signalling system via ETCS.
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Alstom Wins Prize for World-First: ATO Testing for Regional Trains
Alstom has won an innovation prize from the German government for its project to test Automatic Train Operation on regional passenger trains…
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Porterbrook Continues Successful ETCS Testing
The ETCS system fitted on a Class 387 EMU has undergone another successful suite of testing by Porterbrook, Bombardier, GWR, DB Cargo & PCMS…
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Industry Collaboration Leads to Successful ETCS Testing of Class 387
GWR, Bombardier, DB Cargo, DfT, Heathrow Airport and Porterbrook tested the ETCS on the Class 387 EMUs on the mainline to Heathrow.
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Ceneri Base Tunnel Gets Go-Ahead for Test Operations
The BAV has given the go-ahead for testing in the Ceneri Base Tunnel from mid-February. It will carry passengers from December.
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Alstom to Equip 19 ICE 1 Trains with ETCS
Alstom has won a contract with Deutsche Bahn to equip 19 ICE 1 trains with its ETCS solution. It will complete the works by September 2021.
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Alstom Signs 10-Year ETCS Maintenance Contract with SBB
Alstom and SBB have signed a second ten-year maintenance contract for 25m euros for on-board ETCS equipment installed between 2003 and 2008.
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Alstom to Equip ICE 3 Trains with Atlas ETCS
Alstom has been awarded the contract to retrofit 17 ICE 3 trains with its Atlas ETCS solution in a contract worth more than 30 million euros…