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Experiences from the ETCS conversion at S-Bahn Hamburg

Practical experience from the implementation of ATO over ETCS was reported at the annual conference of railway experts in Fulda at the beginning of May.

23. Mai 2022

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Digital interlocking for the S-Bahn in Hamburg city centre

The federal government is funding the planning of the digital interlocking Hamburg-City with EUR 31.5 million. This will enable "a speed boost in the digitalisation of Hamburg's S-Bahn", says Deutsche Bahn AG (DB).

25. Mai 2022

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Budget adjustment: ERTMS title for 2022 confirmed - higher commitment appropriations

More money than originally planned will be available for equipping German infrastructure and rolling stock with the European train control system ERTMS in the 2022 budget year.

25. Mai 2022

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Knorr-Bremse concludes cooperation and investment agreement with Nexxiot

Knorr-Bremse and TradeTech pioneer Nexxiot have signed a strategic cooperation and investment agreement.

02. Juni 2022

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Elizabeth Line in London opened with CBTC from Siemens

The Elizabeth Line in the British capital London, which opened at the end of May, was equipped with a CBTC system from Siemens. Extensive tests were carried out in advance for the entire software systems.

03. Juni 2022

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Major order for Siemens from Egypt

Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Constructors have been awarded the contract for the construction of the world's sixth-largest high-speed system with a length of around 2000 km.

03. Juni 2022

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Start of digital interlocking construction at Zwieseler Spinne

From July onwards, the equipment of the subnetwork "Zwieseler Spinne" with modern signalling and interlocking technology will start.

03. Juni 2022

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DRS Alliance founded for complete infrastructure solutions

The "Digital Railway Solutions Alliance" (DRS Alliance) was presented at the International Exhibition for Track Technology iaf in Münster last week.

08. Juni 2022

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ETCS in Europe between political will and practical implementation

The nationwide expansion of ETCS is the declared and urgent goal of European railway policy. However, the widespread expansion of ETCS is still a long way off, as SCI Verkehr shows in its latest MultiClient Study "ETCS - Development until 2030 in Europe".

08. Juni 2022

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ETCS retrofit project of UK Class 43 makes progress

Thales and leasing company Porterbrook have announced the successful retrofitting of three Class 43 HST power cars with ETCS onboard equipment complying with UNISIG baseline B3R2.

15. Juni 2022

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EU approves Slovenia's support for ETCS in freight transport

The European Commission has approved a Slovenian aid scheme worth EUR 8 million for equipping freight locomotives with ETCS.

15. Juni 2022

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Dutch association Railgood warns against "Expensive-RTMS"

The Dutch association of rail freight operators, Railgood, is calling for financial support for companies for the conversion of rolling stock to the European train control and command system ERTMS/ETCS.

21. Juni 2022

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Thales supplies ETCS Level 2 on-board equipment to Softronic

Romanian locomotive manufacturer Softronic has commissioned Thales to supply and equip five six-axle Lema locomotives with ETCS Level 2 and PZB on-board equipment for cross-border operation in Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.

21. Juni 2022

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Numerous ETCS projects in the CEF programme

The EU Commission announced on 29 June 2022 that 135 transport infrastructure projects have now been selected from 399 project proposals submitted for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

01. Juli 2022

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British government promotes ETCS for East Coast Main Line

The British Department for Transport is launching a large-scale modernisation offensive: the government wants to invest more than 1 billion pounds in ETCS signalling technology on the East Coast Main Line.

07. Juli 2022