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Baltic Sea Region Parliamentarians Discuss Rail Baltica
Baltic Sea parliamentarians met yesterday to discuss the strategic importance of Rail Baltica, as well as its connections to European cities.
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European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a traffic management system that provides a unified signalling and train control system throughout Europe. A key component of ERTMS is the on-board rolling stock signalling equipment known as the European Train Control System (ETCS).
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Images: Germany’s most modern S-Bahn trains set for Munich
Siemens Mobility are to deliver 90 new S-Bahn trains to Munich which will offer passengers more space and greater comfort.
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Thameslink fleet set for ETCS upgrade
Industry partners in the East Coast Digital Programme have signed a £32.7million contract to upgrade the Class 700 Thameslink fleet with the latest ETCS.
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Hitachi Rail sign €77 million framework agreement with SNCF
Hitachi Rail will provide bi-standard ERTMS/TVM for the TGV fleet operated by SNCF as part of the framework agreement.
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Freightliner opens its first Operational Training Academy
The Academy will prepare Freightliner’s freight train drivers for the in-cab digital signalling being introduced on the UK's East Coast Main Line.
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Q&A with Stefano Marcoccio, RFI: Italy’s ERTMS national plan and high-speed rail development
In this video interview, Stefano Marcoccio, ERTMS Project Manager at RFI, spoke to Global Railway Review about the importance of RFI’s ERTMS national plan and its part in the transformation of high-speed rail in Italy.
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Railway investments will make the Norwegian transport sector greener
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian government is committed to making improvements to the country’s rail network with a raft of changes including new infrastructure, new trains, new digital signalling, shifting more freight to rail and strengthening cross-border…
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CER responds to European Parliament vote on TEN-T regulation
While CER has welcomed the latest European Parliament position on TENT-T regulation, it has also raised potential concerns.
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Supporting development with an integrated approach
Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail), considers the next generation of telecommunication needs for rail to help enhance the performance and cost-efficiency of operations, while ensuring safety and security.
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Finland’s fast track to FRMCS
Simon Indola, the Project Manager responsible for implementing FRMCS in Finland, argues that the ‘bearer independent and future‑proof’ FRMCS solution, utilising commercially available Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), represents a significant opportunity for European railways.
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Towards FRMCS in Switzerland
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) colleagues Massimiliano Rizzato, International Telecom Standardisation Manager, and Michael Hopf, System Engineer for FRMCS, explore the case for FRMCS rollout across Switzerland’s rail network and explained the challenges that will come with migration and implementation.
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Railway safety and interoperability requirements and new TSIs
The objective of the European Union is to establish a single European railway area in which rail transport will be safe and interoperable. Jakub Tomczak, railway safety and interoperability lawyer, outlines in this article the aspects arising from the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package, particularly about the recent…
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Empowering next generation railways with 5G/FRMCS
24 February 2023 | By Nokia
For new insights into the future of railways, watch our latest webinar and get a deeper look at the International Data Corporation (IDC) research findings.
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Building the right backbone communications network for FRMCS
Hansen Chan, IP Product Marketing for Industries, Nokia, explains why FRMCS is crucial for the digitalisation of rail and why communication infrastructure is the digital foundation that interconnects every component of a railway system.
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Exploring RFI’s trackside approval process for ETCS/ERTMS
In this article, colleagues from Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) explain the trackside approval process for ETCS/ERTMS, in particular with a general overview related to its stakeholders and details about the steps and documents to obtain the necessary approval.
