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Advances to rail signalling and train control systems are set to make international rail transport more competitive and attractive. But implementing strategies and understanding the benefits of new digital solutions must be addressed before improvements can be realised.
31 May 2010 | By David Sanz García Global Product Line Manager ERTMS Invensys Rail Dimetronic
The ERTMS/ETCS system currently being deployed on high-speed lines in Spain is the latest state-of-the-art signalling system, and in consequence the most complex signalling system available on the market. The complexity of the ERTMS system requires a great deal of effort to test and validate all application data, much more…
31 May 2010 | By Emmanuel Brutin, Senior Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE
ERTMS, and more specifically its rail component ETCS, is arguably the technology that has caused most controversy and emotional debate amongst the railway community during the past decade. In many ways, this grand project, coordinated by the European Union, is now reaching a new and important phase in its history.…
31 May 2010 | By Herman Treurniet, General Manager, P&K Rail BV
Metal particles, caused by train wheels grinding against the rails and at points, are a source of faults and delays on the railway. These particles adhere to the rails, which are magnetised by voltage spikes and return currents. On tracks equipped with Insulated Block Joints, short circuits occur between the…
31 May 2010 | By Patrick Deutsch, Technical Director, ERSA SARL
European Rail Software Applications (ERSA), a member of the DeltaRail Group, has a long and successful background in the field of ERTMS/ETCS development. We encapsulate ERTMS know-how into value-adding software, technology and services to deliver value for our customers. Our innovative, cost-effective solutions answer the challenge of maximising availability, reliability…
5 May 2010 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail has been awarded a 48 million pound contract by Network Rail for the Paisley Corridor project in Scotland, the latest in a series of recent wins for the company in the UK.
20 April 2010 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail has been awarded a contract by the Finnish Transport Agency (formerly the Finnish Rail Administration)...
9 April 2010 | By Keymile
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn has chosen a KEYMILE solution to control and monitor radio and data connections between the signal boxes in its railway network.
4 March 2010 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail will be demonstrating a number of its market-leading systems including the company’s Modular Signalling Solution...
3 March 2010 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has won an order to deliver the BOMBARDIER INTERFLO 200 mainline signalling solution for the Castilla la Mancha Region of Spain.
12 February 2010 | By Parsons Brinckerhoff
A critical stage has been reached on London's Thameslink project, with final design approval granted for the sophisticated signalling and control systems.
28 January 2010 | By Invensys Rail
Network Rail has awarded Invensys Rail the contract to resignal the Water Orton area in the West Midlands and the Moorthorpe interlocking renewal scheme.
26 September 2009 | By Fernando Ribeiro Vendas, Head of Signalling and Telecommunications, Engineering Department, RAVE
The de-grouping from the value chain which underlies the proposed business model for the high-speed network (HSN) project in Portugal led to a single international public tender request in the form of a PPP (public-private partnership), under the name of ‘HSN Signalling and Telecommunication Concession (HSN S&T Concession)'. The aim…
21 July 2009 | By Herwig Wiltberger, Member of the Board, ÖBB-Infrastruktur Betrieb and August Zierl, Head of ÖBB’s Business Unit ‘Engineering Services’, ÖBB-Infrastruktur Bau AG
ÖBB-Infrastruktur Betrieb AG is a modern and customer-oriented infrastructure operator allowing the 22 railway undertakings authorised to operate in Austria access to ÖBB's approximately 5,700km-long railway network. To this end, ÖBB's operation control strategy plays a decisive role. ÖBB heralded a new high-tech era with the launch of the operation…
26 March 2009 | By Morten Søndergaard, Programme Director, Banedanmark
Details of the programme to renew all Danish railway signalling before 2021, focussing on economies of scale and creating a competitive market situation to ensure best price and quality.
23 January 2009 | By Péter Tóth, Signalling Expert, MÁV ZRt Telecommunication, Electrification and Signalling Directorate
Signalling expert Péter Tóth maps the development of ETCS in Hungary.
