DELHI Metro Rail Corporation has awarded Nippon Signal, Japan, a contract worth around $US 38m to supply Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) for Line 8, the city's first driverless metro line, which is currently under construction.
JR East plans to introduce its Advanced Train Administration and Communications System (Atacs) on the busy Saikyo Line in Tokyo from autumn 2017.
While the roll-out of GSM-R in Europe has been a great success, there are two immediate threats to its prospects, and there is a growing recognition that railway telecommunications will have to evolve to keep up with and take advantage of rapid changes in technology.
Following the completion of its early deployment project in Wales, Network Rail has begun preparing for the introduction of ERTMS on some of the busiest parts of the British network. Keith Barrow looks at how the programme is progressing.
IRJ at Nordic Rail: Testing is set to commence in November on Norwegian infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket's pilot ERTMS project.
Railway Interchange 2013: LILEE Systems, United States, showed two new Positive Train Control (PTC) solutions developed in separate partnerships with Alstom and Cisco at this week's Railway Interchange exhibition in Indianapolis, Indiana.
CONSTRUCTION of Line 1 of the Panama metro is now 92% complete and test running is underway.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail, has awarded a £140m contract to Signalling Solutions Ltd, a joint venture of Alstom and Balfour Beatty Rail, to resignal part of the Great Western Main Line.
SAUDI Railways Organisation (SRO) has awarded a contract to DB International to supervise infrastructure design work, rolling stock production, and project management for the 450km Mecca – Jeddah – Medina high-speed line.
NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket says it is ready to launch pilot operation of ERTMS in the southeast of the country in the next stage of preparations for the national rollout of the system.
