Once the butt of jokes for its poor reliability and slow journey times, Israel Railways is undergoing a radical transformation which promises to turn it into a competitive and viable means of transport for more and more people. CEO Boaz Tzafrir outlines to Kevin Smith how the company is delivering these improvements.
IRJ at UIC ERTMS world conference Brussels. The path towards an interoperable version of ETCS Level 3 suitable for use in Europe still appears to be some way off.
IRJ at the UIC ERTMS world conference Brussels. The application of automatic train operation (ATO) in conjunction with ETCS Level 2 is being pioneered on a new line project in Mexico, well ahead of its adoption in Europe.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has issued a request to participate in a tender worth between £35m and £55m for the design, supply, delivery, commissioning and support and maintenance of an integrated ETCS Level 2 and traffic management system (TMS).
IRJ at UIC ERTMS World Conference Brussels. Ms Amelia Areias, policy officer, single European area, with the EC's Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move), told delegates there are four key principles for ERTMS.
IRJ at ERTMS World Conference Brussels. Mr Reinhard Bamberger, CEO of the rail freight task force representing 30 operators, called for ERTMS to be much simpler and more affordable.
A CONFERENCE held in Rome on February 12 hosted by Italian track authority RFI, the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), European Railway Agency, Italy's National Agency for Railway Safety and Ansaldo STS could help accelerate the rollout of satellite based signalling (Ersat) in Europe.
With 4G and 3G mobile networks potentially causing severe interference to safety-critical GSM-R, Sweden's railway sector is currently engaged in an intensive programme to combat the problem by a self-imposed deadline of July 1. Kevin Smith reports on the project's progress.
Speaking at the recent conference on moving towards the single European rail area organised by the European Railway Agency in Luxembourg, the director general of Luxembourg Railways (CFL) Mr Marc Wengler outlined the challenges facing a small railway operating a large proportion of cross-border services to its three large neighbours. David Briginshaw was in the audience.
SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier a €72.7m contract to install and maintain ERTMS on a 56km stretch of Barcelona's Rodalies suburban rail network.
