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August 22, 2023 | Infrastructure

ÖBB Infrastructure signs ETCS Level 2 framework agreement with Siemens

First ETCS Level 2 installations under the deal go live on two Austrian lines.

August 10, 2023 | Fleet

Siemens wins €300m order to supply automatic trains to Stuttgart

This is Siemens’ first order for Digital Rail Germany-compliant trains.

May 18, 2023 | Financial

EC approves Bulgaria’s €32m grant scheme to encourage shift to rail

Direct grants to operators will fund retrofit of ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment.

April 10, 2023 | Signalling

ETCS comes to the East Coast Main Line

Eliminating lineside signalling by installing ETCS Level 2 on the southern end of Britain’s East Coast Main Line aims to reduce capital and maintenance costs while improving operational performance. The industry partnership formed to deliver this major £2bn programme is also laying the foundations for future national ETCS deployment, as Robert Preston reports.

December 27, 2022 | Tenders

Cascais Line track and catenary upgrade contract awarded

€31.6m contract includes changing supply voltage from 1.5kV dc to 25V ac.

October 24, 2022 | Infrastructure

Network Rail makes progress with Transpennine Route Upgrade

The main route across the Pennines between Manchester and York is being upgraded and electrified to cut journey times and increase capacity for passengers and freight. Robert Preston spoke to Network Rail’s industry programme director, John Reed, about recent progress.

October 19, 2022 | Signalling

RFI signs €900m ERTMS contract with Alstom

The contract is part of a combined €2.7bn agreement awarded in June.

August 22, 2022 | Infrastructure

Banedanmark completes latest Jutland ETCS rollout

Holstebro - Herning and Vejle - Skanderborg are latest routes added to the ERTMS rollout programme.

August 18, 2022 | Fleet

Etihad Rail unveils first batch of its new locomotives and wagons

Freight capacity to be increased to 60 million tonnes a year.

July 25, 2022 | Innovations

Hitachi Rail to equip Queensland rolling stock with ETCS

$A 107m contract for equipping the state’s NGR fleet with ATO over ETCS.

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