Bombardier reaches milestone ERTMS preparations Sweden
Bombardier Transportation has successfully tested the latest software of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution in Sweden. Known as Baseline 3…
CER calls for extra 10 billion to fund digitalisation in railways
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called for an additional 10 billion Euros in the new CEF transport budget to support…
Rollout ERTMS in the Netherlands costs extra billion Euros
An additional billion Euros is needed for the rollout of European Traffic Control System ERTMS in the Netherlands. These are the costs for the rollout…
Alstom to equip entire fleet Bane NOR with ERTMS solution
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Bane NOR, the Norwegian railway authority, to equip the entire Norwegian railway fleet with ERTMS on-board train control…
Dutch Masterplan rail freight in the making
A Dutch masterplan with measures to enhance the position of the rail freight industry is in the making, following the example of Germany, which is to…
CER calls for extra EU investment to help rail
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) is demanding that European policymakers increase central funding in the coming years to meet the rail…
Testing of automatic freight trains in The Netherlands confirmed
French rail engineers Alstom have signed a deal with Dutch rail manager ProRail and operator Rotterdam Rail Feeding to begin testing automatic freight trains in…
EU grant for ERTMS on Dutch freight locomotives
The Netherlands has received a EU grant of 32 million Euros to install ERTMS technology on Dutch locomotives using the Rotterdam-Genoa rail freight corridor. Part…
Petition calls for Dutch action on rail freight policy
A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders has presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, calling for action to help stimulate rail cargo…
Live stream: EU Railways Agency conference on ERTMS
A live stream is currently available for a conference on ERTMS being staged today and tomorrow (Nov 15-16) by the EU Agency for Railways (ERA)…
‘The Netherlands should stop with the roll-out of ERTMS’
The Netherlands should put the roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on hold. In implementing the system, it should follow the example of Germany,…
EU Court of Auditors: ‘ERTMS roll-out insufficient’
The implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is insufficient and too fragmented, states the European Court of Auditors in a report published…