Signalling and Telecoms

Like many other countries, Norway has a problem with ageing signalling equipment and needs to undertake modernisation. The infrastructure manager, Jernbaneverket, has taken the decision to adopt ERTMS nationwide with a project lasting from the present day until 2030. It is only the second country to have taken this bold step...

Alstom has become the sole owner of its Signalling Solutions Limited (SSL) joint venture after Balfour Beatty confirmed the sale of its half of the business. In a bid to restructure the company, Balfour Beatty has already sold off a...

Myanmar Railways has appointed Mitsubishi and Hitachi to roll out a modern signalling system between the capital Yangon and Pyuntasa. Valued at 2.4 billion yen (€17.9 million), the contract includes the installation of a train monitoring system, an electronic interlocking...

Much has been written to explain the operation and benefits of Communications Based Train Control (CBTC). By default, such technology has become associated with modern metro operations around the world. Lines that employ CBTC enjoy a significant increase in train running capacity as well as achieving automatic train operation (ATO), automatic...

Siemens Rail Automation has been awarded a contract to introduce ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Great Western Main Line. Over the course of the six-month contract, Siemens will design the system architecture and strategy for overlaying the in-cab technology...

King Felipe VI has attended the opening of Siemens' new signalling research and development center in Madrid. The opening of the facility, which was also attended by Siemens president Joe Kaeser and country president Rosa Garcia, coincides with the 120th...

The USA's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved a $967.1 million loan to fund the development of positive train control (PTC) on New York's commuter rail network. The loan, which is the largest ever issued through the FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation...

The Australian government has approved a first $15.5 million tranche of funding for the roll out of the Advanced Train Management System (ATMS). Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which manages Australia's national rail infrastructure, is currently trialling ATMS on two locomotives...

GE Transportation has been awarded the signalling contract for a new 235-mile rail corridor between Miami and Orlando. All Aboard Florida, which will open in 2016, will be the first privately owned and operated passenger railway in the USA. The signalling system...

Thales is to design and manufacture the signalling system for Taiwan's second tram system, the Danhai Light Rail Transit. The €17 million contract includes the construction of a new Operational Control Centre (OCC). The solution will be developed with China Steel Corp...