Topic: ETCS

30% Decline avoided? Belgium delays ETCS-only operations by two years to spare freight

The Belgian federal government has officially postponed the mandatory “ETCS only” operation on its national railway network from December 2025 to December 2027. The infrastructure…
chaos continues “The current situation is even worse than before the introduction of ETCS”

The implementation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the other components of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) continues to wreak havoc…
Two years of cleaning? Investigators find: Czech fire train was going twice the speed limit

The train that derailed and went up into flames in Czechia on 28 February was going twice the speed limit. It was transporting benzene, a…
Future for freight New Austrian government seeks energy tax exemption for rail

Austria is getting a new government. Three political parties have agreed on a coalition agreement that will form the basis of Austria’s policies for the…
Missed signal? ‘ETCS could have prevented Czech chemical train fire’

The freight train with benzene that derailed and caught on fire in eastern Czechia was possibly driving too fast. RailFreight.com earlier reported that that scenario…
ertms deployment DB Cargo UK tasks Siemens with Class 66s ETCS implementation

DB Cargo UK has contracted with Siemens Mobility to fit Class 66 locomotives with the new European Train Control System (ETCS). Work will begin in…
"Years of intensive work" Over 600 kilometres of Czech rail will get ETCS in January

The Czech Railway Administration will be implementing ETCS on four track sections in January 2025. Together, the lines in question constitute over 600 kilometres of…
ERTMS in-depth Whatever happened to ERTMS Level 3? A layman’s guide in 7 easy points

At first there were three. Well, actually five. Now there are two. Well, more like four. The confusion around Europe’s standardised signalling safety system ERTMS…
No ETCS until Q2 2025 ‘DB tacitly announces ETCS delay at Riedbahn’

DB InfraGO, Germany’s rail infrastructure manager, has “consciously or unconsciously” announced a delay in the implementation of ETCS on the Riedbahn. The crucial rail artery…
rolling stock retrofitting Freightliner goes in-house with onboard digital signalling

Freightliner in the UK has launched a partnership with Siemens Mobility to retrofit one of its Class 66 diesel locomotives with state-of-the-art European Train Control…
Rail freight misses out on German rail expansion act funding

Rail freight will not be included in the German Federal Railway Infrastructure Expansion Act (BSWAG). As a result, German rail freight will miss out on…
Emotive locomotive signals digital future

A new route for a ’66. DB Cargo UK has offered up one of its workhorses of the rail freight industry. The first “Shed” in…