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It’s easy to forget the importance of the ETCS fitment of Britain’s freight fleet.   Our nations’ freight fleet travel all over the country, which means a critical number of locomotives need to be ETCS enabled before lines like the East Coast Mainline can fully operate using digital signalling.    That’s why the dynamic testing of the Class 66 at Network Rail’s Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) in Leicestershire is such a significant milestone. It will prove that the system behaves as it should do whilst moving around the test track. The Class 66 is the most common type of freight loco on Britain’s rail network and it is the first locomotive in the main freight fleet that has been fitted for digital signalling that has gone to RIDC.   Reaching this milestone is the result of a huge amount of smart engineering which included retrofitting and testing of the ‘First in Class’ (FiC) 66039 DB Cargo locomotive with our Siemens Mobility Trainguard 200 European Train Control Systems (ETCS) digital signalling.   This has been enabled by industry collaboration between Siemens Mobility, its fitment partners, Network Rail and DB Cargo (UK) Limited and reflected in East Coast Digital Programme's partnership model to achieve this FiC fitment of ETCS.   In the coming years, hundreds of freight locomotives will undergo retrofitting of this ‘next generation digital signalling’, paving the way for the removal of signals on the East Coast Mainline.   Now that this milestone has been reached, the UK is a step closer to enhancing rail freight operations, enabling longer, faster, and heavier freight trains to run, reducing road transport emissions.   It’s a great achievement for all involved in this transformational project.   #RailwayTransformation #TransformTheEveryday #railfreight

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Alstom to supply 20 additional Movia C30 metro trains for SL in Sweden 🔹Order of 20 state-of-the-art metro trains will increase the fleet to a total of 116 metro trains 🔹The new metro trains are built upon the proven design of the existing Movia C30, providing a notably improved passenger experience, along with elevated levels of reliability and performance 🔹Alstom is currently finalising the delivery of 96 metro trains to SL The first agreement, signed in 2013, included an order for 96 metro trains with an option for an additional 80. The contract has been extended, and Alstom will supply a total of 116 metro trains or 464 cars, which operate on the Stockholm metro system. #transport #urbanplanning #publictransport #projectmanagement #technology #management #electricvehicles #transportation #alstom

Video of Siemens Mobility metro train tested for London Underground   Transport for London, the local government body responsible for transport in the UK capital, ordered 94 Inspiro trains from the German manufacturer in 2018 (see https://lnkd.in/ddTYVxGj for details). The first vehicle is now being tested in Germany and will be sent to the UK later this year for further tests and entry into service in 2025.   Under the terms of the contract, some of the trains will be manufactured in Goole, UK, Siemens’ first manufacturing operation in the country. The company says it is investing £200 Mln (€235 Mln) in the new site, creating 700 jobs in the production site and 1,700 in the supply chain. Siemens Mobility also reported yesterday that it would open the plant this spring. The production plan for the Goole plant has been adjusted to include assembly of up to 80% of the trains for the new Piccadilly line, up from 50% previously. The rolling stock for the line is now manufactured at Siemens’ site in Vienna, Austria. Credits : ROLLINGSTOCK . . . . . . #Rail #Transport  #RailInfrastructure #rollingstock #rail #railway #components #rollingstock #rail #railway #railcybersecurity #railsafety #railwayinfrastructure #railtransport #railwaysystems #railwaysafety #india #indianrailways  #railwaystation HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd BKM HOLDING Amtrak Renfe Alstom Thales Transport Siemens Mobility CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) Hyundai Rotem Kawasaki Rail Car Talgo CRRC Corporation Ltd. Network Rail Deutsche Bahn Russian Railways Groupe SNCF ADIF FS GROUP BNSF Railway Union Pacific Railroad CN Norfolk Southern Canadian Pacific CSX GTM - Gulf Transportation & Mobility  #rollingstock #metro #tramway #supplychain #procurement #procuror

Turkey is preparing to begin dynamic tests of its first high-speed electric train in 2025, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply. #Highspeedtrains #RailTransportinTurkey #TurkishStateRailways

Siemens Mobility will upgrade the first section of Finland's rail network under the Finnish government's "Digirail project", which involves renewing the country's train control system. Siemens Mobility #ETCS #Digirail #TrainControlSystem #RailwayNews #RailNews

Today's rail headlines - #InTheNews: Impact of HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd on the West Midlands economy, University of Birmingham joining forces with East Japan Railway Company, UK tramways sector-wide initiative, and Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train UK record. Listen here: #UKrail #railways #headlines

𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲:  UK's First Major Commuter Fleet Equipped with ETCS! 🚆 The team at Alstom has successfully retrofitted the Great Northern Class 387/1 train with the European Train Control System (ETCS), making it the first major commuter fleet in the UK to adopt this cutting-edge technology. ETCS offers significant benefits, including increased safety, efficiency, and sustainability. It enables more precise train control, reduces the risk of human error, and allows for higher train densities on the network. This achievement is a testament to the collaboration between Alstom, Network Rail, GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway), and Porterbrook. It paves the way for the wider adoption of ETCS across the UK's rail network, promising a brighter future for rail travel. 📖 Read the full article from Railway News here: https://lnkd.in/eftB5avP #Alstom #ETCS #RailIndustry #Technology #Innovation #UK #RailTravel #DeployRecruit

Short-term decisions 🕒 have further destabilised the UK rail industry 🚄, with a lack of orders for new trains jeopardising jobs at Hitachi and Alstom rolling stock plants 🏭 that were set to build HS2 trains. Such choices undermine our rail infrastructure's future 🛤, signalling a pressing need for long-term vision 🌍 over immediate cost-cutting. #UKRail #Transport #HS2 #Railway #SustainableTravel 🌱