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ERTMS Stakeholder Platform Board Signs Sector Declaration at InnoTrans

ERTMS at InnoTrans To ensure a unified approach, the ERTMS Stakeholder Platform Board oversees the overall coordination, alignment, and promotion of ERTMS deployment and implementation, to establish...

FRMCS moves forward

The race is on for the rail industry to develop a replacement for GSM-R, the radio telecoms' element of ERTMS. IN 2015, GSM-R suppliers informed the rail industry that GSM-R will be obsolete by 2030....

Making it happen: ERTMS at a tipping point

In April, the EU Agency for Railways held its third bi-annual ERTMS conference in Valenciennes, France. As David Briginshaw reports, ERTMS still faces some major challenges in accelerating its deplo...

New ERA Report: The Railway Safety and Interoperability in the EU

We are happy to share that ERA launched the 2024 Flagship Report, which focused on safety, interoperability and environmental impact. The ‘Railway Safety and Interoperability in the EU’ report pr...

UNIFE boosting ERTMS system at Connecting Europe Days

Between April 2nd and 5th, Brussels hosted the Connecting Europe Days, which brought together EU and Members States decision and policy makers, financial and industry representatives, and transpor...

ERTMS 2022 Conference, Valenciennes

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) held its European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) 2022 Conference in Valenciennes, France between 26 and 28 April. UNIFE actively contributed to th...

ERTMS launches new website with new deployment map, updated factsheets

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is helping to build the next generation of European mobility, it deserved a next generation website! On 2nd August, ERTMS launched a new digital p...

European Parliament pushes ERTMS deployment and CEF2 regulation forward

At this week’s European Parliament Plenary, rail saw the adoption of two measures that have major implications for the future of Europe’s sustainable mobility paradigm: a Report on the European R...

ERTMS Brochure

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a single, EU-wide signalling and speed control system that ensures interoperability between national railway systems. This telecommunications tec...

Highlights from last ERTMS Stakeholders Platform Board conference call and 1st ERTMS Work Plan

On 3 June, the ERTMS Stakeholders Platform Board convened ‘virtually’ to discuss the latest, most important ERTMS developments. The European Commission and the European Railway Agency (ERA) opted...

How UNISIG experts have contributed to the ERTMS/ETCS evolution

In 2018/2019, UNISIG continued to focus its activities on the maintenance of the ERTMS specifications, including the associated Baseline Compatibility Assessment (BCA). Under the leadership of ERA wit...

CCRCC ERA Conference (Valenciennes, 15-17 October 2019)

From 15-17 October, 2019 the Control Command and Railway Communication Conference (CCRCC2019), organized by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), took place in Valenciennes, France. UNIFE and...

Innotrans 2018: Debating about ERTMS as the backbone of the digital railway at this year’s ERTMS Dialog Forum

On Thursday 20th September a fully packed room of ERTMS supporters and curious participants gathered at Innotrans to listen to high-level panel speakers explaining why ERTMS can be considered as the r...

TEN-T Days 2018 – a key event to discuss the future EU funding and showcase ERTMS

European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc trying out the Siemens Mobility ETCS live emulator From 25 to 27 April, UNIFE participated in the TEN-T Days organised by the European Commission in Ljub...

1st UIC Global Conference on Signalling – The evolution of ERTMS

The 1st UIC Global Conference on Signalling co-organised by UIC and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group), focussing on “The Evolution of ERTMS” took place on 26 and 27 March in Milan. Roughly...

European Commission Deployment Management Team workshop on ERTMS Business Case

On Monday 19 March, a workshop on ERTMS business case was organised by the Deployment Management Team (DMT), in collaboration with the European Commission, aiming to present the main results of the up...

A New ERTMS Factsheet translated into new languages for wider appreciation of the application of ERTMS technology in national rail network

The UNIFE ERTMS Marketing Group (UEMG) is delighted to announce the publication of a new ERTMS Factsheet translated into Arabic, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian to wide...

New ERTMS Deployment Action Plan

On 20th of June 2017, Commissioner Bulc at the Single European Rail Area (SERA) Convention in Brussels presented a draft of the ERTMS Deployment Action Plan which is based on the following objectives:...

European Rail Sector commits to the 4th ERTMS MoU at InnoTrans 2016

European Commission, European Union Agency for Railways and rail sector organisations commit to the Fourth ERTMS Memorandum of Understanding The European Commission, the European Union Agency for Rai...

Invitation – InnoTrans 2016 – ERTMS Dialog Forum

"Managing the long term technical evolution and continued deployment of ERTMS" InnoTrans Dialog Forum event Thursday 22 September 2016, 10:00 to 12:00 Palais Am Funkturm, Messe Berlin Session...

UNIFE participates in the 12th UIC ERTMS World Conference in Brussels

“Stability” and “discipline” stood out as the buzz words of the 12th UIC ERTMS World Conference, held in the Belgian capital on 01-02 March 2016. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Luc Lallema...

Only 17 days left! Register now for the UIC ERTMS World Conference (29 February – 02 March, Brussels)

The 12th UIC ERTMS World Conference will take place in Brussels from 29 February until 02 March. This edition is organised by INFRABEL, the Belgian Rail Infrastructure Manager, currently undertaking a...

UNIFE participates in the TEN-T Days, Riga,

The biggest high-level policy event on TEN-T of the year was held in Riga, Latvia, on 22-23 June. Co-organised by the European Commission and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU, it brough...

Highlights From UNIFE/VDB High-Level Dialog Forum at InnoTrans

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Focus on ERTMS deployment and interoperability

ERTMS High-Level Dialog-Forum at InnoTrans 2014 The ERTMS High-Level Dialog-Forum organised by UNIFE and VDB successfully gathered 100 participants on 25 September in the framework of Innotrans 2014...

UNIFE/VDB High-Level Dialog Forum at InnoTrans 2014

Every two years, UNIFE and our members (European rail supply companies) play a major role in the organisation of the InnoTrans Trade fair in Berlin. In this year's edition, In addition to setting up a...

ANSALDO STS wins a high speed rail contract in Spain

The Spanish Ministry of Development, through ADIF Alta Velocidad, has awarded to the Joint-Venture formed by Ansaldo STS, a Finmeccanica Company, and Instalaciones Inabensa a signalling contract worth...

Thales and Siemens Rail JV wins ERTMS supply contract in Spain

A joint-venture comprising Thales and Siemens Rail has secured a €208.7m contract to supply the European railways traffic management system (ERTMS) for the Antequera-Granada high-speed line in Spain...

Network Rail signs a 5 years licence agreement for the use of the ERTMS logo

Network Rail has signed a licence agreement for 5 years to be able to use the UNIFE registered ERTMS logo in its relevant corporate documentation. This is a the first major Railway Infrastructure Mana...

AZD Praha and CAF join Full UNISIG Membership

The UNISIG Consortium (UNISIG) is pleased to announce the acceptance, with effect from 1 January 2014, of the application for Full UNISIG Membership from AŽD Praha and CONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FE...

First ETCS certified in Poland

POLAND: The first certification for commercial use of ETCS equipment in Poland was granted on November 21, covering Level 1 operation on the CMK fast line from Grodzisk Mazowiecki to Zawiercie. The e...

Norwegian ERTMS pilot line goes live

NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has inaugurated its pilot project for the European Rail Traffic Management System on the Rakkestad - Sarpsborg branch of the Østfoldbanen southeast of Os...

Siemens to supply signaling and control equipment for a freight line in Mozambique for the first time

The longest freight line in East Africa is being equipped with signaling and control systems. Siemens is to equip the around 900-kilometer line with signaling and control systems. The project is pa...

Siemens signaling technology links Europe and Asia

The Turkish State Railways opened the roughly 13-kilometer-long Marmaray tunnel in Istanbul for revenue service on October 29, 2013. Siemens supplied the entire signaling and control technology. The t...

Bombardier now delivering the first two ERTMS lines in South America

BOMBARDIER INTERFLO 250 solution for Santiago, designed for a minimum four minute interval between trains, set to increase capacity and safety This technology is also contributing to improving pass...

Ansaldo STS has been assigned a contract to implement the ERTMS signalling technologies on the new line connecting Oued Tlelat and Tlemcen in Algeria

The consortium consisting on Condotte d’Acqua & Rizzani de Eccher (Italian civil works companies) has awarded to Ansaldo STS (STS.MI) the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the ER...