SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 06/2021
The cross-manufacturer remote testing of signalling system interfaces
The introduction of ETCS has laid the foundations for the interoperability of onboard and wayside equipment for train control. However, infrastructure managers must work with their suppliers to implement nationally specific technical interfaces for ETCS wayside components to the existing interlockings as well as the operations control systems. Interface standardisation will open up the market for railway signalling systems. The interoperability and interchangeability of components and systems can only be achieved, if the challenge of spatially distributed and cross-manufacturer testing is mastered...