SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 06/2021
Finland: ETCS Level 2 test route contract awarded
Transport infrastructure agency Väylävirasto has awarded Thales a contract to design, supply, install and test ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Kouvola – Kotka/Hamina line, with commercial use of the new signalling expected to begin in early 2023. The branch which serves an important port area to the east of the capital has been selected as a test track for the development of domestic capabilities to support the national roll out of ETCS Level 2. The line will be used to test the use of commercial telecoms operators’ radio networks for the transmission of ETCS data between the RBC and the rolling stock....