SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 12/2023
ETCS retrofit without manufacturer involvement
For the first time, two DB Cargo locomotives have been retrofitted with ETCS without involving the locomotive manufacturer. Manufacturer capacities are seen as one of the bottlenecks in the necessary ETCS vehicle retrofitting when around 13,000 existing vehicles have to be retrofitted with ETCS onboard units (OBU) in the coming years. After the first DB Cargo locomotive of the 185.2 series was successfully equipped with the Guardia ETCS train protection system (Baseline 3.4.0), it was re-authorised as “First of Class”....