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SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 10/2024

ERTMS Regional – about the improved signalling on regional lines

Oktober 2024 | Alessandro D’Alcide, Andrea Lucidi, Attilio Erriquez, Niccolo Zingoni, Alessandro Felleca

ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) lines will increasingly constitute the core of signalling in Europe and abroad. The application of ERTMS on regional lines is already a reality and will dramatically expand the amount of installed equipment in the future. In parallel, some digital technologies that are not traditionally used in railway signalling, but are very present in our daily lives, such as satellite positioning, LTE and renewable energy sources, give us the opportunity to make the transition to ERTMS more affordable, more efficient, more flexible to customer needs and local conditions and even more “contemporary”...