Belgium Bridges the ETCS Gap

Siemens and Infrabel have teamed to find a solution for railways transitioning from conventional signaling to the European Train Control System (ETCS). Already in use in Switzerland, ETCS is being implemented in Belgium by increasing, for a short time, safety levels, with allowance to full system ETCS migration with relatively little effort later on. TBL1+ (ETCS-hardware based TBL) and ETS Level 1 (the European standard) is scheduled to be equipped on 4,000 signals by Siemens. ETCS Levels 1 and 2 are examined by the author.

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• Authors:
  • George, Nathalie
• Publication Date: 2008-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 30-32
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Signaling
• Identifier Terms: European Train Control System; Infrabel; Siemens AG
• Uncontrolled Terms: Level of safety
• Geographic Terms: Belgium; Switzerland
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01100483
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 2008 7:27AM