The Digirail project will bring a major change in the railway sector, requiring a new level of expertise from all actors in the sector. The new European Train Control System (ETCS) will be introduced in Finland for the first commercial track section (EKA) on the Tampere-Pori/Rauma line, which will be the first contact with the […]
The Digirail project participated in the Rata 2025 event held for the railway industry in Tampere Hall, where our specialists presented the key themes and progress of the project. We will be presenting the content of the speeches made by the Digirail people in a series of articles called “Lessons learnt in the Rata 2025 […]
The Digirail project participated in the Rata 2025 event held for the railway industry in Tampere Hall, where our specialists presented the key themes and progress of the project. We will be presenting the content of the speeches made by the Digirail people in our series of articles called “Lessons learnt in the Rata 2025 […]
The Digirail project participated in the Rata 2025 event held for the railway industry in Tampere Hall, where our specialists presented the key themes and progress of the project. We will be presenting the content of the speeches made by the Digirail people in our “Lessons learnt in the Rata 2025 event” article series. With […]
A thesis completed for the Digirail project used artificial intelligence to analyse the differences in performance between the multi-channel routers of five different manufacturers. The results show that one operating logic is superior to the others, confirming the Digirail project’s analysis that the use of commercial radio networks for railway communications is a cost-effective solution. […]
In 2027, Finland’s first commercial track section equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) will be introduced between Tampere-Pori and Rauma. This is a major shift for the railway sector, as ETCS is a new experience for many actors in the sector. In order for the change to be successful, the operations personnel need […]
The implementation plan of the implementation phase of the Digirail project is a description of how a modern radio-network-based train control system will be implemented for the Finnish railway network in 2025–2040. The implementation phase is the single most extensive phase in the entire project from almost any point of view, and it has been […]
We continue our series introducing the people behind Digirail. This time, we are introducing Systems Engineering Consultant Berenice B. C. Damgaard. What is your role in Digirail? I work as a Ramboll Consultant supporting Digirail in various areas mainly on Systems Engineering in general, with some focus on Interfaces, Integration, V&V, Requirements, Documentation, and Testing […]
October 2024 marked a historic moment for the Digirail project when the construction of the first commercial track section (EKA) began between Lielahti and Pori/Rauma through a cable route contract. Starting the construction of the EKA track section symbolises the progress of the Digirail project from the drawing board to practical implementation. What happened in […]
We continue our series introducing the people behind Digirail. This time, we are introducing Onsite Test Coordinator Marion Magnus. What is your role in Digirail? I am working as the Onsite Test Coordinator for KoKoHa. I am responsible for coordinating the testing teams. Because Testing requires a lot of preparation, and a lot of stakeholders […]