Finland will phase out the National Train Control System (JKV) used in railway communications at the turn of the 2030s. It will be replaced by the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), for which Finland is developing the utilisation of commercial radio networks as the communications network solution. Janne Hauta, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the […]
The Digirail test locomotive is now ready, and the test runs of the test track are about to start. The Digirail Sr1 test locomotive is the first locomotive fitted with modern, radio-network-based ETCS train control equipment. The test locomotive will be operated on the ETCS test track, where the functionality of both the locomotive and […]
The tendering process for the procurement of the Command and Signalling system for the EKA track section of Digirail is currently ongoing. The reform will provide increased capacity and many additional opportunities. The train control system and the Radio Block Centre form the most important part of equipment procurement. During week 37, Digirail published a […]
In September, the drivers selected for the test driving of the Digirail project were familiarising themselves with the secrets of the new train control system in Kouvola. Traffic on the Kouvola–Kotka–Hamina test section will start towards the end of the year. At the same time, driving in the virtual world will switch to operation in […]
När sommaren övergår till höst tuffar projektet Digispår på i snabb takt. På hösten sysselsätter i synnerhet upphandlingarna för EKA-banavsnittet fram till slutet av året. Avsikten är också att få klarhet gällande lösningarna för användningen av radionätet. Hösten blir en hektisk tid för Digispår. Det största jobbet är hela upphandlingen för EKA-banavsnittet Lielax–Björneborg/Raumo. Det är […]
As summer turns to autumn, the Digirail project is moving forward at a fast pace. In the autumn, especially the procurement for the first commercial track (EKA) will require a lot of work that will continue until the end of the year. Solutions related to the use of the radio network will also need to […]
Matthias Ruete, the European Commission’s ERTMS coordinator, visited Finland in early June to learn about Digirail (Finland’s national ERTMS project) and how Finland is promoting the piloting and deployment of new rail technologies. During his two-day visit, Ruete spoke with Digirail representatives about how the project is progressing, cyber security, the results of a positioning […]
Increasing rail transport will have a significant impact on achieving the emissions reduction targets, and so the European Union is pushing hard to streamline rail transport across Europe. The aim for the future is that trains would operate smoothly across country borders – within a single European railway area: “The idea is that train traffic […]
Procurement for Digirail’s first commercial track (EKA) Advanced ERTMS level-R based Control Command and Signalling system is approaching. A newsletter about the procurement scope and preliminary schedule has been published. Please learn more from the Digirail material bank.
The Digirail project is testing a new positioning system based on satellite positioning technology. With the aid of test equipment installed in the engine, it will be possible to determine the location of trains much more precisely than before. In particular, this functionality is being tested in environments that are more challenging in terms of […]
