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Lessons learnt in the Rata 2025 event: A risk management process in line with the Commission Implementing Regulation as part of the alliance project

Lessons learnt in the Rata 2025 event: Requirements engineering is the basis for a successful Digirail implementation

A master’s thesis has examined the suitability of public radio networks for the Digirail project: “A rapid and cost-effective solution”

The Digirail project is bringing changes to the railway sector, with requirements for new kinds of expertise – how to train the operations personnel

Second interim release of the implementation phase implementation plan has been published

Who’s who in Digirail: Systems Engineering Consultant Berenice B. C. Damgaard

How did Digirail’s EKA track section progress towards becoming concrete in 2024?

Who’s who in Digirail: Onsite Test Coordinator Marion Magnus

Who’s who in Digirail: Process Expert Olli-Pekka Maasalmi

ETCS field tests have been successfully carried out on the test track – “This is a significant achievement as the process can now be applied to the EKA track section”

An agreement has been concluded with a Finnish company called Mipro Oy for the delivery of external controllers for the first commercial track section

Who’s who in Digirail: Anu Ylä-Pietilä, Enterprise Architect

Situation report: What has happened in the Digirail project this year?

Blog: An outdated system threatens the competitiveness of train travel – Digirail responds to these challenges

The ETCS system change will mean a competence leap for the entire rail industry

The unique project is progressing: Digirail to cooperate with commercial telecom operators

Who’s who in Digirail: Pekka Mäkinen, requirements engineering specialist

The project for the implementation phase implementation plan started in January – how is the project progressing now?

Who’s who in Digirail: Oskari Forsblom, enterprise architect

Working together towards the rail transport of the future: The Digirail development and monitoring group has started its work

What kind of infrastructure information is needed in Digirail?

Who’s who in Digirail: Tuukka Varjoranta, Test Engineer

The first supplier for Digirail has been selected – Creating a foundation for the future of the entire railway system

Field testing has started on the Kouvola-Kotka-Hamina track section

The planning for the construction of the EKA track section is progressing on schedule – important lessons learnt are being collected for the benefit of the next planning phase

A unique project is in progress: How will the network connections used for communicating with trains be monitored?

Who’s who in Digirail: Cybersecurity expert Antti Alestalo

Interested in doing your master’s thesis in the Digirail project?

The largest entity in of the Digirail project is now under construction – here’s how work is progressing in the implementation phase

Who’s who in Digirail: Jonas Eriksson, Vice president, ERTMS program at VR

Procurement kept Digirail employees busy this year – what will 2024 bring?

Procurement for the new test laboratory of the Digirail project will begin next year – Several different technologies can be tested in the laboratory

Digirail wants the utilisation of commercial networks to be part of EU regulation: “There is no point in not using existing infrastructure”

A new milestone in the Digirail project: Test runs with the Sr1 test locomotive have started

Extensive procurement of the Control Command and Signalling system lays the foundation for the functionality of Digirail

Digirail test drivers working at the forefront to build something new – test traffic is about to start

En livlig höst väntar Digispår – Upphandlingarna för EKA-banavsnittet sysselsätter en stor grupp sakkunniga

A busy autumn ahead for Digirail – procurement for the EKA track section is keeping a large number of experts on the go

European Commission’s ERTMS coordinator Ruete visits Finland

The European Union aims to harmonise train traffic across Europe – regulation will also have an impact on Digirail’s equipment purchases

Procurement for Digirail’s first commercial track (EKA) Advanced ERTMS level-R based Control Command and Signalling system is approaching

Digirail pilot project reaches testing phase – New positioning system will enable determining the exact location of trains

Digirail arouses great interest at the InnoTrans trade fair

White Paper: Evaluating FRMCS over mobile network operators on Finland

Latest progress with Digirail: Two requests for information (RFI) have been sent about procurements for the EKA track section

Digirail – pursuing the European lead in rail transport

Towards digital and intelligent rail transport

The world is looking for better railway traffic

The tomorrow of Finnish railways is being surveyed now