photo: Alstom/Alstom Awarded €13.7m Contract to Develop Innovative Railway Safety Project in Spain"
Adif has awarded Alstom a contract to create a railway safety innovation project in Spain.
The project, worth €13.7 million, will see Alstom develop a new ERTMS (European Traffic Management System) system application that is specifically designed for low-density lines. The new application will use satellite technology, among other things, and public telecommunications networks, in place of GSM-R networks, to introduce novel train positioning systems. The initiative proposes that hybrid sensors, including satellite sensors, and public communication networks be used instead of GSM-R networks.
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"It is a great satisfaction to once again develop a pioneering project with Adif. We were already the first to implement a level 2 ERTMS system without the support of level 1 on the high-speed network, to develop the first fully automatic train in operation in Spain, to implement ERTMS technology for suburban networks and to promote the monitoring of passenger flows in urban networks through Big Data. This new project reaffirms Alstom’s position in Spain as a technological and innovative leader in rail safety and signalling," said Leopoldo Maestu, President of Alstom Spain and Portugal.
The project, managed by Alstom’s railway safety and signalling technology centre in Madrid, aims to develop a new application of the ERTMS standard for local and regional lines with low traffic densities. The pilot line of the General Interest Railway Network will be installed and tested on the La Asunción Universidad-Guardo section, which is part of the León-Aranguren metric gauge line.
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The new system is set to have less on-track equipment while matching the safety performance of the ERTMS implemented on high-speed lines. Additionally, it is interoperable and homogeneous with the existing solutions. This development, in conjunction with the European standard, will significantly improve the quality, reliability, and efficiency of the system's transport capacity, as well as reduce the intervals between running trains and lower operating costs. The project reaffirms Alstom's position in Spain as a technological and innovative leader in rail safety and signalling.
Source: Alstom