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BREAKING: Czech Betrian Group Will Contribute to the Modernisation of the European ETCS Signalling System

BREAKING: Czech Betrian Group Will Contribute to the Modernisation of the European ETCS Signalling System
photo: Czech Space Portal/Czech Betrian Group Will Contribute to the Modernisation of the European ETCS Signalling System
09 / 01 / 2023

The Betrian Group, based in the Czech Republic, is working on the development of NavCom, a secondary safety navigation unit for NavTrain driver navigation systems.

This collaboration aims to modernize the European Train Control System (ETCS) and enhance railway safety. Betrian Group is partnering with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) for this project.

NavCom utilizes data from Europe's Galileo and EGNOS satellites and other techniques with an accuracy of tens of centimeters, helping reduce incidents of 'unauthorized running,' which occur when two trains collide on the same track. The system will be tested and developed in the Czech Republic with the support of the EU space program and its carriers.

NavCom units will be fully integrated into the NavTrain driver navigation system used by all freight trains at ČD, the Czech freight carrier. NavTrain, developed in cooperation with ČD Cargo and the Czech Train Drivers' Federation, simplifies the provision of information to drivers during journeys and is currently used by 1,700 ČD Cargo drivers. The system increases driver confidence, alerting them if they overlook critical information.

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