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​​Kavach implementation involves the installation of Station Kavach at each station, RFID tags throughout the track length, and the provision of Loco Kavach on each locomotive running on the Indian Railway. It necessitates a communication backbone with tower installations throughout the section and the laying of optical fibre.” Efforts are underway to develop additional Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to enhance capacity and scale up Kavach implementation, with three OEMs curre...

Robert Preston considers what changes in policy the rail freight sector wants to see if EU modal shift targets are to be met.

The industry partnership formed to deliver the ETCS ECML programme is also laying the foundations for future national ETCS deployment.

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2021 ISSUE (expanded version): Exploring train control system Human Machine Interface requirements. Requirements for safety-relevant Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for train operators are becoming more common around the world. The evolution toward safety-relevant HMIs for train control is already well under way in Europe and Asia, most notably as part of the widespread adoption of the European Train Control System (ETCS), with more than 50,000 miles of the worldwide rail net...

Progress Rail TALOS test train at TTCI. William C. Vantuono photo Requirements for safety-relevant Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for train operators are becoming more common around the world. The evolution toward safety-relevant HMIs for train control is already well under way in Europe and Asia, most notably as part of the widespread adoption of the European Train Control System (ETCS), with more than 50,000 miles of the worldwide rail network equipped or contracted to be equipped with ETCS...