Alstom Transport has successfully tested the ERTMS
equipment on its Prima 6000 locomotive
Alstom Transport has successfully tested the ERTMS
equipment on its Prima 6000 locomotive
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These tests allowed Alstom to validate the locomotive's
compatibility with European (ERTMS) and local (ATB) signalling
systems. In particular, the Alstom teams checked that the
locomotive operated correctly with the three levels of the ERTMS
(0,1 et 2) for communication by beacon or radio.
Alstom decided to run these tests on the Betuweroute for two
reasons: it is the first freight line equipped with operational
ERTMS beacons, used by 49 locomotives on which Alstom has fitted
ERTMS onboard systems. These locomotives have already covered
200.000 kilometres on this line. The Betuweroute is also a
strategic rail route for freight operators since it provides
access to the port of Rotterdam, Europe's biggest goods port.
This series of tests is in line with Alstom's strategy of
offering its customers locomotives capable of operating on the
main trans-European corridors in France, Belgium, Germany and
Holland. The results of these tests will allow Alstom to
integrate ERTMS-compatible equipment in the development of its
new Prima II locomotive and to guarantee its customers, by 2010,
delivery of these new locomotives approved on the Betuweroute and
European corridors equipped with ERTMS.
About ERTMS
Alstom Transport is the leader in the operational deployment
of interoperability in Europe, the main market in the ERTMS
area. With more than 600 trains in commercial service under the
supervision of ATLAS and more than 6.9 million km travelled,
Alstom holds 70% of the market for ERTMS signalling equipment
on board European trains. Alstom is currently working on more
than 20 ERTMS projects in 10 European countries, including the
Rome-Naples line in Italy, the first very high speed line
equipped with a level 2 ERTMS system, and the
Mattesten-Rothrist line in Switzerland, used by the biggest
equipped fleet.
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cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com
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