Tags: East Coast Digital Programme

The first train fitted for digital signalling in Britain’s main freight fleet moves to dynamic testing

1st May 2024

The first locomotive in Britain’s principal freight fleet (Class 66s) to be fitted with digital signalling equipment has moved on to dynamic testing on a test track, having successfully progressed through static testing.  DB Cargo locomotive 66039 is the ‘First in Class’ (FiC) to be retrofitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment. With the […]

Digital future of signalling on the East Coast Main Line takes major step forward after section commissioning

21st February 2024

The East Coast Digital Programme has taken a big step forward with the renewal of infrastructure successfully commissioned that now enables the Welwyn to Hitchin (W2H) ETCS overlay to be tested and proven, with engineers having worked around the clock between 17-20 February. W2H is Britain’s first instance of infrastructure commissioning towards a ‘no signals’ […]