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Buenavista - Cuautitian

20 train sets70 influence points

Bhandai - Agra

Pilot projectSeveral pilot andcommercial projectsin Europe

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>KEY BENEFITS

• Interoperable operation on European lines

• Increase in line speed• Increase in route capacity• Upgrade of existing

infrastructure• Cab signalling• Interoperability• Continuous speed supervision• Cost efficient train control

system• Economical operation• Adaptable to customer needs• Scalable architecture

ETCS is available in different appli-cation levels using a modular design.Therefore it is easily adaptable to thespecific needs of railway operators.

The AlTrac 6413 ETCS Level 1 Solu-tion is not only present in Europe butrepresents also a worldwide applica-ble solution for state-of-the-art traincontrol.

Thales actively supported the earlyETCS pilot projects (e.g. EMSET 1995)and participates in ongoing standardi-sation efforts. The current project logand the outlook for future projects arepromising to maintain Thales' worldmarket leadership in ETCS Level 1technologies.

Modern Train Control and Interoperability throughout the Worldthanks to AlTrac 6413 ETCS Level 1 Solution

Worldwide Train Controland Interoperability

Commercial projectsPilot projects

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La Sagra - ToledoADIF

50 km32 influence points

Lleida - BarcelonaADIF


Segovia - ValladolidADIF

200 km

Madrid - ValladolidADIF

CercaniasADIF

EMSET

Maststten - RothristSBB


Seetal lineSBB


LötschbergtunnelSBB


other SBB projects177 influence points

LuxembourgCFL

100 km195 influence points600 km800 influence points

Czech ResearchCircuits VUZ

15 km1 loco

Kimle - Budapest MAV340 km560 influence pointscentralised and decentralised17 locosinteroperability with national train control system EVM1st cross-border line

Hodos lineMAV

85 km80 influence points6 locos

Kiew - Dnipropetrovsk

Sofia - BurgasBDZ

400 km525 influence points130 locosinteroperability with nationaltrain control system JZG

Ankara - IstanbulTCDD

500 km500 influence points10 train sets

Wien - SalzburgWels - Passau

ÖBB380 km875 influence pointscentralised and decentralised

Wien - NickelsdorfÖBB

130 km240 influence points1st cross-border line

Wien - BudapestÖBB/MAV

Sibari - CrotoneRFI


Messina - Catanea- SiracusaRFI


Sapri - PaolaRFI


Brucoli - MegaraRFI

17 km

Fetesti - ConstantaCFR

160 km72 decentralised influence points96 centralised influence

Commercial projectsPilot projects

ThalesSecurity Solutions & Services Division

Contact: Thales Rail Signalling Solutions GesmbHScheydgasse 41 • A-1211 Vienna - Austria • Tel.: +43 1 277 11 5779 • Fax: +43 1 277 11 3614

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>KEY BENEFITS

• Interoperability• Train speed optimisation• Cab signalling ETCS Level 2• Scalable architecture• Complete integration by Thales• Turn-key solution

The challengeThe Lötschberg project is a major tunnel construction through the Alpsbuilt by BLS AlpTransit AG (BLS-AT),a company especially established forthis purpose. The scheduled comple-tion date is December 15, 2007; afterthat date the tunnel will be open forcommercial use. The project was divided into several sub-projects.

In spring 2003, Thales was awardedthe contract for the signalling system.

Requirements specification for thetrain control system for LötschbergBase LineThe major requirement for the trainsignalling system was to provide freeaccess to the LBL for all licensed rail-way undertakings through the imple-mentation of the European Train Con-trol System (ETCS) Level 2 and in com-pliance with the Technical Specifica-tions for Interoperability (TSI). The tun-nel operates as a part of the Rotter-dam – Genova Corridor.

To meet operational demands, theLBL project was extended to includethe interlocking stations at the tunnelentrances in Frutigen and Visp.

The solutionThe architecture comprises the stan-dard ETCS Level 2 system as well asan intelligent line speed optimisationwith Automatic Functions (AF). Com-munication between the individual sys-tems takes place via Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) technology.

Modern Train Control: Solutions for ETCS Level 2 and Interoperability

Lötschberg Base Line in Switzerland

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Thales' implementation plan for interoperablerailway operation (ETCS Level 2)Current UNISIG specifications leave room for in-terpretation with the result that interoperabilityhas not yet been fully ensured. Due to this fact,Thales launched an initiative entitled “IOP” (inter-operability). The aim of this initiative is to coor-dinate various suppliers of ETCS train-borne equipment (on-board unit suppliers) with Thalesas the trackside supplier for the LötschbergProject. After performing a standardised set oflab and field tests, selected critical functionswere discussed and a consensus on implemen-tation was reached.

Thales' recommendations were supported bythe Federal Office of Transport (BAV). The BAVthen appointed Schweizerische BundesbahnenAG (SBB) “ETCS system leader”. Furthermore,additional funds were allocated to BLS-AT andSBB to ensure efficient implementation of themeasures recommended in the Thales IOP concept.

The resultYour benefit: signalling provider, system inte-grator and general contractor – all in one The train control solution developed by Thales ishighly innovative. It allows for efficient train con-trol on the LBL under the specific conditions ofa tunnel.

Thanks to its qualified project team, Thales wasable to exchange information (regarding projectdevelopment, risks and schedules) with stake-holders at all times during the entire durationof the project. Required action could thereforebe determined at an early stage and necessarymeasures could be taken. This allowed an on-schedule project implementation.

As Thales successfully coordinated all stakehol-ders and their involvement in the implementati-on of the LBL signalling systems, the client wasable to concentrate on other technical matters.

Lötschberg Base Line in Switzerland>


Contact: Thales Rail Signalling Solutions AGFriesenbergstrasse 75 • CH-8055 Zurich - Switzerland • Tel: +41 44 465 48 11 • Fax: +41 44 465 25 55

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The challenge

This High Speed Line is framedinside the Infrastructures andTransport Strategic Plan (PEIT) ofthe Spanish Transport Ministryand belongs to the New RailAccess to the Northeast of Spainand link to France.

The Lérida-Tarragona-Barcelonasection is part of the Madrid-Barcelona-French Border line.

It is being built with standardEuropean gauge and inc lude axle-wide shift systems to link withIberian gauge lines.

The construction of the line is beingdone by the Railway InfrastructuresManager (ADIF) . The Lér ida -Tarragona section (82.5km) is in

High Speed Line:Lérida-Tarragona-Barcelona

commercial operation with ETCSLevel 1 since December 2006. Theremaining section up to Barcelona(100km) is expected to be in commercial operation at the endof 2007.

The solution: AlTrac ETCSLevel 1 and Level 2

Thales developed its first high-speed line in Spain in 1992. Sincethen several projects confirmThales’ leadership in integratedand interoperable signalling and communications solutions as wellas in ETCS and leverage Thales’solid experience of 55 years inserving the Spanish rail industry.

KEY BENEF ITS

• Increase in line speed

• Increase in route capacity

• Cab signalling

• Interoperability

• Continuous speed supervision

• Cost efficient train control system

• Economical operation

• Adaptable to customer needs

• Scalable architecture

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The Lérida-Tarragona-Barcelona section wereawarded to Thales, within a mult i -company consortium, in November 2003.

Within the contracts, Thales is responsible for theproject, including design, build and maintenance ofthe supervision and train control systems.

Thales supplied for this project its interoperableAlTrac 6413/ETCS Level 1 as well as AlTrac6481/ETCS Level 2 solutions, which transmit trainmovement authorities and other specific informationvia GSM-R radio.

Thales also provides the electrical power supplysystems, detection systems (i.e. objects falling ontrack), electrohydraulic point machines, electronicaxle counters for turnouts, crossings and for axle-wide shift systems as well as maintenance servicesfor all systems supplied.

The project details are:• 183km of double track, electrified, European

gauge.• ETCS Level 1 and Level 2• 1180 Influence Points• Axle counters in crossings• Axle detectors in turnouts• Detection Systems (falling objects)• Electric Power Supply• Auxiliary systems and equipments

H.S.L. Lérida-Tarragona-Barcelona>

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The Tarragona-Barcelona section is more than 90%finished in the platform and tracks works and safety systems installations are ongoing.

Commercial operation with ETCS Level 1 of theLérida-Tarragona section started in December2006, and at present the speed is 300km/h. Therest of the line, up to Barcelona is planned to startat the end of this year.

The resultThe Lérida-Tarragona-Barcelona H.S.L. is part ofthe corridor between Madrid and French borderthat will link with the European rail corridors allowing a seamless international traffic increasingthe capacity and reducing the travel time withenhanced comfort and safety.


The challenge

This High Speed Line is framedinside the Infrastructures andTransport Strategic Plan (PEIT) ofthe Spanish Transport Ministry. Itis a branch of the existing H.S.L.Madrid-Seville.

The line links the cities of Madridand Toledo, the first section (54km)goes through the Madrid-Seville lineup to La Sagra, where start thenew section (21km) up to Toledo.

The construction of the line hasbeen done by the RailwayInfrastructures Manager (ADIF) andis in commercial operation sinceNovember 2005.

High Speed Line:Madrid-Toledo

The solution: AlTrac LZBand AlTrac ETCS Level 1and Level 2


KEY BENEF ITS



• Cab signalling







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The Madrid-Toledo line is divided in two sections:Madrid-La Sagra (54km) over the existing Madrid-Seville line and equipped with Thales continuous automatic train control LZB and La Sagra-Toledo( 2 1 k m ) w h e r e T h a l e s h a s p r o v i d e d t h eERTMS/ETCS system as well as the LZB system,ensuring the compatibility between the signalling ofthe new section and the existing one.

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track), electrohydraulic point machines, electronicaxle counters for turnouts and crossings as well asmaintenance services for all systems supplied.

The project details are:• 75km of double track, electrified, European

gauge (La Sagra-Toledo, branch line, 21km).• ETCS Level 1 and Level 2• LZB Fall Back system• 120 Influence Points• Axle detectors in turnouts• Detection Systems (falling objects)• Electric Power Supply• Auxiliary systems and equipments

The resultThe Madrid-Toledo H.S.L. increases the capacity ofthe rail corridor, reducing the total travel time up to35 minutes and increasing the capacity (train frequency has been increased more than 100% onaverage).


Thales supplied for this project its continuous automatic train control system AlTrac 6452/LZB,its interoperable AlTrac 6413/ETCS Level 1 andits AlTrac 6481/ETCS Level 2 solutions, whichtransmit train movement authorities and other specific information via GSM-R radio.

For this project, besides the ETCS and LZB systems, Thales is responsible for the technicaladaptations required to the electronic interlockingof La Sagra and to the Madrid- Atocha ControlCenter of the H.S.L. Madrid-Seville, which are bothequipped with Thales’ signalling technology.

Thales also provided the electrical power supplysystems, detection systems (i.e. objects falling on


The challenge

This High Speed Line is framedinside the Infrastructures andTransport Strategic Plan (PEIT) ofthe Spanish Transport Ministryand belongs to the New RailA c c e s s t o t h e N o r t h a n dNorthwest of Spain.

The line links the cities of Madrid,Segovia and Valladolid, and it willcontinue in the future to France,Basque Countr y, Cantabr ia ,Asturias and Galicia.

The construction of the line is beingdone by the Railway InfrastructuresManager (ADIF) and it is expectedto be in commercial operation atthe end of the present year.

High Speed Line:Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid

The solution: AlTrac ETCSLevel 1 and Level 2


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• Cab signalling







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The Madrid-Val ladol id l ine is div ided in two sections: Madrid-Segovia (72.3km) and Segovia-Valladolid (106.9km) and both were awarded toThales, within a multi-company consortium, inMarch 2006 and December 2003 respectively.


Thales supplied for this project its interoperableAlTrac 6413/ETCS Level 1 as well as AlTrac6481/ETCS Level 2 solutions, which transmittrain movement authorities and other specific information via GSM-R radio.

Thales also provided the electrical power supplysystems, detection systems (i.e. objects falling ontrack), electrohydraulic point machines, electronicaxle counters for turnouts, in tunnels and for axle-wide shift systems as well as maintenanceservices for all systems supplied.

The project details are:

• 180km of double track, electrified, Europeangauge.

• ETCS Level 1 and Level 2• 1130 Influence Points• Axle counters in tunnels• Axle detectors in turnouts• Detection Systems (falling objects)• Electric Power Supply• Auxiliary systems and equipments

H.S.L. Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid>



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The Segovia-Valladolid section has finished the platform and tracks works and safety systemsinstallations are ongoing.

In the Madrid-Segovia section, platforms and trackworks are finishing.

Commercial operation with ETCS Level 1 of thecomplete line Madrid-Valladolid is planned to startat the end of the present year.

The resultThe Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid H.S.L. increases thecapacity of the communications corridor, reducingthe total length in 68.5km (from 248km to179.5km), that results in around half of the traveltime with enhanced comfort and safety.

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>KEY BENEFITS

• Interoperable operation on European lines

• Increase in line speed• Increase in route capacity• Upgrade of existing

infrastructure• Cab signalling• Interoperability• Continuous speed supervision• Cost efficient train control

system• Economical operation• Adaptable to customer needs• Scalable architecture

The ChallengeTrain protection systems make surethat we and all our goods can all travelsafely on the railways. In Europe thereare currently more than 14 differenttypes of such systems in use which aremutually incompatible. Cross-borderroutes need trains equipped with thetrain protection systems of both hostcountries or the locomotives have tobe changed on either side of the border.

To counter this problem a directive ofthe European Union was introduced in1996 which obligates the Europeanrailways to equip their tracks with theEuropean Train Control System (ETCS).

The first interoperable cross-borderimplementation of ETCS was officiallyinaugurated in September 2005 underbroad international advertence in thehigh level political and railway commu-nity. The related projects had beentendered 2002 (Section Vienna – Hungarian Border) and 2003 (SectionHungarian Border – Budapest).

The Solution: AlTrac ETCS Level 1As worldwide ETCS market leader andwith the experience of numerous othersuccessful ETCS projects Thales provi-ded the entire ETCS infrastructure so-lution on the Vienna – Budapest line inboth centralised and decentralised configuration.

In the Hungarian project the scopealso contained 17 ETCS on-boardunits.

Thales Overcomes Borders: Worldwide First Cross-Border Corridor LinkVienna – Budapest Equipped with Thales ETCS Level 1

Link Vienna – Budapest

“This is the first steptowards makinginteroperability acrossEurope a reality.Today is the beginningof European railways –and it is a very importantday.”

Jacques Barrot, European Union, Commissioner for Transport at the opening ceremony of the Vienna – Budapest line, September 22, 2005

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The existing Hungarian train protec-tion system EVM was also retainedand integrated into the AlTrac ETCSsolution via the Specific TransmissionModule (STM).

On the Austrian part of the Vienna –Budapest line Euroloops where usedfor improved infill performance and to

overcome specific Austrian constraints related tothe overlaps.

The Project in DetailLine sector Heygeshalom (border) – Budapest:• 180 km of line double track, electrified• 18 railway stations• 520 signals• 25 ETCS supervised level crossings on

open line sectors• 750 influence points, centralised and

decentralised• 17 on-board systems for class

V63 locomotives• STM support for the legacy EVM

120 track circuit system

Line sector Vienna – Nickelsdorf (border):• 65 km of line double track, electrified• 8 stations and 8 block stations• 240 influence points, decentralised

featuring Eurobalise and Euroloop Infill

The Result The completion of the first fully interoperablecross-border line equipped with ETCS in theworld was celebrated with an opening ceremonyin September 2005 and marked the start of anambitious plan to roll out the system throughoutAustria and Hungary. Although doubts had beenraised about the ability of ETCS Level 1 to offercapacity improvements, the system implemen-ted between Budapest and Vienna was able tosupport a 20 % increase in traffic because themaximum line speed on this route rose from120 km/h to 160 km/h without changing the

existing infrastructure (e.g. block length) by simply implementing ETCS as an overlay system.

Speaking at a ceremony to mark the inaugura-tion, Mr Jacques Barrot, European Union Commissioner for Transport, said: “On the Viennato Budapest line, a border has been crossedwith a common system. It is a great technicalachievement. Rail is suffering from fragmenta-tion ... as long as railway signalling works onlyat a national level, road transport is free to develop.”

“The success of the Vienna – Budapest projectshows that when signalling works at a Europe-an level great achievements are possible. It alsoshows that Europe can develop very importantprojects.”

Link Vienna – Budapest>

Station Mosonmagyaróvár with ÖBB and MÁV locomotives.From left to right: Alfred Veider, CEO Thales Rail Signalling SolutionsGesmbH, Gyula Gaál, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer MÁV,Friedrich Smaxwil, Member of the Executive Board TransportationSystems Siemens, Gábor Dióssy, Undersecretary of State for Econ-omy and Transport (Hungary), Hubert Gorbach, Vice Chancellor andFederal Minister for Transport, Innovation & Technology (Austria),Jacques Barrot, EU Commissioner for Transport, Martin Huber,Member of the Executive Board, ÖBB-Holding AG, Serge Tchuruk,former Chairman and CEO Alcatel, Alfred Zimmermann, Member ofthe Executive Board RailNet Austria, László Mosóczi, Director of In-frastructure Hungarian State Railways


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