ERTMS deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa

[John Ashworth]

See attachment regarding ERTMS in Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia.

NB: ERTMS = European Rail Traffic Management System

to enhance cross-border interoperability and the procurement of signalling equipment by creating a single Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems.

The two main components of ERTMS are the European Train Control System (ETCS), a standard for in-cab train control, and GSM-R, the GSM mobile communications standard for railway operations...