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ERTMS deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 14:19
by John Ashworth
See attachment regarding ERTMS in Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia.

NB: ERTMS = European Rail Traffic Management System
Wikipedia wrote: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...