The many articles on ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System), in both this magazine and other publications covering the rail industry, have generally reported that the system with its component parts of ETCS (European Train Control system), GSM-R and the ETML (the still to come traffic management level) will yield significant benefits in both reliability and capacity with a considerable cost saving in the longer term. No-one however with even a modicum of insider knowledge will claim that the route to implementation has been easy. Railways across Europe have struggled with the technology, the operation and the funding.
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