Three test trains, one per rail operator (SNCF, DBN Netz and SBB/Siemens), are used to collect real data. Above is an SBB train in the Lavaux-Oron district, Switzerland. (Photo: RomanBabakin/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

EUSPA project applies space tracking to railways

September 29, 2021

The European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) could start using Europe’s space solutions to manage rail traffic. A […]

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More than 70 million TGV passengers will benefit from Galileo’s improved accuracy and positioning in 2019. (Photo: GSA)

French railways embrace Galileo to boost customer service

September 3, 2019

News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) The French national rail company SNCF is adopting Galileo technology to […]

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This article is tagged with ERTMS, European railways, French railways, Galileo, GSA, SNCF, TGV, TGV network and posted in Latest News, Transportation

Photo: European GNSS Agency (GSA)

European Rail Supported by European GNSS

October 16, 2014

By the European GNSS Agency (GSA) As European satellites offer a possibility to improve the efficiency of train control […]

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This article is tagged with EGNOS, ERTMS, Galileo, rail, rail navigation, railroad, Shift2Rail and posted in Latest News, Transportation