Copyright: Finnish Government Finland aims to introduce the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the entire national network by 2040, along with the 4G and 5G-based Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS). The introduction of ERMTS and FRMCS will help to ensure that rail services are fit-for-future. To that end, the Recovery and Resilience Facility will fund the Digirail development and verification phase, which encompasses the preparation and undertaking of testing and piloting activities in the period 2021-2026. Following successful testing in a laboratory environment, the new radio-based system will be tested under realistic conditions on a test track, before being deployed on a pilot track for commercial train traffic, where the newly developed system will be used as the single train control system. The project has now reached the installation and testing phase. The test equipment has been installed in a Sr2 engine and test runs were launched in November 2022. The investment will cost EUR 85 million and will be completed by 30 June 2026 More information can be found by following the links below: https://digirata.fi/en/ https://www.lvm.fi/-/digirail-pursuing-the-european-lead-in-rail-transport-1421083 ReferenceP2C1I2Project locations Finland EU contribution€85 000 000 Project websitehttps://digirata.fi/en/
