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A Step Forward Is Being Taken Today Towards The Challenge Of Fitting Etcs (European Train Control System) Digital In-Cab Signalling Equipment To Hundreds Of BritainS Freight Locomotives. Gb RailfreightS 66 784 Is Starting Fitment Work At Emd Longport. The Loco Will Be The First Freight Fitment Outside The First In Class Process, And Marks The Commencement Of Early Fleet Fitment For The National Freight Etcs Programme (Nfp), Which Has Been A Number Of Years In The Making. Fitting Etcs To Freight Locomotives - Some Of Which Are 30 To 40 Years Old - Is The Most Challenging Aspect Of The Ps1.4Billion East Coast Digital Programme (Ecdp). Ecdp Will Transform Rail Operations By Replacing Traditional, Lineside Signals With Continuous Information Displayed Inside Drivers Cabs, Delivering A More Flexible, Reliable, Greener And Even Safer, Railway. Siemens Mobility Is The EcdpS Freight Fitment Partner, Responsible For Designing, Integrating And Installing Its Trainguard 200 Onboard Unit, Helping Deliver A Digitally Signalled East Coast Main Line. Network Rail, Siemens Mobility And The Freight Operating Companies Have Been Working Closely To Overcome Design And Assurance Challenges Involved With Fitment. This Sector Collaboration Has Worked To Deliver A Baseline Design For The Class 66, The Principal Freight Fleet On The Network. This Baseline Is Enabling Ecdp To Progress An Initial Fitment Schedule Of Eight Locos (Of Which 66 784 Is The First), While Work Continues To Solve And Finalise Some Aspects Of Design, Ahead Of Apis (Approval To Place Into Service) For Fitted Class 66 Locos. Ed Akers, Network RailS Industry Partnership Director, Ecdp, Said: Today Marks A Step Forward. WeVe Collaborated With The Rail Freight Sector To Address The Challenges Involved With Fitting 21 St Century Technology To 20 Th Century Locomotives. Fitting Locos Provides More Certainty For The Sector And The Business Change Required For Digital Transformation. Ecdp Involves Learning By Doing And Much Hard Work Has Already Taken Place To Get Us To This Point. We Continue To Build Our Capability In Freight Fitment As We Begin This Exciting New Phase. Emma Smith, Gb RailfreightS Ertms Senior Project Manager, Said: This Milestone Reflects The Outstanding Dedication And Expertise Of The Entire Ertms Team At Gb Railfreight. It Has Taken A Collaborative And Pragmatic Approach, Working Closely With Our Partners, To Reach This Point. While This Is Just The Beginning Of Our Fitment Journey, The TeamS Focus And Commitment Give Me Every Confidence In Our Ability To Deliver The Programme Successfully. Adrian Stubbs, Director Of Rail Infrastructure Portfolio - Onboard, Siemens Mobility Uk&I, Said: The Start Of Fleet Fitment For The National Freight Etcs Programme Is An Important Step In The Journey To Digital Signalling And A Key Part Of Our Mission To Transform Rail Travel And Transport On The East Coast Main Line. Integrating Etcs Into Legacy Freight Locomotives Is A Complex Task, And Our Engineering Teams Have Worked Closely With Network Rail And The Freight Sector To Overcome Significant Design And Assurance Challenges. This Next Phase Reflects The Steady, Collaborative Progress Being Made Toward Wider Rollout, Eventually Unlocking Benefits Such As Increased Capacity, Reduced Infrastructure Maintenance, And Improved Reliability For Freight Operations. Read More About The Etcs Benefits For Freight . Siemens Mobility Has Contracts In Place With Db Cargo And Emd For Fleet Fitment Through 2025 And 2026. First In Class Fitment Has Already Taken Place Involving A Db Cargo Class 66, Freightliner Class 66V And A Db Cargo Class 67. The Network Wide National Freight Etcs Programme Is Expected To Cover Over 600 Locomotives. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Gareth Dennison Media Relations Manager, Eastern Region Network Rail 07561 874858 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
