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More than 1900 vehicles equipped with the ETCS system on the Czech railway network 1200 km equipped with domestic lines or 1600 trains running under the supervision of ETCS daily. This is the current security balance that can automatically stop or slow the train in case of a driver error.
For half a year with the exclusive operation of this security and after 20 000 000 kilometers traveled on lines with exclusive operation it is already shown that the introduction of this sophisticated system was a step in the right direction. In addition the European bodies on better conditions or simplifications for the international system of the system on our locomotives.
The Ministry of Transport in 2017 has decided that the Czech Republic needs a uniform flat and an independent security system. The Ministry of Transport was supported by the carrier when equipping locomotives with so -called on -board units which are part of the operation of the ETCS system the amount of over CZK 10.5 billion. The total cost of implementing the system for more than 4000 km of domestic tracks by 2030 can be quantified at about CZK 32 billion.
After half a year of exclusive ETCS operations on the backbone lines we can say that the system exceeded our expectations. Reliability is very high and the Czech railway is even safer. Not only more than 260000 trains that have been running since the beginning of the year. ETCS plan says Jiri Svoboda CEO of Railway Administration.
The European Security oversees approximately 60000 trains per month. Now mostly on key sections of main corridors which accounts for more than 42 percent of trains operations on the railway administration network. Gradually until 2040 on the entire railway network in our country which the trains on each line according to the parameters use.
Since May 1 we have expanded measures that deposited carriers with equipped vehicles and trained drivers to lead trains under the supervision of ETCS on other sections without exclusive operation. These are Ejpovice - Plzen - Cheb Bohumin - Detmarovice - Mosty u Jablunkova Detmarovice - Petrovice u Karvina and Koukolna. The reactions of the carriers show that the ETCS perceives as a significant strengthening of safety and clearly accept the measures taken says Jiri Kolar director of the Rail Authority.
ETCS is a single European train security that will take over the driving in the event of safety and slow down or stop the train. Typically in a situation where the driver overlooks the red on the signal. It works thanks to the interconnection of the on -board unit and sensors on the locomotive with the sensors in the track (well visible yellow rectangles on the sleepers) and masts along the tracks. It constantly evaluates the action on the track and sets the train automatically the maximum speed at that moment can safely drive and keep the distance from other vehicles or trains on the same track. For the approach it can be said to be simply that the ETCS on the railway works virtually as in our country available adaptive cruise controls in cars: both stop in front of another vehicle in the column without human intervention. The introduction of mandatory operation of all trains under the supervision of this system also increases safety on domestic lines.
The introduction of the system on Czech tracks continues. On the installation of ETCS SZ intensively works mainly on the South Corridor (Prague-Ceske Budejovice) at the weekend of 6-8. 6. There were stress tests 160 rides took place during both nights. 1. n. At the end of the year we also expect the ETCS Regional operation on the Chocen - Litomysl and Hradek nad Nisou - Chrastava - Liberec routes. Other regional lines are working on the installation of ETCS Regional eg Trebovice in Bohemia - Moravska Trebova; Beroun - Nizbor; Ejpovice - town hall.
More information about the ETCS system can be found on the Railway Management website.
