{"id":175764,"date":"2025-02-14T20:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=59864"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:24:37","slug":"ertms-is-losing-its-original-purpose-says-erfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=175764","title":{"rendered":"\u2018ERTMS is losing its original purpose\u2019, says ERFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) voiced its concerns regarding the \u201ccontinuous changes and instability of ERTMS specifications\u201d. If things don\u2019t change promptly, the project risks losing its original purpose, the association lamented.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The deployment of ERTMS remains a potentially game-changing initiative for the European rail (freight) industry. However, significantly different approaches taken by different EU member states are creating a somewhat messy situation, and the constant evolution of the technology does not help.<\/p>\n

\u201cERTMS deployment plans are directed by infrastructure managers with a strong national focus that do not properly take into account the cross-border nature of rail freight traffic\u201d, ERFA stressed. This way, so-called ERTMS islands are created, as only 14 per cent of the TEN-T Core Network is currently equipped. This is because not all member states feel the urgency of deploying ERTMS when their national system still works, as it is the case in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n