HITACHI Rail reports the successful completion of the first phase of dynamic testing under the project to install its SEI+ digital interlocking system on the 460km Paris – Lyon high-speed line.<\/p>\n
Under a \u20ac129.3m contract awarded in December 2019, Hitachi Rail is working to replace the current interlocking system on what it says is Europe\u2019s busiest high-speed line, now being upgraded and resignalled under SNCF Network\u2019s \u20ac820m LGV+ programme.<\/p>\n
Paris – Lyon was the first high-speed line to enter service in France in 1981 and is now used by 240 trains a day, according to SNCF Network, representing 33% of national high-speed traffic.<\/p>\n
By 2030, the LGV+ programme aims to progressively raise capacity by 25%, enabling 16 trains to operate per hour per direction at peak times, up from 13 today.<\/p>\n
The programme includes replacing the national TVM cab signalling system with hybrid ERTMS Level 3, the installation of 58 digital interlockings and reinforcing the traction power supply system.<\/p>\n
The first dynamic tests of the Hitachi Rail SEI+ interlocking were carried out overnight on a section of the high-speed line in the Paris area known as Zone A.<\/p>\n
Hitachi Rail says the new digital interlocking enabled a test train fitted with ERTMS to operate correctly, receiving commands from the Mistral control centre in Lyon, over 500km away.<\/p>\n
Over 100 people are working on the project, including 30 from Hitachi Rail who are developing the new SEI+ technology. The next major milestone is the completion of product development and obtaining safety approval in order for the new interlockings to enter service by this autumn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time that Hitachi Rail’s remit includes essential services such as on-platform testing and on-site testing as part of a renovation project on a line operated by SNCF,\u201d says Hitachi Rail project manager, Mr Bernard Teyssieux.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would therefore like to thank SNCF for its confidence and the close collaboration between our respective teams, which has enabled us to successfully complete this key milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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