Alstom (
www.alstom.com) has been awarded a contract by Bane NOR, the Norwegian railway authority, to equip the entire Norwegian railway fleet with its ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) on-board train control solution and to maintain the system for up to 25 years.
The installation of the equipment on the rolling stock will be completed by 2026; it will contribute to making the Norwegian railway network more efficient and reliable, reducing delays for passengers and freight services, while ensuring the highest levels of safety.
The deal consists of frame contracts for 14 different railway vehicle owners, negotiated by Bane NOR on behalf of the participating companies, to cover the serial installation of the on-board solution on 467 trains of 55 different types.
The solution offered is based on Alstom’s Atlas range of ERTMS products and features a dual system that will allow trains to run on ‘legacy lines’ equipped with ATC-2 systems, while also being able to run on lines newly equipped with the ERTMS Level 2 system.
Design will be led by Alstom’s ERTMS centre of excellence in Charleroi (Belgium), in close collaboration with the project office in Oslo (Norway), and the hardware development centre in Villeurbanne (France).
Alstom’s Atlas is the world-wide number one in on-board ERTMS equipment, representing 70% of the on-board systems in service in ERTMS Level 2.