Contact Us        FAQ        Glossary         What is ERTMS ERTMS Factsheets News Projects Deployment Statistics Members Area   News   New Zealand joins ERTMS family! 28/04/2009 Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia (WRSA), part of Invensys Rail Group, and New Zealand’s rail infrastructure manager ONTRACK will implement New Zealand’s first installation of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in a contract worth AUD $75 million (USD $49 million, EUR €38.17 million) as part of the Auckland Metropolitan Network Train Control and Resignalling Project. The 30-month contract will see WRSA install ERTMS Level 1 train control systems as well as providing comprehensive training for ONTRACK staff to maintain trackside and on-train systems. WRSA will work with local contractors to undertake civil construction and electrical installations, with ongoing support provided from its offices in Auckland and Australia. The components to be installed in Auckland include the latest generation train control system, interlockings, trackside and ERTMS Level 1 train protection system equipment and systems. They are designed to work together, enabling routes to be safely set and the management of train movements optimised. Rather than driving to conventional signal aspects (red for ‘stop’, amber for ‘caution’ and green for ‘route clear’), train drivers are provided with a maximum safe speed on a display screen in the cab. Should a driver exceed this speed, the system intervenes automatically to slow the train to a safe speed. Please click here to access the full press release.