01.03.2020. Start of the test phase at the Monte Ceneri Base Tunnel and commissioning into commercial service with ETCS L2 of two connecting sections - We are proud to have contributed to this important milestone in preparation for the commercial opening scheduled for early December 2020. In close collaboration with Alptransit Gotthard and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), GESTE has been working for a good decade for the planning and realisation of the new railway line through the Ceneri Base Tunnel in the field of signalling and the application of RAMS procedures (FDMS) in accordance with the EN50126/50129 standards.
Over the last few months various GESTE teams have contributed to the preparation of the commissioning, the establishment of the safety records, the verification and validation of the ETCS L2 system parameters and finally to the conduct of the last on-site tests during the night of commissioning, conditions which are essential before releasing the installation for the resumption of operations with in-cab signalling on Sunday morning.
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