Historic trains get new lease on life: Railway Administration allows operation without ETCS

Photo: Břetislav Tureček, Radio Prague International

Historic trains will probably not receive a red light after all with the arrival of the new European Train Control System (ETCS) signaling system. The system was designed to improve safety and efficiency across European rail networks, but some historic trains were blocked from operating with them. Under new conditions, these trains could now return to the main railway corridors.

“We are on ‘Locomotive Seven,’ made in 1917.

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík