AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

MERMEC Group is a supplier of railway signalling equipment, system and services. The group's companies provide design, production, installation, commissioning, staff training and after sales maintenance of advanced technological systems intended for railway traffic protection and control.

Associated member of the UNISIG Consortium since January 2010, MERMEC Group is investing considerable resources in research and development while being fully committed to bring all its best ideas and contributions to ERTMS/ETCS technical specification and development.

• ERTMS/ETCS Level 1
  Marketed under the brand name: iCAB 1 Series
  ETCS Level 1 is overlaid onto the traditional signalling equipment. The train position is detected by traditional trackside occupancy controlling devices which are linked with the interlockings. Fixed or variable data is transmitted from track to trains by means of Eurobalises. Optionally, Euroloops or radio infill units may be used.
• ERTMS/ETCS Level 2
  Marketed under the brand name: iCAB 2 Series
  ETCS Level 2 uses a GSM-R radio channel to exchange data between the trackside Radio Block Centre and the trains. The interlocking reports the status of the objects controlling the routes of the trains to the RBC which, in turn, generates the correct movement authorities for the different trains in the section.
• Automatic Train Control System - SCMT
  Marketed under the brand name: iCAB M Series
  Innovative train control system installed on more than 11,000 km of the Italian National Railways and compatible with the new European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS/ETCS) to ensure interoperability on the European rail network.
• SCMT/SSC Onboard Sub-system - BASELINE 3
  Marketed under the brand name: iCAB I Series
  The SSC/SCMT BL3 Onboard Subsystem has been designed to allow complete interoperability between the two ATP solutions (SSC and SCMT) in operation on the Italian National and Regional Railways.
• Driving Support System - SSC
  Marketed under the brand name: iCAB S Series
  The Driving Support System (SSC) is an advanced train control solution developed by Italian Railways for its secondary regional lines. The signalling system brings the same high level of safety and performance that RFI - Rete Ferroviaria Italiana provides to high-speed and mainlines.