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Train control & signalling

Type index 9.6/100 · 9 incidents (4 at S4+) · 9 of 60 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 7 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Train control & signalling

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
CPKC100%1 of 936.0
Siemens Mobility100%2 of 932.2
Progress Rail (Caterpillar)100%3 of 926.6
Alstom100%4 of 917.3
Hitachi Rail100%5 of 916.1
Amsted Rail100%6 of 913.6
Frauscher Sensor Technology100%7 of 911.5
Alstom Signaling Inc.100%8 of 95.3
Thales (Ground Transportation)100%9 of 94.3

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
Siemens train control (Trainguard/ETCS)Siemens Mobility Train control & signallingshipping132.2
Progress Rail locomotives & signallingProgress Rail (Caterpillar) Train control & signallingshipping126.6
Alstom CBTC / UrbalisAlstom Train control & signallingshipping117.3
Hitachi Rail signallingHitachi Rail Train control & signallingshipping116.1
Amsted Rail components & telematicsAmsted Rail Train control & signallingshipping113.6
Frauscher axle countersFrauscher Sensor Technology Train control & signallingshipping111.5
SelTrac CBTCThales (Ground Transportation) Train control & signallingshipping14.3

Incidents

9 of 9 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S309 Jun 2026Siemens Mobility malfunction Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona Rodalies control-center software failures halt all commuter rail lines · fleet-wide (all Rodalies lines in Barcelona metro area) El Democrata
S2~Jan 2026Alstom malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaEglinton Crosstown LRT emergency brake issue raised ahead of opening · fleet-level issue, single line CBC News
S107 Jul 2025Frauscher Sensor Technology cyber —Critical command-injection vulnerability disclosed in Frauscher train-detection diagnostic system · product line (FDS101/FDS102/FDS-SNMP101); no confirmed exploitation Frauscher PSIRT
S416 Feb 2024CPKC crash Near Greely, BC, CanadaCPKC train-on-train collision near Greely, BC after crew missed restricting signal · 2 trains involved; 4 locomotives + 4 cars derailed Railway Age
S308 May 2021Hitachi Rail recall —Class 800/385 fleet withdrawn UK-wide after underframe cracks found · fleet-wide (dozens of trainsets), multi-day national disruption BBC News
S5~Mar 2020Progress Rail (Caterpillar) fatality McCook, IL, USAContractor killed by machine part at Progress Rail's McCook, IL plant · 1 fatality Patch
S215 Nov 2017Thales (Ground Transportation) crash Joo Koon MRT station, SingaporeJoo Koon MRT collision during new Thales signalling system trial · 2 trains / 28 injured The Straits Times
S4~Jan 2017Amsted Rail injury Groveport, OH, USAWorker's leg crushed at Amsted Rail's Groveport, OH plant; $610K OSHA fine · 1 injury, 1 facility Murray & Murray
S522 Jun 2009Alstom Signaling Inc. fatality Washington, DC, USAFort Totten crash traced to failed GRS/Alstom Signaling track circuit module · 1 failed track circuit module / systemwide ATC design NTSB

Tracked companies shipping Train control & signalling

4TelAZD PrahaAZur RoboticsAlstomAlstom Signaling Inc.Amsted (Amsted Digital)Amsted RailApex Rail Automation (ex-Vossloh Signaling USA)Beena Vision (Wabtec)Bentley Systems (rail)CAF SignallingCDL ElectricCPKCCattron GroupCedar AIChina Railway Signal & Communication (CRSC)Control Chief CorporationENSCO RailFrauscher Sensor TechnologyHBL Power SystemsHarsco Rail (Enviri)Herzog ServicesHitachi RailHolland L.P.HollysysHoopoHum Industrial TechnologyIndraIntermodal Telematics (IMT)KLD Labs (ENSCO)Kernex MicrosystemsKnorr-BremseKontron TransportationLS ElectricLinsinger MaschinenbauMedha Servo DrivesMetrol TechnologyMetrom RailMiner EnterprisesNew York Air BrakeNexxiotNippon SignalOne Big CirclePlasser AmericanProgress Rail (Caterpillar)Quadrant Future TekRail VisionRailPulse LLCRailStateSalco Products (A. Stucki brand)Selectron SystemsSiemens MobilityStadler Rail (US signaling)Tetra Tech (RailAI)Thales (Ground Transportation)Traffic Control Technology (TCT)Trimble RailWabtecWi-TronixZTR
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