The signals are pointing in opposite directionsNew market study: 5.7 billion Euros for Control Command and Signalling in Europe - clear change of structure Products and services for Control Command and Signalling in European rail transport have a market volume of 5.7 billion Euros. Of this amount, 40% are open to competition. The market will stay at this level up to 2010, but continues to become more open for new suppliers. These are the most important findings of SCI Verkehr's new market study "European Control Command and Signalling 2005/06". The largest regional markets are Germany (current market potential of 1.6 billion euros), Italy (about 1.1 billion euros), Spain and Portugal (about 520 million euros). The markets of the Iberian Peninsula and those of Northern Europe will grow fastest in the period up to 2010. The German market will decline by 30% because of the ongoing changeover from conventional to less expensive electronic interlockings. At present, the Eastern European market is only one tenth of the size of the Western European market. Romania and Bulgaria (102 million euros), the Czech Republic and Slovakia (100 million euros) and Poland (83 million euros) are the largest markets within Eastern Europe. The Eastern European market will grow by 7% up to 2010 and will become more accessible. Only few product segments correlate as strongly as electronic and conventional interlocking technology. Together with conventional ATP/ATC systems they currently have the largest markets. The change of structures in technology is the dominant trend. The strongest rates of growth in the period up to 2010 are realised by the new European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and by electronic interlockings, which gradually replace conventional systems. In addition to the established and mostly highly specialised suppliers, there are an increasing amount of niche market players with innovative products and inexpensive working costs. Systems of Control Command and Signalling, which are based on electronic data transmission (telematics) like CBTC, are only slowly making their way onto the European market and will probably not be able to achieve broad recognition within the next few years. Further Information and material: |