Computer glitch disrupts rail services in Europe, Asia: Alstom

PARIS: A pc glitch in a railway signalling system prompted prepare site visitors disruptions in Poland, Italy and Asia, French rail large Alstom mentioned on Thursday.
The issue has been detected and is within the technique of being fastened, a spokesman for the corporate mentioned, including that it was not a cyberattack.
A spokesman mentioned the issue stemmed from a “time formatting error” in a signalling system initially provided by Bombardier Transports — which Alstom purchased early final yr.
The issue pressured severe delays and a raft of cancelations in Poland, a key exit route for the present flood of refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine.
Round 1.8 million of the roughly three million individuals to go away Ukraine because the begin of the Russian invasion final month have sought Polish refuge.
State Polish operator PKP mentioned the glitch had affected 19 of the nation’s 33 nationwide railway management facilities and greater than 800 kilometers (500 miles) of monitor.
The operator advisable passengers postpone their journeys.
“Passenger safety isn’t threatened,” an Alstom spokesperson advised AFP.
“Alstom groups have put in place pro-actively a correction plan designed to reduce doable disturbances brought on by the signalling drawback.”
“We all know the place the issue is and the right way to restore it,” one other spokesperson mentioned.
Alstom mentioned “industrial service has resumed for various shoppers initially affected by the issue,” together with some strains in India and Thailand which “had been quickly introduced again on stream.”
In Europe, Italian railways mentioned site visitors was “progressively resuming” on the Rome to Florence line.