SelTrac was primarily sold and developed by Alcatel, through a subsidiary. SelTrac was then sold by Thales from their Canadian unit, after it purchased many of Alcatel's non-telephony assets.
On May 31, 2024, Hitachi Rail completed the acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business, making SelTrac a product of Hitachi.[1][2]
Description
SelTrac uses the twisted-loop concept developed by Siemens in the 1950s.[3]
Data communication is provided with either low frequency inductive loop or a high bandwidth, open-standards wireless system incorporating spread-spectrum radio technology.[4]
Installations
SelTrac is installed in many railways around the world,[5] including the following:
