Put to parliament for formal approval, Proposition 126 S of the budget package gives JBV the powers to proceed with procurement and enter into formal contracts up to the anticipated cost of the whole project. ERTMS Project Manager Eivind Skorstad said this was a ‘solid declaration of confidence’ from the government, and a ‘happy day’ for JBV, adding that his team was ‘highly motivated’ to push ahead with the project. The infrastructure manager is leading the procurement of the onboard equipment, although individual train operators would then be expected to sign their own contracts with the selected suppliers for the supply and retrofitting of vehicle-specific systems.