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Will Hitachi have to give up sites in the UK, France and Germany?

The decision of the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), the UK's competition authority, on the acquisition of Thales by Hitachi is still pending. According to the latest information, this is to be made by 6 October 2023 at the latest. It is now emerging that Hitachi Rail sites in the UK, France and Germany may be to be divested.

08. September 2023

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Consortium delivers Caribbean's first monorail system

The SIF consortium - led by Alstom and with the participation of Sofratesa - has been contracted by the Dominican Republic's Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo (FITRAM) to deliver an Innovia integrated monorail system for the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

06. September 2023

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Project on Predictive Maintenance of Passenger Trains

On 22 August, the official kick-off for the project ESPEK - Recognition of Damage Patterns on Passenger Trains and Evaluation of Confidence for the Selection of Robust Features for "Predictive Maintenance" took place.

30. August 2023

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CCS tender for Celle - Soltau - Lüneburg

SInON - Schieneninfrastruktur Nordost-Niedersachsen GmbH - wants to replace the existing control and safety technology on the Celle - Soltau - Lüneburg lines or build new ones for the planned commuter rail reactivation.

30. August 2023

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East Coast digital programme moves forward

Billion-dollar plans to improve train services to and from London have moved forward with work taking place over the past weekend.

30. August 2023

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Promote ETCS vehicle equipment "in full"

DB Netz has announced that it will convert parts of the highly frequented high-speed corridors to ETCS by 2028 - without continuing to operate the existing train control systems.

30. August 2023

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Unauthorised persons stopped trains by radio signal

At the end of last week, more than 20 trains in Poland were stopped by radio signal.

29. August 2023

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More money planned for DZM projects in 2024

The German Centre for Future Mobility (DZM), which was planned on a large scale under former Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, will now be "implemented on a project basis".

28. August 2023

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Network Rail and ProRail continue to engage together

In mid-August, Network Rail and ProRail signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue their partnership.

28. August 2023

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New interlocking and ETCS for Cork Area Commuter Rail

Irish rail operator Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has signed a contract worth around EUR 78.5m with Alstom for new signalling equipment for the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network.

25. August 2023

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Austrian rail network is being digitised

ETCS Level 2 was recently put into operation on the 57 km long Linz - Vöcklabruck line. The line control centre for this is in Vienna, and the digital monitoring of the trains on this section of line takes place in Linz.

23. August 2023

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Automated stabling of traction units

The research project "Stabling automation for multiple units" (SAMU), which was launched by the FH Aachen and in which Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG) - together with the group subsidiaries Trapico GmbH and SWEG Schienenwege GmbH - is participating, is looking into the question of how fully automated provisioning and stabling of multiple units can be implemented.

22. August 2023

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NS expands ETCS training

Nederlandse Spoorwegen N.V. (NS), the state-owned railway company in the Netherlands, is preparing for one of the biggest challenges in the introduction of ETCS (European Train Control System), namely the training of train drivers.

21. August 2023

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Supreme Audit Office criticises PKP PLK S.A.

In a detailed report on the introduction of ETCS and GSM-R systems in Poland by the infrastructure manager, the Supreme Audit Office of Poland (NIK) has pointed out deficiencies and voiced criticism.

17. August 2023

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No Czech DAC support

The Czech Ministry of Transport will not implement the use of subsidies recently approved by the EU Commission to support the conversion to a Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC).

14. August 2023