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AŽD: Digitisation in Bohemia completed

Czech company AŽD has completed the full digitisation of the line between Obrnice and Čížkovice called the Plum Railway (Švestková dráha) while it is still in operation.

15. Februar 2023

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"A common language unites across borders"

People understand each other better when they speak a common language, says Jennifer Schacha.

31. August 2023

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"A change of course that gives hope"

The Federal Government is changing course in promoting the retrofitting of ETCS vehicles. Now it has to prove how serious it is.

11. April 2023

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Accurate train location data trial in Great Britain

Potential uses of very precise train location data are being assessed from a trial installation of Thales’ Robust Train Positioning System on a Great Western Railway Class 150 diesel multiple-unit in Great Britain.

10. März 2022

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Access more difficult for competitors in France: ART recommendations

The ART, the French Autorité de Régulation des Transports, has published a study in which it makes 18 concrete recommendations to remove barriers to entry for competitors in passenger rail transport.

28. Juli 2022

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2nd stage of the CCS tender

As already announced at the beginning of 2023, five international applicants have qualified for the next tender stage of Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem. It is now also confirmed that all five applicants participate in the second phase of the contract award.

11. August 2023

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20th anniversary of the ETCS test train

For two decades now, a Desiro Classic test train with Trainguard® equipment (VT 1.0/1.5 ETCS) from Siemens Mobility has been in operation for practical testing on lines equipped with ETCS Level 1 or Level 2.

10. Oktober 2023