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Problems with ETCS

After several trains were unable to run on the new Wendlingen - Ulm line due to problems with the ETCS system, DB has now admitted to the problems.

13. September 2023

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"Germany is in danger of falling behind in AI"

Germany is missing out on the commercialisation of AI and is therefore in danger of losing touch with the technology. The rail sector should be open to cooperation, says Georg Kern.

13. September 2023

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Railway industry demands reliable financing perspectives for ETCS expansion

The VDB has criticised the lack of reliable financing perspectives for the expansion of ETCS and other digitisation projects in the rail sector.

12. September 2023

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Three companies qualified for vehicle delivery

In the "competitive dialogue", three manufacturers (consortia) have qualified for the delivery of up to 226 new S-Bahn trains for Copenhagen.

11. September 2023

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Levitating trains - Nevomo reports successful tests

The Swiss-Polish start-up Nevomo claims to have levitated a vehicle over tracks for the first time. A driving speed of 135 km/h was achieved, the company announced during a press conference in Brussels, which was broadcast live on the internet. At the event, the company also showed a video of a vehicle hovering a few millimetres above the tracks. This success was achieved on the company's test track in Nowa Sarzyna, Poland.

11. September 2023

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Smart way to monitor rail performance

Amsted Digital Solutions IQ Series gateways provide insights such as real-time location, impact detection and charge status, and can be configured to include Bogie IQ™ wheelset and brake condition monitoring.

08. September 2023

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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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"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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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