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“Bad signal for the climate-friendly railway”

Less funding for rail transport in the 2024 federal budget is not in keeping with the times, says Jennifer Schacha.

06. Juli 2023

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Bane NOR receives European Railway Award for ERTMS implementation

For its pioneering role in the introduction of the European train control and management system ERTMS, the Norwegian state railway infrastructure operator Bane NOR has received the "European Railway Award 2022".

10. Februar 2022

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BAV develops guideline on cyber security

The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (Bundesamt für Verkehr - BAV) has issued a new guideline on cyber security entitled "Guideline on Railway Cyber Security".

11. Oktober 2023

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Belgium: 120 locomotives get ETCS-OBU

Alstom has been awarded a contract by SNCB for the design, supply and maintenance of the on-board ETCS Level 2 signalling system (Baseline 3) to equip 120 HLE18 locomotives.

09. November 2022

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BMDV commits to ETCS vehicle funding - the "how" should be decided in four to six weeks

The Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) is committed to promoting the upgrade of existing vehicles with ETCS on-board units (ETCS-OBU). This was reported to Rail Impacts from ministry circles.

12. Oktober 2023

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BMDV extends period for GSM-R conversion

The Federal Ministry of Transport has extended the conversion period to the interference-resistant GSM-R standard.

03. Januar 2023

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Boston South Station track and signalling contract awarded

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Middlesex Corp a $98m contract to renew track, turnouts and signals at Boston’s South Station.

05. April 2023

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British government promotes ETCS for East Coast Main Line

The British Department for Transport is launching a large-scale modernisation offensive: the government wants to invest more than 1 billion pounds in ETCS signalling technology on the East Coast Main Line.

07. Juli 2022

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Budget adjustment: ERTMS title for 2022 confirmed - higher commitment appropriations

More money than originally planned will be available for equipping German infrastructure and rolling stock with the European train control system ERTMS in the 2022 budget year.

25. Mai 2022

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Bulgaria may support ETCS vehicle equipment

Bulgaria may support railway undertakings (RUs) in equipping their vehicles with ETCS equipment.

08. Mai 2023

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CBTC contract for MRT Cross Island Line

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) to provide a CBTC signalling system and full-height platform screen doors (PSD) for the Cross Island Line (CRL).

25. April 2023

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CBTC for Frankfurt underground to be networked with municipal traffic computer

Siemens has received a major order worth 250 million euros from the Frankfurt am Main transport company (VGF). As a German pioneer, the municipal company is now getting a digital train control system.

16. Dezember 2021

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CBTC introduced in the core section of S-Tog Copenhagen

The core section of the Copenhagen S-Tog network has now been converted to the new CBTC system. Siemens Mobility is converting the 170-kilometre route network section by section for the infrastructure operator Banedanmark.

01. Februar 2022

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CCS provider Systra seeks strategic investor

The CCS provider Systra wants to grow and is therefore looking for a strategic investor. In the next five years, the company plans to increase its turnover by around a third to 1.5 billion EUR.

18. Juli 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