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Appenzeller Bahnen get the world's first rack railway according to GoA4

Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) and Stadler have signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of a rack railway vehicle for the Rheineck - Walzenhausen branch. The vehicle will be equipped with Stadler's CBTC solution.

29. September 2022

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The struggle for DAK funding continues

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) presented the "2022 DAC Sector Statement - Digital Automatic Coupling - a key element for the transformation of the European railway system" on 21.09.2022. About eight years before the planned introduction date of 2030, European railway associations continue to struggle with member states and the EU Commission over the financing of the billion euro project.

29. September 2022

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Cylus and HaslerRail to jointly develop cyber security solution for ERTMS systems

Cylus and HaslerRail, two internationally active providers of railway cyber security and on-board electronics, want to provide a secure and thus seamless train control as part of a development partnership.

12. Oktober 2022

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Hamburg: Tender for new metro cars starts

Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN) is launching the tender for the procurement of the sixth generation of metro cars.

13. Oktober 2022

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Digital Automatic Coupling to go

Around 500,000 freight wagons are to be equipped with Digital Automatic Coupling (DAK) throughout Europe by 2030.

20. Oktober 2022

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Spain: Development partnership for 5G solutions and services

Indra, an aerospace, defence and mobility technology company, and Masmovil, one of the leading 5G operators in Spain, have signed a cooperation agreement.

24. Oktober 2022

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Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has sent its first Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

04. November 2022

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DSB forced to suspend operations after hacker attack

Danish State Railways (DSB) had to suspend all its rail services on Zealand for several hours on Saturday 29/10/2022 after a hacker attack on supplier Supeo.

07. November 2022

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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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Czech Republic: Locomotives 163/363 equipped with ETCS

At the beginning of November, ČD Cargo received the last locomotive of the 163/363 series that has been equipped with ETCS.

09. November 2022

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Singapore: Service contract awarded by SBS Transit Rail

Alstom and SBS Transit Rail have signed a long-term service support (LTSS) contract for the Urbalis signalling system on the 21.6km North-East Line (NEL) in Singapore.

09. November 2022

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Class 66 freight loco to be fitted with ETCS

Work has begun on the ETCS on-board equipment of a Class 66 diesel locomotive as part of the East Coast Digital programme, DB Cargo has now announced.

10. November 2022

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Hamburg: U2 and U4 to be automated

Hamburg's U2 and U4 underground lines are to be automated by 2029, according to HOCHBAHN.

15. November 2022

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New safety system for "simple" lines

On behalf of the ADME (Agence de la transition écologique - Agency for Ecological Transition), the NS2F consortium is developing a simplified, digital and innovative safety system under the name "Nouvelle Signalisation Ferroviaire Frugale" for branch lines in France.

21. November 2022

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Innofreight digitises entire rail freight fleet

European rail logistics company Innofreight has chosen Nexxiot to complete the digitisation of its entire railcar fleet.

22. November 2022