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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

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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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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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Digital ICE maintenance

Deutsche Bahn is now using robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in the operational maintenance of ICE trains.

13. Oktober 2023

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Metrô BH receives ATO

Metrô BH, a company of the Brazilian Grupo Comporte, has signed a contract with Alstom for the supply of a new signalling system and operations control centre (OCC) for Line 1 and its extension, as well as for the new Line 2 of the metro in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the state of Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil.

16. Oktober 2023

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VTG Rail UK and Knorr-Bremse trial iWagon

VTG Rail UK, the UK's largest private freight wagon hire company, and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK are jointly trialling the UK's first digital freight wagon.

20. Oktober 2023

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India's first semi high-speed regional train inaugurated

In India, the so-called NaMo Bharat was inaugurated last week. This is the first section Duhai - Sahibabad (17 km) of a corridor between Delhi and Meerut.

24. Oktober 2023

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VTG/PJM: Automatic brake testing system as an equipment option

Automatic brake testing is an important factor in the preparation of goods trains. Since 2017, the technology developed by PJM and SBB Cargo has been successfully tested in pilot trains.

24. Oktober 2023

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"There will be a rush for the technology".

Ulf Klaua is Director Sales at the Voith Group, one of the four manufacturers of the future Digital Automatic Coupling (DAK). Klaua describes what companies should do today to prepare.

24. Oktober 2023

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WESTbahn: Cyber attack on IT systems

The Austrian railway company WESTbahn announced on 25 October 2023 that there was a "cyber incident in the IT systems of WESTbahn" on 19 October 2023.

25. Oktober 2023

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Railway regulations modernised

Poland has amended regulations on railway traffic.

01. November 2023

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New analysis platform for more safety in railway operations

A new platform using advanced analytics and machine learning will provide automatic incident alerts and previously hidden data to improve the safety and operations of UK railway operations.

01. November 2023

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New control system for the SOB

The Berlin-based company PSI Software SE has received an order from the Swiss Südostbahn AG (SOB) to supply the PSIcontrol 4.9 control system.

02. November 2023

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Innovative wildlife detection solution

Alstom and Flox Robotics, a Swedish provider of WMaaS (Wildlife management as a Service) solutions, have presented a joint strategy to tackle a major problem in the railway sector: Collisions with wildlife.

07. November 2023

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Type 5 tests - buffer creation possible

At the beginning of November, the functions of the DAC (Digital Automatic Coupling) Type 5 were tested in the Muttenz marshalling yard near Basel.

13. November 2023