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Deutsche Bahn expands use of AI

Deutsche Bahn and artificial intelligence (AI): These are two topics that seem to fit together better and better.

16. September 2022

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Dutch ViRM fleet receives ETCS Level 2 technology

The state railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is having 178 ViRM double-deck trains retrofitted with the latest ETCS onboard technology.

16. September 2022

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Hamburg: automatic S-Bahn trains in operation

The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg has been in regular passenger service since 15 September 2022. Four

16. September 2022

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Notice of funding for H-Bahn in Dortmund

The NRW Ministry of Transport intends to fund the feasibility study for a new automation system for the further expansion of the H-Bahn in Dortmund with EUR 500,000.

16. September 2022

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TÜV Nord China certifies autonomous metro for the first time

It is an important milestone for the railway technology business of the TÜV Nord Group: the company's Chinese foreign subsidiary has tested and certified the complete system of an autonomously running underground for the first time.

14. September 2022

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Paris: metro line 4 fully automated

After a test run without passengers that began in June, the automation of Paris' metro line 4 is now complete.

14. September 2022

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Thales' seeing train

At Innotrans 2022, Thales will present a system that supports trains in autonomous driving - even at the highest levels GoA 3 and GoA 4.

13. September 2022

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„Ervaringsrijden“: ProRail brings theoretical ERTMS knowledge into practice

Application training in practice: when it comes to using ERTMS, the Dutch railway company ProRail will soon be training its drivers directly on the object.

13. September 2022

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ECM S.p.A. becomes Progress Rail Signaling S.p.A.

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, announced the change of the company name from ECM S.p.A. to Progress Rail Signaling S.p.A..

09. September 2022

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Digitalisation – booster for the rail sector?

Maria Leenen (SCI Verkehr GmbH) in conversation with digital experts Daniel Dede (Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH) and Fabian Stöffler (Menlo79 GmbH) about the opportunities and limits of digitalisation (not only) in the railway sector.

01. September 2022

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Luxembourg: ETCS solution put into operation on northern line

On the Luxembourg northern line between Luxembourg via Ettelbrück to Goebelsmühle, scheduled operation of a special ETCS solution started last Monday, 29 August 2022, at 5.07 am.

31. August 2022

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Australia: New Rio Tinto mine connected to AutoHaul™ network

Hitachi Rail and mine operator Rio Tinto have reached another major AutoHaul milestone with the commissioning of the autonomous rail transport system for the new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

26. August 2022

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New York: Reliability overrides capacity at rush hour

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking to revise its programme to implement a CBTC solution across the underground network by proposing changes to its 2020-24 investment plan.

25. August 2022

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RailCOMPLETE® - Planning tool for railway assets

The planning process for electrotechnical systems in railway engineering is characterised by many system discontinuities, different planning procedures in control and safety technology and in overhead line construction.

18. August 2022

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Secure computer platform specified for future rail operations

With advancing digitalisation, new technologies are entering the railway system that place high security demands on the IT environment.

17. August 2022