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ATO on Tokaido Shinkansen from 2028

Central Japan Railway has set out plans to introduce GoA2 automatic train operation on the Tokaido Shinkansen by 2028. The system is currently on test and a demonstration for the media is planned for May 10.

14. April 2023

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ATO tests at SBB

Vier Monate lang, voraussichtlich von November 2023 bis Februar 2024, will die SBB ATO-Tests im eigenen Netz unternehmen.

21. Juni 2023

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ATO with GoA4 in Switzerland

Two Swiss railways are tackling concrete projects for automated driving (ATO) according to GoA4.

16. Dezember 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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Automated drone missions for the prevention of incidents

ÖBB recently signed an innovation cooperation with Frequentis AG to research hangar-based automated drone flights in Austria.

21. Dezember 2022

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Award procedure for automated commuter trains

Erst kürzlich hatte das dänische Parlament grünes Licht für die Neubeschaffung von S-Bahnfahrzeugen für Kopenhagen gegeben; jetzt haben die DSB auch schon das entsprechende Verfahren eröffnet.

24. Mai 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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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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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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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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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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CMA decision on Thales acquisition by Hitachi published

Today, Wednesday 4 October 2023, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made its final decision on Hitachi's proposed €1.7 billion acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation (GTS) business following an in-depth investigation.

04. Oktober 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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Contract to reduce journey times on the Seville - Malaga - Granada line

A new bypass line about 1.7 km long is to reduce the journey times of the Seville - Malaga - Granada high-speed trains, which are used by millions of passengers every year.

07. November 2022

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Cross-city core gets ETCS Level 2

ÖBB will comprehensively modernise the lines of the Vienna S-Bahn - work on this is to start as early as autumn 2023.

22. März 2023