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Kontron Transportation wins GSM-R project

In a consortium led by Siemens Mobility, Kontron Transportation is to provide a turnkey GSM-R system for the "Egypt High Speed Rail Project".

12. Januar 2023

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LTE coverage achieved on all German ICE routes

Full coverage with LTE (4G) is now said to be guaranteed along the ICE routes in Germany. This is shown by the Federal Government's answer to a parliamentary question from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.

02. Februar 2022

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Major contract awarded to supply digital commuter rail system

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract, designated CP04, worth approximately JPY 114 billion (approximately EUR 785 million) by the Department of Transportation of the Philippine government.

22. November 2022

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Major contract from New York for Thales consortium

A consortium of Thales and TC Electric has secured a major contract from New York. The companies are modernising the metro line between Brooklyn and Queens.

13. März 2023

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Major order for Siemens from Egypt

Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Constructors have been awarded the contract for the construction of the world's sixth-largest high-speed system with a length of around 2000 km.

03. Juni 2022

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Moratorium on TSIs for ETCS necessary

At a discussion event organised by the LTE Group during the Transport Logistic trade fair, Steffen Bobsien, Vice President Locomotives & Passenger Coaches at Siemens Mobility with global responsibility for locomotives and passenger coaches, spoke in favour of a moratorium on changes to ETCS in the EU's Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI).

23. Mai 2023

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More safety in rail traffic between Ortigueira and Ribadeo

As part of the "Telephone Blocking System Elimination Plan " currently being developed by the Spanish railway infrastructure authority Adif, Thales has been awarded the contract to coordinate the construction project and carry out the works on the Ortigueira - Ribadeo section of the line 740 metre gauge line linking Ferrol to Pravia.

30. März 2023

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Moscow: Driverless trams and taxis from 2023?

At a congress on the future of autonomous means of transport, Moscow's deputy mayor Maksim Liksutov said that driverless trams could go into test operation in the Russian capital at the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023.

24. Februar 2022

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Network agency postpones LTE switchover to 2024

The Federal Network Agency has prohibited the introduction of another 4G radio frequency for better mobile phone reception in trains, planned for the timetable change on 11.12.2022, and postponed it until December 2024.

02. Dezember 2022

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New DB Systemtechnik test locomotive

DB Systemtechnik's new Vectron test locomotive arrived at the Munich-Freimann site at the beginning of August.

08. September 2021

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New signalling system for Putrajaya Line

Die zweite Phase der Putrajaya Line im Großraum Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), die 24 Stationen zwischen Kentonmen und Putrajaya Sentral umfasst, wurde Mitte März offiziell für die Öffentlichkeit freigegeben.

23. März 2023

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New signalling system in operation in Celje

CAF Signalling successfully completed the commissioning of the new signalling system at Celje station, Slovenia.

01. März 2023

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New TSI ZZS regulation applies as of today

It is an important event for the railway sector: Today, Thursday 28.9.2023, the new Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the Control-Command and Signalling Subsystems (TSI CCS) enters into force. The regulation, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on 8 September 2023, has undergone some changes compared to the previous version.

28. September 2023

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No Czech DAC support

The Czech Ministry of Transport will not implement the use of subsidies recently approved by the EU Commission to support the conversion to a Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC).

14. August 2023

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Numerous ETCS projects in the CEF programme

The EU Commission announced on 29 June 2022 that 135 transport infrastructure projects have now been selected from 399 project proposals submitted for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

01. Juli 2022