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Bulgaria may support ETCS vehicle equipment

Bulgaria may support railway undertakings (RUs) in equipping their vehicles with ETCS equipment.

08. Mai 2023

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Successful test run for the digital freight train

In the past one and a half years, a total of 10,000 km were covered in seven European countries, with 25 different marshalling yards, in different terrain and under extreme weather conditions from -25 to +40 degrees.

08. Mai 2023

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Amsted Digital Solutions SAS announces partnership with Greenbrier Europe

Amsted Digital Solutions SAS (Amsted Digital), a subsidiary of Amsted Rail Company, Inc., has announced a multi-year contract to supply IQ Series™ gateways to Greenbrier Europe (Greenbrier) to improve customer service and railcar safety.

04. Mai 2023

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DAK rollout: EU subsidy is cheaper than mixed financing

For the rollout of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAK), a simple financing structure based largely on EU subsidies is the most favourable solution.

26. April 2023

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Five applicants for LST/CCS contract

Five international bidders are vying for the contract for Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem.

24. April 2023

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Rail cybersecurity firm secures funding

Railway cybersecurity firm RazorSecure has sourced GBP 1.3m of funding to support its plans for expansion in the Europe and North American markets over the next five years.

24. April 2023

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DVF calls for rapid further decisions on ETCS vehicle retrofitting

Following the decisions of the German government on ETCS vehicle equipment, the German Transport Forum (DVF) is calling the coalition to take further steps quickly. A federal directive and the funding would have to come at the same time.

11. April 2023

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The rail sector targeted by politically and ideologically motivated hackers

Politically and ideologically motivated cyber attacks in the area of transport are comparatively often concentrated in the railway sector. This is the result of a study by the EU cybersecurity authority Enisa.

09. April 2023

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Five applicants participate in Rail Baltica tender

Five international bidders are vying for the contract for Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem. The project also includes ETCS and FRMCS.

08. April 2023

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Alstom completes work on metros in Málaga and Rotterdam

Alstom reports the completion of work on the metro lines in Málaga and Rotterdam. In Málaga, the company has now equipped the entire network with its CBTC solution.

06. April 2023

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Knorr-Bremse tests DAC under real conditions in Sweden

Knorr-Bremse's Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will be on a Trafikverket CFL train until 2025.

06. April 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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GSM-R infrastructure for ETCS L2

A consortium of AŽD Praha s.r.o. and Elektrizace železnic Praha a.s. led by Kontron Transportation has won the public tender for the implementation of a new turnkey GSM-R infrastructure on the ŽSR network for ETCS Level 2 for the Varín - Košice - Čierna nad Tisou - state border section.

29. März 2023

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Hitachi Rail to supply signalling equipment for Chennai Metro

Hitachi Rail hat einen Vertrag über die Lieferung digitaler Signaltechnik für Phase 2 des Chennai Metro Rail Projekts unterzeichnet.

28. März 2023

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Digital Maintenance Gateway aims to make rolling stock updates more secure

Rail cybersecurity company RazorSecure has launched its Digital Maintenance Gateway, designed to improve security and efficiency when maintaining and updating rolling stock software.

24. März 2023