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Cylus and HaslerRail to jointly develop cyber security solution for ERTMS systems

Cylus and HaslerRail, two internationally active providers of railway cyber security and on-board electronics, want to provide a secure and thus seamless train control as part of a development partnership.

12. Oktober 2022

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Spain: Development partnership for 5G solutions and services

Indra, an aerospace, defence and mobility technology company, and Masmovil, one of the leading 5G operators in Spain, have signed a cooperation agreement.

24. Oktober 2022

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New safety system for "simple" lines

On behalf of the ADME (Agence de la transition écologique - Agency for Ecological Transition), the NS2F consortium is developing a simplified, digital and innovative safety system under the name "Nouvelle Signalisation Ferroviaire Frugale" for branch lines in France.

21. November 2022

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Regulator approves ETCS on lines and rolling stock

The Greek railway supervisory and regulatory authority RAS has granted important approvals for the interoperability of fixed installations and rolling stock.

25. November 2022

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Fully autonomous driving of a shunting locomotive

Alstom, in collaboration with Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Belgian rail freight operator Lineas, has demonstrated the highest level of GoA4 automation on a shunting locomotive near Breda, the Netherlands.

30. November 2022

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DSD: Federal GmbH should coordinate

Für die weitere Umsetzung der Digitalisierung im Rahmen des Projekts „Digitale Schiene Deutschland“ (DSD) müsse „umgehend“ eine Gesellschaft des Bundes die zentrale Koordination des strecken- und fahrzeugseitigen DSD-Rollouts übernehmen.

01. Dezember 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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Grand Paris Express: telecoms contract awarded

Société du Grand Paris has selected Nokia to deploy 5G-ready IP/MPLS multiservice, mobile core and radio access network for the automated Grand Paris Express network.

15. Dezember 2022

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Successes with data-based switch monitoring

Vossloh has now made great progress on an order for data-based condition monitoring of switches in Sweden.

21. Dezember 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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DSD: More than one billion euros extra

In December, Federal Transport Minister Dr Volker Wissing and DB Infrastructure Board Member Berthold Huber signed an agreement that provides more money for the Digital Rail Germany programme.

22. Dezember 2022

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BMDV extends period for GSM-R conversion

The Federal Ministry of Transport has extended the conversion period to the interference-resistant GSM-R standard.

03. Januar 2023

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Transmissions: Joint predictive maintenance solution

A joint solution for predictive maintenance of rail vehicle transmissions is being developed by GGT Gmeinder Getriebetechnik GmbH and Stimio, which specialises in IoT monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions for industry.

04. Januar 2023

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Praise for the European standard ATO over ETCS

The technical basis for highly and fully automated rail operations ATO over ETCS developed by the European research project Shift2Rail works, is robust and suitable for practical use.

11. Januar 2023

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DB decides on vegetation control by satellite

By the end of 2023, Deutsche Bahn (DB) may roll out a project for satellite-based vegetation control nationwide.

11. Januar 2023