Nachrichten  

Rail Impacts

DSB forced to suspend operations after hacker attack

Danish State Railways (DSB) had to suspend all its rail services on Zealand for several hours on Saturday 29/10/2022 after a hacker attack on supplier Supeo.

07. November 2022

Rail Impacts

DSD costs 60 billion euros - proposal for less "first of class"

The Digital Rail Germany (DSD) project, the complete renewal of the control and safety technology with conversion to digital interlockings and ETCS without signals, will be more expensive than previously officially stated.

22. November 2023

Rail Impacts

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

Rail Impacts

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

Rail Impacts

DSTW put into operation

The digital interlockings (DSTW) have now been put into operation on the Kleve - Kempen line.

06. Dezember 2022

Rail Impacts

Dutch association Railgood warns against "Expensive-RTMS"

The Dutch association of rail freight operators, Railgood, is calling for financial support for companies for the conversion of rolling stock to the European train control and command system ERTMS/ETCS.

21. Juni 2022

Rail Impacts

Dutch robot to install ERTMS elements

The international railway construction company Strukton Rail and AMT Group want to jointly develop an assembly robot that can autonomously install ERTMS elements on the track.

07. Juli 2022

Rail Impacts

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

Rail Impacts

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

Rail Impacts

DZSF market enquiry for the procurement of a measuring wagon

The German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) wants to purchase its own measuring wagon.

08. April 2022

Rail Impacts

Easier access to the "Open Digital Testbed"

The DZSF (German Centre for Rail Transport Research) wants to make it easier for researchers to access the "Open Digital Test Field".

07. Dezember 2022

Rail Impacts

East Coast digital programme moves forward

Billion-dollar plans to improve train services to and from London have moved forward with work taking place over the past weekend.

30. August 2023

Rail Impacts

East Rail Line in Hong Kong equipped with CBTC from Siemens

In Hong Kong, the East Rail Line has been extended by 4.6 km, and at the same time the automation of the entire 46 km long line has been completed using CBTC from Siemens.

20. Mai 2022

Rail Impacts

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

Rail Impacts

Egyptian railway line gets ETCS with funding from Korea

The Egyptian National Railway (ENR) has already signed an agreement with the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) in January for a soft loan worth 251.6 million USD to finance the command and control technology of the Luxor - High Dam Line.

23. Mai 2022