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"Set the right course, otherwise not only the railway will be on the side track"

Dear readers, The news caused a tremor in the German rail industry on 15 November 2023 and the shocks are still being felt a week later: the Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the Second Supplementary Budget Act 2021 is unconstitutional. This means that Germany is now missing around EUR 60…

23. November 2023

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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

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EUR 300 million order for new signalling technology

The RER B and RER D lines in the Île-de-France region are to receive a new signalling solution.

22. November 2023

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Rostock: IT attack at RSAG

Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG) has fallen victim to a cyber attack on its IT systems, as the company announced on 18 November 2023.

21. November 2023

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FOT: New ERTMS strategy published

The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) recently published an updated ERTMS strategy.

20. November 2023

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Siemens Mobility strengthens its position in Eastern Europe

Following the acquisition of the Slovakian company HMH, s.r.o., Siemens Mobility can now offer a complete train control portfolio for the Eastern European rail transport market.

16. November 2023

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Germany’s rail transport - quo vadis?

The rail industry is dismayed by yesterday's (15 November 2023) Federal Constitutional Court ruling on the lawsuit filed by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group regarding the so-called Second Supplementary Budget Act 2021.

16. November 2023

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ETCS retrofit without manufacturer involvement

For the first time, two DB Cargo locomotives have been retrofitted with ETCS without involving the locomotive manufacturer.

15. November 2023

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AutoHaul gets interlocking modernisation

Hitachi Rail will soon commence the third and final phase of interlocking upgrades to the AutoHaul™ autonomous heavy haul rail network in Western Australia operated by Rio Tinto, an international mining company headquartered in London and Melbourne.

14. November 2023

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Type 5 tests - buffer creation possible

At the beginning of November, the functions of the DAC (Digital Automatic Coupling) Type 5 were tested in the Muttenz marshalling yard near Basel.

13. November 2023

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"ETCS vehicle funding may soon be clarified"

In order to fulfil the major task of equipping existing vehicles with ETCS, the industry now needs reliable statements on financing, says Jennifer Schacha.

09. November 2023

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AI project to prevent suicides on railway systems

Lancaster University and Purple Transform - a company that provides analytics platforms to help organisations process vast amounts of data in real time - are working together on the SAIVE (Suicide Avoidance via Intelligent Video Examination) project to investigate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help prevent suicides on UK railways.

09. November 2023

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AI to analyse damage automatically

KI-MeZIS As part of the KI-MeZIS funding project ("AI methods in condition monitoring and needs-based maintenance of railway vehicle structures"), overrolling tests were recently carried out again.

08. November 2023

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Innovative wildlife detection solution

Alstom and Flox Robotics, a Swedish provider of WMaaS (Wildlife management as a Service) solutions, have presented a joint strategy to tackle a major problem in the railway sector: Collisions with wildlife.

07. November 2023

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Škoda Group and Speno International cooperate on ETCS integration

The Škoda Group has entered into a strategic partnership with the Swiss company Speno International SA, a manufacturer of track machines for reprofiling tracks and switches.

06. November 2023